Waves in Little Swanport

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:26 am (GMT+11)

Now · significant height 3.0 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.1 s · S
Swell: 2.3 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 6.2 ft

Today the sea at Little Swanport is slight: 3.0 ft waves with a period of 7.1 s from the south. The swell, 2.3 ft at 6 s, comes from the south. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.8 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 3.8 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 common1.5 ft
Significant3.0 ft
Highest expected6.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.2 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	3.5 ft	Slight	S	8 s	2.9 ft S	14 mph W
Fri 30	3.3 ft	Slight	SE	8 s	2.4 ft SSE	12 mph N
Sat 31	3.8 ft	Slight	ENE	7 s	2.9 ft E	17 mph NW
Sun 1	2.8 ft	Slight	ESE	7 s	1.8 ft ESE	10 mph WSW
Mon 2	2.4 ft	Slight	ESE	7 s	1.6 ft SSE	11 mph NE
Tue 3	2.8 ft	Slight	E	7 s	2.1 ft E	6 mph SSW
Wed 4	3.0 ft	Slight	ENE	7 s	2.6 ft ENE	9 mph NNW

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	3.5 ft	3.1 ft	2.9 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	2.9 ft	2.8 ft
Period	7.2 s	7.6 s	7.9 s	7.5 s	7.1 s	6.9 s	7.0 s	7.2 s
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Swell	2.9 ft · 6 s	2.6 ft · 6 s	2.4 ft · 6 s	2.4 ft · 6 s	2.3 ft · 6 s	2.2 ft · 7 s	2.2 ft · 8 s	2.1 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	10 W	9 WSW	11 WSW	14 W	14 W	13 WSW	11 WSW	9 WSW

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	3.6 ft SSW	7 s	3.0 ft SSE
Tue 27	2.3 ft SE	7 s	1.6 ft E
Mon 26	3.0 ft SE	7 s	1.6 ft E
Sun 25	3.3 ft ESE	6 s	2.3 ft ESE
Sat 24	3.3 ft ENE	7 s	2.6 ft NE
Fri 23	4.3 ft NE	7 s	3.0 ft NE
Thu 22	5.2 ft NE	6 s	3.0 ft ENE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.3 ft NE	6 s	3.0 ft NE
Tue 20	3.9 ft NE	6 s	3.3 ft NE
Mon 19	4.6 ft NE	6 s	3.3 ft ENE
Sun 18	3.6 ft NE	6 s	2.6 ft NE
Sat 17	4.6 ft ENE	7 s	3.0 ft ENE
Fri 16	4.6 ft E	7 s	3.0 ft ESE
Thu 15	3.6 ft SE	7 s	3.3 ft SE

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 Little SwanportQuestions

How are the waves today in Little Swanport?

Slight (3.0 ft with a period of 7.1 s from the south). The highest wave to expect is around 6.2 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.8 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 6.2 ft.

More about Little Swanport today

Waves near Little Swanport

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 10 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 11:26 am (local time).

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