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Wind in Mattituck

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:50 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 6 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 9:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Mattituck is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 3 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 9:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Westhampton/Gabreski (KFOK), 11 mi away · 57 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 3–10 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 6–12 mph · gusts 17 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 8–12 mph · gusts 21 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–12 mph · gusts 20 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 9 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–6 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–7 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 357103546
Gusts 3512124689
Direction EENENENEESESESSW
Beaufort 12231222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 77669998
Gusts 1415151412161515
Direction SSWSSWSSWSSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 22223333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 888910111212
Gusts 1514141517192020
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333343
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 121112119753
Gusts 20181817151296
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Friday 30.

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 1219141820281623101810171318
AIFS 10151917101416
GFS 811152720331627111715211821
ICON 41282111299227207201130
HRRR 10131228—————
NBM 6910171221122059611713
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighmediumhigh

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-southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: 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 MattituckQuestions

What's the wind like today in Mattituck?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 9:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces west.

More about Mattituck today

Wind near Mattituck

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 8:50 pm (local time).

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