Windfinder Scraper
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Windfinder Scraper
Scrape wind and weather forecasts from Windfinder. Get wind speed, gusts, direction, temperature, cloud cover, precipitation for 120,000+ spots worldwide.
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from $10.00 / 1,000 results
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Scrape wind and weather forecast data from Windfinder (windfinder.com). Get wind speed, gusts, direction, temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, and wave height for 120,000+ spots worldwide.
What data can you get?
Spot information
- Spot name, country, region
- Latitude and longitude coordinates
Current conditions
- Wind speed (knots)
- Wind gust speed (knots)
- Wind direction
- Temperature (Celsius)
Forecast data (multiple time slots per day)
- Wind speed and gust in knots
- Wind direction (cardinal: N, NE, SSW, etc.)
- Temperature in Celsius
- Cloud cover percentage
- Precipitation in mm
- Wave height in meters (coastal spots)
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
locations | string[] | ["san_francisco"] | Spot names or URLs. Use Windfinder spot slugs like san_francisco, tarifa, maui. |
forecastType | string | "forecast" | Forecast type: forecast (standard), superforecast (1h resolution), windguru (advanced). |
limit | integer | 0 | Max spots to scrape (0 = unlimited). |
proxyConfiguration | object | -- | Proxy settings. |
Example locations
san_francisco- San Francisco, Californiatarifa- Tarifa, Spain (kitesurfing hotspot)cape_town- Cape Town, South Africamaui- Maui, Hawaiilake_garda_torbole- Lake Garda, Italy
Output example
{"url": "https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/san_francisco","spotName": "San Francisco","country": "United States","region": "California","latitude": 37.775,"longitude": -122.418,"currentWindSpeed": 12,"currentWindGust": 18,"currentWindDirection": "W","currentTemp": 16,"totalForecasts": 42,"forecasts": [{"date": "Mon 27","time": "10h","windSpeedKnots": 14,"windGustKnots": 20,"windDirection": "WSW","tempCelsius": 16,"cloudCoverPercent": 40,"precipitationMm": 0.0,"waveHeightM": 1.2}],"forecastType": "forecast","scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"}
Cost
This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged $0.005 per spot scraped.
Tips
- Wind speed is reported in knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph = 1.85 km/h).
- Use
superforecastfor hourly resolution data (best for kitesurfing, sailing, paragliding planning). - Windfinder has 120,000+ spots including beaches, lakes, mountains, and airports.
- For wave data, use coastal spots. Inland spots will have null wave heights.