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Wind in Sagaponack

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:40 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south 7 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Sagaponack is a light breeze from the south: 2 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 11 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

East Hampton (KJPX), 2.8 mi away · 25 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 2–7 mph · gusts 12 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 4–11 mph · gusts 21 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 7–11 mph · gusts 20 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 19 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–7 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–9 mph · gusts 17 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) 34453624
Gusts 359125779
Direction NNENNNENEESSESESSW
Beaufort 12221212
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7664101176
Gusts 1314141614181616
Direction SSSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 22223322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 77779101110
Gusts 1717161516182020
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22223333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 98998632
Gusts 19181817141185
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333211
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 101613201930142292015191619
AIFS 11162018101517
GFS 71113281831132481612211522
ICON 513919122810229199191331
HRRR 71211281531————
NBM 599171120919611712917
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighhighhigh

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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Thursday 29, from the southwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 SagaponackQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sagaponack?

Light breeze from the south: 7 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 11 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces south.

More about Sagaponack today

Wind near Sagaponack

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 11:40 pm (local time).

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