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Wind in Ocean Pines

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:08 pm (EDT)
Now · from the east 6 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Ocean Pines is a light breeze from the east: 4 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 17 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Ocean City Muni (KOXB), 6.2 mi away · 15 min ago

WindCalm
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 4–11 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 0–8 mph · gusts 11 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–8 mph · gusts 14 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–9 mph · gusts 15 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–6 mph · gusts 9 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 10 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–11 mph · gusts 18 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) 665510775
Gusts 121214131312129
Direction ENENENENENEEESEE
Beaufort 22223222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 63411842
Gusts 1154231076
Direction EENEENENNWSSESESSSW
Beaufort 21211321
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33468875
Gusts 6791113141211
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 11223322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 67889741
Gusts 14141515151173
Direction NNNNNNENNENENE
Beaufort 22333220
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 9195129217176236161021
AIFS 761110456
GFS 101691212261119710510816
ICON 9186119201123816715815
HRRR 1117813—————
NBM 81358814915696101118
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 east: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Tuesday 3, from the east-northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 Ocean PinesQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ocean Pines?

Light breeze from the east: 6 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 11 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.4 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 Ocean Pines today

Wind near Ocean Pines

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, 11 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 9:08 pm (local time).

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