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Wind in Isangel

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:51 am (GMT+11)
Now · from the southwest 3 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Isangel is a light air from the southwest: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Tanna (NVVW), 7.1 mi away · 51 min ago

WindCalm
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 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, Thu 29 1–8 mph · gusts 19 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–12 mph · gusts 26 S · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 8–11 mph · gusts 23 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–9 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–8 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 4–7 mph · gusts 17 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) 32138732
Gusts 955111916104
Direction EEESESWSWSWSSWSE
Beaufort 11113211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 246912121211
Gusts 67111924262520
Direction SSESSSSWSSSESSESSE
Beaufort 12233333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10999911108
Gusts 1816172121221917
Direction SSESESESESESEESEESE
Beaufort 33333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 85352358
Gusts 15119141191217
Direction EEESEENENNEENEEE
Beaufort 32121123
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 4 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 81912261123917817718717
AIFS 411119888
GFS 461420121810164108161120
ICON 91515321426102291910191123
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 southwest: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

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

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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

Questions about the wind in IsangelQuestions

What's the wind like today in Isangel?

Light air from the southwest: 3 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the south, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 2.2 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 southwest.

More about Isangel today

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, 15 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 8:51 am (local time).

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