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Wind in Harpswell Center

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:51 am (EDT)
Now · from the southwest 8 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
7 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Harpswell Center is a gentle breeze from the southwest: 8 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Brunswick Exec (KBXM), 6.2 mi away · 17 min ago

Wind3 mph from the south-southwest
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 8–14 mph · gusts 27 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 5–12 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–12 mph · gusts 19 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 11 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–6 mph · gusts 10 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 10 E · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 3–9 mph · gusts 14 SSW · 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) 888109141010
Gusts 1915152019261819
Direction SWSWSWSWSSWSSWSSWSW
Beaufort 33333433
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9975812129
Gusts 1717141113192017
Direction SWSWWSWWWWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 33223333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 910101111852
Gusts 18181818171395
Direction NWNWNWNNWNNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333321
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11236754
Gusts 4346910108
Direction NNWNWWWSWSWSSWSWWSW
Beaufort 11112222
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 1018132712276188139171327
AIFS 1111116766
GFS 1234173216237761211241219
ICON 1022122713288195136171021
HRRR 14271734—————
NBM 132312211219711610710914
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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 southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 Harpswell CenterQuestions

What's the wind like today in Harpswell Center?

Gentle breeze from the southwest: 8 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 14 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Harpswell Center today

Wind near Harpswell Center

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, 3.7 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 1:51 am (local time).

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