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Wind in Pākalā Village

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 4:47 pm (HST)
Now · from the west-southwest 4 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Pākalā Village is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 9 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 18 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Kekaha/Barking Sands (PHBK), 11 mi away · 57 min ago

Wind6 mph from the 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, Wed 28 1–8 mph · gusts 18 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 0–9 mph · gusts 18 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 14 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–8 mph · gusts 19 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–8 mph · gusts 23 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–3 mph · gusts 15 SSW · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34125732
Gusts 87791416107
Direction SWWSWWNWSWSWWSWSSW
Beaufort 12112211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22138720
Gusts 5659171682
Direction WWSWWSWWSWWSWSWE
Beaufort 11113210
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 13245541
Gusts 34591314115
Direction SWWSWWSWSSWWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 01122220
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 21236652
Gusts 55691518115
Direction WSWNWNNWWWSWSW
Beaufort 10112221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 4 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 818918614819823620315
AIFS 666413109
GFS 7510594661312137128
ICON 51161481651049613918
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighmedium

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 west-southwest: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Thursday 29, from the west-southwest: cross-onshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Pākalā VillageQuestions

What's the wind like today in Pākalā Village?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 9 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 4.8 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 southwest.

More about Pākalā Village today

Wind near Pākalā Village

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). 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 4:47 pm (local time).

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