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Wind in Amelia Island

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:04 am (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 17 mph
Gusts
30 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
18 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
14 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Amelia Island is a moderate breeze from the north-northeast: 12 mph to 18 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 30 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Fernandina Beach Muni (KFHB), 0.4 mi away · 29 min ago

Wind15 mph from the north-northeast
Gusts20 mph
Visibility7.0 mi
WeatherMist

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Thu 29 12–18 mph · gusts 30 NNE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 9–15 mph · gusts 22 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 8–13 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 10–13 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 9–14 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–12 mph · gusts 19 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–9 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1214161717161513
Gusts 2626303026242725
Direction NNENNENENENNENNENNENE
Beaufort 34444444
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1211131314151310
Gusts 1818181921222016
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNENE
Beaufort 33444443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 8891012131312
Gusts 1413141518202120
Direction NENENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33333444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1110111213131311
Gusts 1716171820222017
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33334443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 1633132813261326153113271024
AIFS 15131215151715
GFS 1626142414261625112112251226
ICON 1329122511221225122512261123
HRRR 18301727—————
NBM 182615221321132214211219915
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the north-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Amelia IslandQuestions

What's the wind like today in Amelia Island?

Moderate breeze from the north-northeast: 17 mph now, peaking at 18 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 30 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 18 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 6.0 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Amelia Island today

Wind near Amelia Island

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 14 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:04 am (local time).

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