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Wind in Bayonne

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:51 am (EDT)
Now · from the west-southwest 3 mph
Gusts
2 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
11 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Bayonne is a light air from the west-southwest: 3 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 15 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Newark (KEWR), 3.0 mi away · 1 h ago

Wind5 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 3–11 mph · gusts 16 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 10–15 mph · gusts 22 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–12 mph · gusts 16 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 10 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–6 mph · gusts 10 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–12 mph · gusts 15 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 10–12 mph · gusts 18 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) 335589610
Gusts 3351015131115
Direction WSWWSWSWWSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 11223323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1111111012151513
Gusts 1515141418212118
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1211977543
Gusts 1614111010975
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNW
Beaufort 33322221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43324666
Gusts 444471099
Direction NNWNNWNNWWSWSSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 21112222
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 7201127619416821817823
AIFS 91485889
GFS 92318271126101681712191222
ICON 71711256146167161228919
HRRR 10171625—————
NBM 11151522121661061012151218
Confidence highmediumhighhighhighhighhigh

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 Friday 30, from the west-northwest: onshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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

Questions about the wind in BayonneQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bayonne?

Light air from the west-southwest: 3 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 15 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air 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?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Bayonne today

Wind near Bayonne

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, 13 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 12:51 am (local time).

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