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Wind in South Kearny

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:21 am (EDT)
Now · from the west-northwest 2 mph
Gusts
2 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
1 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in South Kearny is a light air from the west-northwest: 1 mph to 10 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 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Newark (KEWR), 4.2 mi away · 30 min 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 1–10 mph · gusts 16 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 9–15 mph · gusts 23 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 16 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 10 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–6 mph · gusts 10 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–11 mph · gusts 15 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 9–11 mph · gusts 19 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) 212391069
Gusts 223515131115
Direction WNWWNWSWSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 11113323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 101010912141513
Gusts 1415141318222218
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNW
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) 1110976553
Gusts 161411910975
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) 33324666
Gusts 444471098
Direction NNWNNWNNWWSWSSWSSWSSWSSW
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 7201127619416821817823
AIFS 91485889
GFS 92318271126101681712191222
ICON 81911255137177171023817
HRRR 10171526—————
NBM 10161523111671061011151119
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 west-northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 South KearnyQuestions

What's the wind like today in South Kearny?

Light air from the west-northwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 10 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 23 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-offshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about South Kearny today

Wind near South Kearny

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, 17 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 12:21 am (local time).

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