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Wind in Sewall's Point

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:33 am (EDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 14 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
16 mph at 6:00 am
In knots
12 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Sewall's Point is a moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 2 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 6:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 18 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Stuart/Witham Fld (KSUA), 1.9 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind10 mph from the east
Gusts16 mph
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 2–16 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 7–15 mph · gusts 25 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 14–18 mph · gusts 29 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 12–17 mph · gusts 28 E · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 8–13 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 7–14 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 4–9 mph · gusts 17 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) 12111636101211
Gusts 221520611161820
Direction NEENENENNENNENNENNENE
Beaufort 33412333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9791113141514
Gusts 1916171819212324
Direction NEENENEENENENEENEENE
Beaufort 32334444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1414151516171818
Gusts 2525242323262829
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 44444455
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1715141515151413
Gusts 2825232323232324
Direction EEEEEEEE
Beaufort 44444444
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 1525152715281525151915281327
AIFS 1414171718189
GFS 142115221927192715238131112
ICON 1121112113241223918614713
HRRR 16221321—————
NBM 142215251829172813211421917
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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

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 Sewall's PointQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sewall's Point?

Moderate breeze from the east-northeast: 14 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 6:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 18 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 6.4 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 Sewall's Point today

Wind near Sewall's Point

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, 13 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 1:33 am (local time).

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