Waves in Wamberal

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:06 pm (GMT+11)

Now · significant height 5.0 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 9.7 s · SSE
Swell: 4.9 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 10.0 ft

Today the sea at Wamberal is moderate: 5.0 ft waves with a period of 9.7 s from the south-southeast. The swell, 4.9 ft at 8 s, comes from the south-southeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.0 ft 5.2 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 common2.5 ft
Significant5.0 ft
Highest expected10.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 10.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 10.0 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	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate · today	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	5.2 ft	Moderate	SSE	10 s	5.1 ft SSE	11 mph SSE
Fri 30	4.9 ft	Moderate	SSE	10 s	4.9 ft SSE	12 mph NE
Sat 31	4.3 ft	Moderate	ESE	9 s	3.2 ft SE	11 mph NNE
Sun 1	3.5 ft	Slight	E	8 s	3.0 ft ENE	14 mph WNW
Mon 2	3.1 ft	Slight	ESE	7 s	2.0 ft SE	11 mph NE
Tue 3	3.6 ft	Slight	ENE	6 s	3.1 ft ENE	11 mph N
Wed 4	2.9 ft	Slight	SE	6 s	2.4 ft SE	8 mph SW

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	3.0 ft	3.1 ft	3.3 ft	3.8 ft	4.4 ft	4.7 ft	5.0 ft	5.1 ft
Period	7.6 s	8.3 s	8.7 s	9.3 s	9.4 s	9.4 s	9.3 s	9.5 s
Direction	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Swell	2.8 ft · 6 s	3.0 ft · 7 s	3.3 ft · 7 s	3.7 ft · 8 s	4.3 ft · 8 s	4.5 ft · 8 s	4.9 ft · 8 s	5.1 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	4 W	4 WNW	4 W	3 WSW	8 SSE	11 SE	8 ESE	4 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	3.3 ft SE	7 s	3.0 ft SSE
Tue 27	4.6 ft SE	8 s	4.3 ft SSE
Mon 26	7.2 ft ESE	9 s	4.9 ft ESE
Sun 25	5.2 ft ENE	8 s	4.9 ft ENE
Sat 24	4.6 ft ENE	8 s	4.3 ft ENE
Fri 23	4.6 ft ENE	7 s	3.9 ft E
Thu 22	4.9 ft E	7 s	3.9 ft E

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.6 ft E	7 s	3.6 ft E
Tue 20	3.9 ft E	7 s	3.0 ft E
Mon 19	4.3 ft E	8 s	3.0 ft ESE
Sun 18	4.3 ft ESE	9 s	4.3 ft SE
Sat 17	4.3 ft SE	8 s	3.9 ft SE
Fri 16	4.9 ft SE	8 s	4.6 ft SE
Thu 15	5.9 ft SSE	9 s	5.9 ft SSE

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 WamberalQuestions

How are the waves today in Wamberal?

Moderate (5.0 ft with a period of 9.7 s from the south-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 10.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 5.2 ft (moderate).

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 10.0 ft.

More about Wamberal today

Waves near Wamberal

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 8.7 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 10:06 pm (local time).

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