Wind in Key Biscayne
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:29 pm (EDT)- Gusts
- 18 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 14 mph at 11:00 pm
- In knots
- 9 kn
Today the wind in Key Biscayne is a gentle breeze from the east-northeast: 4 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 19 mph from the 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 4–14 mph · gusts 25 ENE · Beaufort 4
- Thu 29 1–19 mph · gusts 28 NE · Beaufort 5
- Fri 30 8–14 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 4
- Sat 31 13–18 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 5
- Sun 1 14–18 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 5
- Mon 2 11–15 mph · gusts 16 E · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 9–11 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 3
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) | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Gusts | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 19 |
| Direction | NNE | ENE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 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) | 19 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Gusts | 28 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Direction | ENE | NNE | NE | NNW | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Gusts | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Direction | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 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) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Gusts | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Direction | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.
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 | 919 | 514 | 919 | 1022 | 1119 | 913 | 924 |
| AIFS | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| GFS | 1723 | 1013 | 1213 | 1519 | 1418 | 1116 | 108 |
| ICON | 1018 | 612 | 1018 | 1223 | 1324 | 921 | 819 |
| HRRR | 1525 | 1928 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NBM | 2021 | 1113 | 1417 | 1820 | 1820 | 1516 | 1114 |
| Confidence | medium | high | high | high | high | high | 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 Thursday 29, from the northeast: cross-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 · 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 |
Questions about the wind in Key BiscayneQuestions
What's the wind like today in Key Biscayne?
Gentle breeze from the east-northeast: 10 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Thursday 29: up to 19 mph from the 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 2.5 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 Key Biscayne today
Wind near Key Biscayne
- Cutler 7 mph ENE · 11 mi
- Indian Creek Village 11 mph ENE · 13 mi
- Bakers Haulover Inlet 11 mph ENE · 14 mi
- Grayvik 8 mph ENE · 27 mi
- Sunrise 10 mph ENE · 31 mi
- Oakland Park 5 mph ENE · 33 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, 11 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 8:29 pm (local time).
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