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Wind in Westhampton Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:51 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south 7 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 9:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Westhampton Beach is a light breeze from the south: 3 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 9:00 am with gusts of 12 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Westhampton/Gabreski (KFOK), 3.3 mi away · 1 h 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 3–9 mph · gusts 12 E · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 6–12 mph · gusts 18 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 9–11 mph · gusts 19 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–11 mph · gusts 18 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–8 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–9 mph · gusts 15 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) 35597756
Gusts 478128778
Direction NENNENNENEEESESSES
Beaufort 12232222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 8976101299
Gusts 1213121315181617
Direction SSWSSWSSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 33223333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 91010910111110
Gusts 1819181616181818
Direction WSWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1010101010752
Gusts 18171818161285
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33333221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

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 1217172220281523102119241720
AIFS 9162019101517
GFS 810152820311627111515221822
ICON 41282111299227207201130
HRRR 9121524—————
NBM 610101811191118611815915
Confidence highmediummediummediumhighmediumhigh

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 Westhampton BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Westhampton Beach?

Light breeze from the south: 7 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 9:00 am with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.8 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 Westhampton Beach today

Wind near Westhampton Beach

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 9:51 pm (local time).

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