Waves in Culburra Beach

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:47 pm (GMT+11)

Now · significant height 3.4 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.7 s · SSE
Swell: 2.5 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 6.9 ft

Today the sea at Culburra Beach is slight: 3.4 ft waves with a period of 7.7 s from the south-southeast. The swell, 2.5 ft at 6 s, comes from the south-southeast. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.7 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 3.7 ft Now

Significant height: the average of the highest third of the waves, what an observer would estimate by eye. Swell: waves arriving from far away, longer.

The waves you may find today

Most common1.7 ft
Significant3.4 ft
Highest expected6.9 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.9 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

Degree	Name	Wave height
0	Calm (glassy)	0
1	Calm (rippled)	0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2	Smooth	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight · today	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate	4.1 ft–8.2 ft
5	Rough	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough	13.1 ft–19.7 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	3.4 ft	Slight	SSE	8 s	2.6 ft SSE	12 mph S
Fri 30	3.4 ft	Slight	SE	9 s	2.6 ft SSE	20 mph NNE
Sat 31	3.7 ft	Slight	E	7 s	2.8 ft ENE	21 mph NNE
Sun 1	2.7 ft	Slight	ESE	7 s	2.4 ft E	16 mph S
Mon 2	3.1 ft	Slight	E	6 s	1.7 ft ESE	19 mph NNE
Tue 3	3.0 ft	Slight	ENE	6 s	2.6 ft ENE	19 mph NNE
Wed 4	2.7 ft	Slight	ESE	6 s	2.1 ft SSE	20 mph ENE

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Waves	2.4 ft	2.5 ft	2.7 ft	2.8 ft	3.0 ft	3.3 ft	3.4 ft	3.4 ft
Period	6.9 s	7.7 s	7.8 s	7.8 s	7.6 s	7.3 s	7.6 s	8.0 s
Direction	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Swell	1.8 ft · 5 s	2.2 ft · 6 s	2.3 ft · 6 s	2.3 ft · 7 s	2.2 ft · 7 s	2.3 ft · 7 s	2.5 ft · 5 s	2.5 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	7 WNW	8 WNW	8 W	4 WSW	9 SE	11 SE	7 ESE	3 SE

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 28	2.3 ft SE	7 s	2.0 ft SE
Tue 27	3.3 ft SE	7 s	2.3 ft SSE
Mon 26	5.9 ft SE	8 s	4.3 ft SE
Sun 25	3.9 ft ENE	7 s	3.6 ft ENE
Sat 24	3.0 ft ENE	6 s	2.3 ft ENE
Fri 23	3.3 ft ENE	6 s	3.0 ft ENE
Thu 22	3.6 ft ENE	6 s	3.0 ft ENE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	2.6 ft ENE	6 s	2.3 ft E
Tue 20	2.6 ft ENE	6 s	2.3 ft E
Mon 19	2.6 ft E	6 s	2.0 ft E
Sun 18	3.3 ft ESE	8 s	2.3 ft SE
Sat 17	3.0 ft SE	7 s	2.6 ft SE
Fri 16	3.3 ft SE	7 s	2.3 ft SE
Thu 15	3.6 ft SSE	7 s	2.6 ft S

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the waves in Culburra BeachQuestions

How are the waves today in Culburra Beach?

Slight (3.4 ft with a period of 7.7 s from the south-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 6.9 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.7 ft (slight).

What is the wave period?

The time, in seconds, between two crests. With long periods (over 10 s) waves come from far away, are cleaner and break harder; with short periods they are wind waves, choppier.

What is significant wave height?

The average of the highest third of the waves. One in seven is higher and, a few times a day, one comes in at almost double: today, about 6.9 ft.

More about Culburra Beach today

Waves near Culburra Beach

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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Waves: Open-Meteo with Météo-France (MFWAM, up to 10 days) and ECMWF WAM, CC BY 4.0; wave grid point 2.9 mi away. Near the shore, the seabed and the shape of the coast change the waves.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:47 pm (local time).

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