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Wind in Baiting Hollow

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

Today the wind in Baiting Hollow is a light breeze from the south: 2 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 9:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 20 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Westhampton/Gabreski (KFOK), 9.8 mi away · 18 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 2–9 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 5–13 mph · gusts 17 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 10–13 mph · gusts 20 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–13 mph · gusts 19 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 2–5 mph · gusts 9 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–6 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–9 mph · gusts 14 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) 62695245
Gusts 638126489
Direction SSESENENENENSSESSE
Beaufort 21232122
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 777591399
Gusts 1515141312171515
Direction SSSWSSWSSWSWSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 22223433
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1010101011121313
Gusts 1515151517191919
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 33333344
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1313131210753
Gusts 19171817151396
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNNW
Beaufort 44433221
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 101713181727142110189171219
AIFS 812141381113
GFS 91313252029162481712211420
ICON 41282111299227207201130
HRRR 9131324—————
NBM 61010161320131959612814
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 south: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the west: onshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 Baiting HollowQuestions

What's the wind like today in Baiting Hollow?

Light breeze from the south: 6 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 9:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 20 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.1 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 west.

More about Baiting Hollow today

Wind near Baiting Hollow

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 9:11 pm (local time).

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