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Wind in Sơn Trà

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:32 am (GMT+7)
Now · from the west-northwest 3 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Sơn Trà is a light air from the west-northwest: 0 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Da Nang (VVDN), 2.5 mi away · 32 min ago

Wind1 mph from the southwest
Gusts—
Visibility3.7 mi
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 0–8 mph · gusts 16 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–10 mph · gusts 19 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–10 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–9 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–8 mph · gusts 16 ESE · 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) 33337840
Gusts 75591514109
Direction NENNWWNWNNENEENESSE
Beaufort 11112320
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 112171041
Gusts 53691619117
Direction WWNWWWNENENEESE
Beaufort 11112321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22259961
Gusts 555111719114
Direction SSWWSWNWENEENEENEENEE
Beaufort 11123321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22216832
Gusts 545613171815
Direction WSWWSWWSWSWEENEESSW
Beaufort 11112311
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 81611191019918922719816
AIFS 5466645
GFS 8108101010888789910
ICON 412414613716617411614
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-northwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

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

The coast here faces east. 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 Sơn TràQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sơn Trà?

Light air from the west-northwest: 3 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Sơn Trà today

Wind near Sơn Trà

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 6:32 am (local time).

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