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Wind in Harwich Port

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:51 am (EDT)
Now · from the southwest 12 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
16 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
10 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Harwich Port is a gentle breeze from the southwest: 6 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Chatham Muni (KCQX), 4.6 mi away · 43 min ago

Wind7 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 6–16 mph · gusts 25 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 8–12 mph · gusts 22 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–13 mph · gusts 23 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–11 mph · gusts 18 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–9 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 6–11 mph · gusts 17 ESE · 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) 61061014161415
Gusts 1115111821232421
Direction SWSSWSSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 23234444
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 121299991012
Gusts 2020191714151721
Direction SWSWWSWWWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 33333333
Model HRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12121313131051
Gusts 22222322211693
Direction NWNNWNNWNNWNNNNWNW
Beaufort 33444320
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23357765
Gusts 468911121110
Direction WNWWNWWNWWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11122222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

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 162225382434132217239201522
AIFS 17222211171717
GFS 1631203419301219183014221417
ICON 122512271532716921511818
HRRR 15251530—————
NBM 12201222132371211189151117
Confidence highmediummediumhighmediummediumhigh

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

The coast here faces south. 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 Harwich PortQuestions

What's the wind like today in Harwich Port?

Gentle breeze from the southwest: 12 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 16 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 25 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.3 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 south.

More about Harwich Port today

Wind near Harwich Port

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 9:51 am (local time).

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