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Wind in Indian Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:41 am (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 8 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
7 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Indian Beach is a gentle breeze from the north-northeast: 5 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Swansboro/Bogue Fld (KNJM), 7.6 mi away · 56 min ago

Wind8 mph from the north
Gusts—
Visibility8.0 mi
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 5–11 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–7 mph · gusts 11 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–13 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–13 mph · gusts 20 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 6–12 mph · gusts 19 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–14 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 6–13 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7891110966
Gusts 2015182114111113
Direction NNENENNENENENENENE
Beaufort 23333322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54556432
Gusts 9891010764
Direction NNENNNNENEEE
Beaufort 22222211
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2691113131210
Gusts 611161821211917
Direction NENENNENNENENENENE
Beaufort 12334433
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 999111312108
Gusts 1515151820181614
Direction NENNENNENEENEENENENE
Beaufort 33334333
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 1021714112211278259261329
AIFS 1171211121315
GFS 112181215251321132112241424
ICON 102161312251122122313261326
HRRR 1121713—————
NBM 111771113211320121914221322
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 north-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the northeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces south. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 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
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in Indian BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Indian Beach?

Gentle breeze from the north-northeast: 8 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 3.2 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Indian Beach today

Wind near Indian 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); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 14 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 3:41 am (local time).

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