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Wind in Wollochet

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 4:53 pm (PDT)
Now · from the west-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 32 mph today

Today the wind in Wollochet is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 5 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 32 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Tacoma Narrows (KTIW), 0.4 mi away · 1 h ago

Wind12 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, Wed 28 5–14 mph · gusts 32 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 1–10 mph · gusts 22 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–3 mph · gusts 4 ESE · Beaufort 1
  • Sat 31 0–4 mph · gusts 5 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–3 mph · gusts 4 SSW · Beaufort 1
  • Mon 2 0–4 mph · gusts 4 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–4 mph · gusts 6 NNE · 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) 1410887859
Gusts 3225191513171616
Direction SSESSWSWSSSWWSWSSW
Beaufort 43332323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 867104432
Gusts 181414215643
Direction SSWSSSESSSSWNWNNW
Beaufort 32232211
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11123320
Gusts 33334442
Direction EENEESESSEESEESEE
Beaufort 11111110
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 00112421
Gusts 22224542
Direction EENEENEENENENEENENE
Beaufort 00001211
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 1426614311412217312612
AIFS 10634223
GFS 1532413813474641147
ICON 10253214115143638410
HRRR 14321122—————
NBM 16226113445344446
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 west-southwest: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

The coast here faces south. 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 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

Questions about the wind in WollochetQuestions

What's the wind like today in Wollochet?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 32 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 14 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.6 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces south.

More about Wollochet today

Wind near Wollochet

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). 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 4:53 pm (local time).

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