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Wind in Sands Point

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:05 am (EDT)
Now · from the west 2 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Sands Point is a light air from the west: 0 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 16 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

New York/La Guardia (KLGA), 9.8 mi away · 14 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, Thu 29 0–10 mph · gusts 15 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 7–16 mph · gusts 23 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–4 mph · gusts 7 W · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–6 mph · gusts 10 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–9 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 8–10 mph · gusts 16 E · 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) 152281088
Gusts 252314141514
Direction SSWESESSWWSWSWSSSW
Beaufort 02113333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 71010913151613
Gusts 1315131319222319
Direction SWSWWSWWNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 23334444
Model HRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 119999643
Gusts 14121111131064
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNWNNWNNNE
Beaufort 33333221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33333444
Gusts 33346776
Direction NNENNNWWNWWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 11111222
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 7201229721421922520822
AIFS 1115117898
GFS 112118261021713101715221420
ICON 918142771561371538613
HRRR 10151728—————
NBM 101616231114476109131016
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: 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 Sands PointQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sands Point?

Light air from the west: 2 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 16 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 0.1 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 Sands Point today

Wind near Sands Point

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, 15 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 9:05 am (local time).

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