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Wind in Glenada

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:53 pm (PDT)
Now · from the south 5 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 8:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Glenada is a light breeze from the south: 5 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 8:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Florence Muni (K6S2), 1.6 mi away · 18 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 5–9 mph · gusts 22 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 0–10 mph · gusts 19 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–11 mph · gusts 16 S · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 10 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–4 mph · gusts 9 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–7 mph · gusts 11 E · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 8 ENE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 88877655
Gusts 2020201711111210
Direction SSSSSWSWSWSSWS
Beaufort 33322222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55637400
Gusts 1013171510632
Direction SSESSESSESSESSWWSWSSW
Beaufort 22212200
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1126101174
Gusts 446101416128
Direction SSESESSESSESSSWSSWS
Beaufort 11123322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54456641
Gusts 1099109964
Direction SSESESESESSSWSSWS
Beaufort 22222221
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1021616102371482211261019
AIFS 10674675
GFS 81766101391671071167
ICON 816817918474761159
HRRR 9221019—————
NBM 11215911166104971168
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 south: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Friday 30, from the south: cross-shore.

The coast here faces west. 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 GlenadaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Glenada?

Light breeze from the south: 5 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 8:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 11 mph from the south, with gusts of 16 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 6.6 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 west.

More about Glenada today

Wind near Glenada

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, 7.8 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 8:53 pm (local time).

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