Wind – February 4, 2025

¡Buenos dias! Northern beaches got a nice bonus day yesterday as sustained winds peaked at around 16 mph from 3-4 pm, while southern beaches only saw 10-12 mph with a 20 minute peak of 13 mph.

An ASCAT satellite pass last evening measured light and variable winds over the southern Sea of Cortez, and the latest model forecasts show only light ENE winds for much of the bay this afternoon. For folks jonesing for another light wind session, it may be a summer-like day at La Bufadora where winds could peak at 12-14 mph from around 12-2 pm. The forecast for Wednesday and Thursday remains a low-confidence one, as the background flow flirts with the lower threshold to fully jump-start our local wind machine. Full sunshine will help the cause, and at this point several of the more reliable models indicate it’ll be a go so I’ll continue to be optimistic. Surface high pressure over the eastern Pacific is forecast to build into the Baja Peninsula a bit on Friday, with better chances of solid north background flow. The models then disagree on whether we’ll see sufficient north flow continuing through the weekend, but again a couple of the more reliable models say yes. Long-range models show surface low pressure may form over the southwestern U.S. by Monday, with winds becoming lighter here.

  • Today…Sunny. East wind 8-10 mph.
  • Wednesday…Sunny. Northeast wind 16-18 mph.
  • Thursday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
  • Friday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
  • Saturday…Sunny. North wind 16-18 mph.
  • Sunday…Sunny. North wind 16-20 mph.
  • Monday…Mostly sunny. Northeast wind 14-16 mph.