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Wind in Sunny Isles Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:10 pm (EDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 11 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
21 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
10 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Sunny Isles 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.

Measured now at the airport

Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood (KFLL), 9.2 mi away · 17 min ago

Wind7 mph from the northeast
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, 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 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 11–15 mph · gusts 17 NNE · 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) 21166311101212
Gusts 28229813121417
Direction NEENENENNWENEENEENE
Beaufort 54213343
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 115367111212
Gusts 18125911131413
Direction ENEWSWSWNNNEENEENEENE
Beaufort 32122344
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 119101114161719
Gusts 1210111316191921
Direction ENEENENENEENEENENENE
Beaufort 33334445
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1919191920212325
Gusts 2121202122242527
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 55555556
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Low confidence

They 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.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 819513919921920813824
AIFS 1181013141512
GFS 212511121215182116191316109
ICON 818715102011241023823618
HRRR 21281118—————
NBM 2830131419212628262820221517
Confidence lowhighhighmediummediummediumhigh

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
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 Sunny Isles BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sunny Isles 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 Sunny Isles Beach today

Wind near Sunny Isles 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, 8.4 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 8:10 pm (local time).

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