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Wind in Melbourne Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:46 pm (EDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 20 mph
Gusts
34 mph
Beaufort scale
5 · fresh breeze
Today's peak
25 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
18 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 36 mph today

Today the wind in Melbourne Beach is a fresh breeze from the east-northeast: 13 mph to 25 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Valkaria (KX59), 7.3 mi away · 11 min ago

Wind9 mph from the northeast
Gusts—
Visibility5.0 mi
WeatherRain, mist

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, Wed 28 13–25 mph · gusts 36 NE · Beaufort 6
  • Thu 29 11–19 mph · gusts 26 NE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 12–17 mph · gusts 25 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 15–20 mph · gusts 30 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 13–18 mph · gusts 26 E · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 10–15 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 8–14 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2221181616161917
Gusts 3635323127263130
Direction NENNENNENNENENEENEENE
Beaufort 55544454
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1512151114191714
Gusts 2316232023262522
Direction NENENNENENENENENE
Beaufort 43434544
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1312121316171615
Gusts 2018191922252422
Direction NEENENENEENENENEENE
Beaufort 43344444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1515151518201918
Gusts 2222232224282926
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 44444555
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They 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.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1532152913261326112713161327
AIFS 17141214131418
GFS 23301525162317261827131178
ICON 173113231322152614251119712
HRRR 25361625—————
NBM 2535192617252030182615211421
Confidence mediumhighhighhighmediumhighmedium

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.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · today 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
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray
9 Strong gale 47–54 Very high waves

Questions about the wind in Melbourne BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Melbourne Beach?

Fresh breeze from the east-northeast: 20 mph now, peaking at 25 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 25 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is fresh breeze and waves are 4.1 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Melbourne Beach today

Wind near Melbourne Beach

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, 6.0 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 7:46 pm (local time).

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