Waves in Crown Haven

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:30 pm (EDT)

Now · significant height 2.3 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.4 s · NE
Swell: 2.1 ft · 7 s
Highest expected: 4.7 ft

Today the sea at Crown Haven is slight: 2.3 ft waves with a period of 7.4 s from the northeast. The swell, 2.1 ft at 7 s, comes from the north-northeast. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 4.1 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 4.1 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 common1.1 ft
Significant2.3 ft
Highest expected4.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.7 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	NE	8 s	2.9 ft NNE	14 mph NE
Thu 29	2.4 ft	Slight	NNE	8 s	2.2 ft NNE	7 mph NNW
Fri 30	2.8 ft	Slight	NNE	7 s	1.7 ft NNE	14 mph NE
Sat 31	3.9 ft	Slight	ENE	5 s	1.6 ft NNE	21 mph ENE
Sun 1	3.8 ft	Slight	ENE	5 s	1.5 ft NNE	18 mph E
Mon 2	4.1 ft	Slight	ENE	5 s	1.9 ft NE	14 mph E
Tue 3	3.8 ft	Slight	NE	6 s	2.3 ft NE	12 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	3.5 ft	2.8 ft	2.6 ft	2.6 ft	2.4 ft	2.4 ft	2.4 ft	2.3 ft
Period	7.6 s	7.2 s	7.3 s	7.5 s	7.2 s	7.2 s	7.3 s	7.4 s
Direction	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Swell	2.9 ft · 8 s	2.2 ft · 7 s	2.2 ft · 7 s	2.2 ft · 7 s	2.1 ft · 7 s	2.0 ft · 7 s	2.0 ft · 7 s	2.0 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	13 NE	10 E	8 E	8 ENE	12 NE	8 NE	9 NNE	7 NNE

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	5.9 ft NE	8 s	3.3 ft NE
Mon 26	6.6 ft NE	6 s	1.0 ft NNE
Sun 25	4.6 ft NE	6 s	2.3 ft NNE
Sat 24	3.0 ft NE	6 s	2.0 ft NE
Fri 23	3.3 ft NNE	6 s	1.6 ft NE
Thu 22	3.3 ft NNE	7 s	2.0 ft NNE
Wed 21	3.3 ft NNE	7 s	2.0 ft NNE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	3.9 ft NNE	7 s	2.3 ft NE
Mon 19	4.6 ft NE	8 s	2.6 ft NE
Sun 18	4.9 ft NNE	7 s	2.3 ft N
Sat 17	1.6 ft NE	6 s	0.7 ft ENE
Fri 16	2.0 ft ENE	5 s	1.0 ft ENE
Thu 15	2.0 ft ENE	4 s	0.7 ft NE
Wed 14	1.3 ft ENE	5 s	0.7 ft ENE

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 Crown HavenQuestions

How are the waves today in Crown Haven?

Slight (2.3 ft with a period of 7.4 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 4.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 4.1 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 4.7 ft.

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Waves near Crown Haven

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 2.3 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 9:30 pm (local time).

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