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Wind in Aransas Pass

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:39 pm (CDT)
Now · from the east-southeast 10 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
9 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Aransas Pass is a gentle breeze from the east-southeast: 4 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Port Aransas/Mustang Beach (KRAS), 8.0 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind3 mph from the southeast
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 4–15 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 7–13 mph · gusts 19 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 7–11 mph · gusts 17 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–8 mph · gusts 11 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–10 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 6–13 mph · gusts 20 SSE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 9–14 mph · gusts 21 SW · 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) 6754614128
Gusts 1313958181617
Direction EEENENNEESEESEESE
Beaufort 22222433
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 109989111312
Gusts 1916161411131818
Direction SESESEESEESEEEE
Beaufort 33333344
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 119891011108
Gusts 1715131314151413
Direction EESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
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) 64445876
Gusts 10876791110
Direction ESESEESEEEEEE
Beaufort 22222322
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 132313241119918102414301834
AIFS 101110671314
GFS 1319162015191118101416241924
ICON 91412189157121117914914
HRRR 15191319—————
NBM 121713181117811101313201421
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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-southeast: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 Aransas PassQuestions

What's the wind like today in Aransas Pass?

Gentle breeze from the east-southeast: 10 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.6 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 southeast.

More about Aransas Pass today

Wind near Aransas Pass

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, 13 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 9:39 pm (local time).

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