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Wind in Woodmere

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:51 am (EDT)
Now · from the east 2 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
9 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Woodmere is a light air from the east: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 20 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

New York/JF Kennedy (KJFK), 2.7 mi away · 1 h ago

Wind7 mph from the south
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 1–9 mph · gusts 20 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 7–13 mph · gusts 21 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 16 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 10 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–7 mph · gusts 10 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–11 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 7–12 mph · gusts 18 ESE · 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) 23229868
Gusts 91110814152016
Direction ESENENEWSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 11113323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 888811131310
Gusts 1516141316192119
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 33333443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 87678642
Gusts 1612111111864
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNWNNWNWNNW
Beaufort 32223221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22235765
Gusts 4444710109
Direction NNNNWWSWSSWSSWSW
Beaufort 11112222
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 82011287205218221020721
AIFS 111511791110
GFS 10221726102281591711191323
ICON 817132571591861415301121
HRRR 9201628—————
NBM 1016132181671071011171218
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 east: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 WoodmereQuestions

What's the wind like today in Woodmere?

Light air from the east: 2 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 20 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 13 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 air and waves are 1.4 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 south.

More about Woodmere today

Wind near Woodmere

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, 9.3 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 12:51 am (local time).

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