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Wind in Ocean Springs

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:19 am (CDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 5 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 5:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Ocean Springs is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 5:00 am with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 17 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 24 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Biloxi/Keesler AFB (KBIX), 5.6 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind5 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, Thu 29 1–7 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–12 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–13 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 5–12 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 5–13 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–17 mph · gusts 24 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 6–15 mph · gusts 21 SSE · 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) 57665532
Gusts 161514158856
Direction NNENENENEESSSWNE
Beaufort 22222211
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 4679111162
Gusts 101214151717116
Direction NENENEENEEEEENE
Beaufort 22233321
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 3458121396
Gusts 810121418191511
Direction ENENEENEENEEEEE
Beaufort 12233432
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 56710121176
Gusts 1113151617161211
Direction EENEENEENEEEENEENE
Beaufort 22233322
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 71792191881692010361227
AIFS 7881010910
GFS 8191120122312259179181026
ICON 615818819615718614—
HRRR 7161121—————
NBM 813121713191217131817241521
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 north-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the east-southeast: cross-offshore.

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 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

Questions about the wind in Ocean SpringsQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ocean Springs?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 5:00 am with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 17 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.7 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Ocean Springs today

Wind near Ocean Springs

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, 12 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 12:19 am (local time).

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