Waves in Tibau

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:56 pm (GMT-3)

Now · significant height 5.5 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 5.8 s · ENE
Swell: 1.1 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 11 ft

Today the sea at Tibau is moderate: 5.5 ft waves with a period of 5.8 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 1.1 ft at 6 s, comes from the north-northeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 5.5 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 common2.8 ft
Significant5.5 ft
Highest expected11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 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	5.5 ft	Moderate	ENE	6 s	1.8 ft NE	16 mph E
Thu 29	4.9 ft	Moderate	ENE	7 s	2.7 ft NE	16 mph ENE
Fri 30	4.5 ft	Moderate	NE	8 s	2.2 ft NNE	14 mph ENE
Sat 31	4.7 ft	Moderate	NE	8 s	2.3 ft NNE	15 mph ENE
Sun 1	4.5 ft	Moderate	ENE	6 s	2.4 ft NE	15 mph ENE
Mon 2	4.7 ft	Moderate	ENE	6 s	2.6 ft NE	16 mph ENE
Tue 3	5.0 ft	Moderate	ENE	7 s	2.8 ft NE	17 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	3.1 ft	3.1 ft	3.2 ft	3.1 ft	3.1 ft	3.4 ft	4.5 ft	5.5 ft
Period	6.1 s	5.9 s	5.9 s	6.0 s	6.2 s	5.8 s	5.7 s	5.8 s
Direction	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Swell	1.7 ft · 9 s	1.8 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 7 s	1.7 ft · 5 s	1.7 ft · 7 s	1.6 ft · 8 s	1.4 ft · 7 s	1.1 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	9 ENE	6 ESE	8 SE	10 SE	8 E	16 NE	12 NE	14 E

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	3.0 ft NE	8 s	2.0 ft NNE
Mon 26	3.0 ft NE	8 s	2.0 ft NNE
Sun 25	4.3 ft ENE	7 s	1.6 ft NNE
Sat 24	4.9 ft ENE	6 s	2.6 ft ENE
Fri 23	4.9 ft ENE	8 s	2.3 ft NNE
Thu 22	4.9 ft ENE	7 s	2.6 ft NE
Wed 21	4.6 ft ENE	6 s	3.0 ft NE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	4.6 ft ENE	6 s	2.3 ft NE
Mon 19	3.9 ft NE	8 s	2.3 ft NNE
Sun 18	3.6 ft NE	8 s	2.3 ft NE
Sat 17	4.3 ft ENE	6 s	2.3 ft ENE
Fri 16	4.3 ft ENE	5 s	2.3 ft NE
Thu 15	4.6 ft ENE	6 s	3.0 ft ENE
Wed 14	4.6 ft ENE	6 s	2.6 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 TibauQuestions

How are the waves today in Tibau?

Moderate (5.5 ft with a period of 5.8 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 11 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 5.5 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 11 ft.

More about Tibau today

Waves near Tibau

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 13 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 8:56 pm (local time).

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