Wind in Golden Beach
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:42 pm (EDT)- Gusts
- 17 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 21 mph at 12:00 am
- In knots
- 10 kn
Today the wind in Golden Beach is a gentle breeze from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 21 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 28 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 26 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 28 mph.
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, Wed 28 1–21 mph · gusts 28 ENE · Beaufort 5
- Thu 29 2–13 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 9–19 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 5
- Sat 31 19–26 mph · gusts 28 ENE · Beaufort 6
- Sun 1 19–26 mph · gusts 28 E · Beaufort 6
- Mon 2 14–20 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 5
- Tue 3 11–15 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 4
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Gusts | 28 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Direction | NE | ENE | NE | NNW | E | NE | ENE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Gusts | 18 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Direction | ENE | WSW | SW | N | NNE | NE | NE | NE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | NBM | NBM | NBM |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Gusts | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Direction | ENE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Gusts | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Direction | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Low confidenceThey don't agree on the wind today: it may change.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 819 | 513 | 919 | 921 | 920 | 813 | 824 |
| AIFS | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| GFS | 2125 | 1112 | 1215 | 1821 | 1619 | 1316 | 109 |
| ICON | 818 | 715 | 1020 | 1124 | 1023 | 823 | 618 |
| HRRR | 2128 | 1118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NBM | 2830 | 1314 | 1921 | 2628 | 2628 | 2022 | 1517 |
| Confidence | low | high | high | medium | medium | medium | high |
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 east-northeast: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Saturday 31, from the east-northeast: onshore.
The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Light breeze | 4–7 | Small wavelets |
| 3 | Gentle breeze · today | 8–12 | Scattered whitecaps |
| 4 | Moderate breeze | 13–18 | Frequent whitecaps |
| 5 | Fresh breeze | 19–24 | Moderate waves, many whitecaps |
| 6 | Strong breeze · week peak | 25–31 | Large waves, foam crests |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
Questions about the wind in Golden BeachQuestions
What's the wind like today in Golden Beach?
Gentle breeze from the east-northeast: 11 mph now, peaking at 21 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 28 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Saturday 31: up to 26 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 28 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 3.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces east.
More about Golden Beach today
Wind near Golden Beach
- Aventura 7 mph ENE · 1.2 mi
- Isle of Normandy 11 mph E · 7.8 mi
- Sunrise 10 mph ENE · 12 mi
- Oakland Park 6 mph ENE · 14 mi
- Palmetto Bay 7 mph ENE · 27 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 8.0 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 8:42 pm (local time).
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