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Wind in Belle Haven

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:25 pm (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 5 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Belle Haven is a light breeze from the northeast: 3 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Melfa/Accomack Cnty (KMFV), 7.1 mi away · 10 min ago

WindCalm
Gusts—
Visibility5.0 mi
WeatherMist

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 3–11 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–7 mph · gusts 11 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 9 E · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 9 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–10 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) 4456111063
Gusts 111116171514119
Direction NNENNENENEENEENEEENE
Beaufort 22223321
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54415321
Gusts 119946434
Direction NEENEESENEWSWSSES
Beaufort 22202111
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22337964
Gusts 55781115119
Direction SSWWSWWWWNWNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 11112322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 56778642
Gusts 13141414131075
Direction NNNENNENNENNENNENENE
Beaufort 22223221
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 91761213221119622614817
AIFS 1071213657
GFS 10186811261025815710816
ICON 918581121918817614918
HRRR 11187141725————
NBM 9133691581469691015
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 northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

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 Belle HavenQuestions

What's the wind like today in Belle Haven?

Light breeze from the northeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 11 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Belle Haven today

Wind near Belle Haven

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

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, 5.4 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 11:25 pm (local time).

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