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Wind in Sea Ranch Lakes

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:54 am (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 8 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
7 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Sea Ranch Lakes is a gentle breeze from the northeast: 4 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 24 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Pompano Beach (KPMP), 3.2 mi away · 11 min ago

Wind3 mph from the north-northwest
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

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 4–15 mph · gusts 24 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 5–13 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 11–18 mph · gusts 27 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 14–17 mph · gusts 27 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 9–15 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 8–14 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 4–10 mph · gusts 14 E · 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) 1588107566
Gusts 24141515861012
Direction ENENENEENEENENENNENNE
Beaufort 43332222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 856811131211
Gusts 1310111216181818
Direction ENEENENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 32233433
Model HRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1211121316171717
Gusts 1919192122252526
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33344444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1715151517171515
Gusts 2725232325252323
Direction EEEEEEENEENE
Beaufort 44444444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.

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 61491810241023917924515
AIFS 81112121156
GFS 1214141619231722152013151014
ICON 919112313271125921921717
HRRR 15241318—————
NBM 914131918271727152214201014
Confidence highhighmediummediumhighmediumhigh

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 northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, 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

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 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 Sea Ranch LakesQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sea Ranch Lakes?

Gentle breeze from the northeast: 8 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 18 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 5.7 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 Sea Ranch Lakes today

Wind near Sea Ranch Lakes

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, 6.7 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 6:54 am (local time).

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