Waves in Achada Eugénio Lima

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:13 pm (GMT-1)

Now · significant height 3.0 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 10.3 s · SW
Swell: 2.2 ft · 9 s
Highest expected: 5.9 ft

Today the sea at Achada Eugénio Lima is slight: 3.0 ft waves with a period of 10.3 s from the southwest. The swell, 2.2 ft at 9 s, comes from the south-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.3 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 expected5.9 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.9 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	3.3 ft	Slight	S	11 s	2.6 ft S	8 mph N
Thu 29	3.0 ft	Slight	W	10 s	2.2 ft SSW	11 mph N
Fri 30	2.8 ft	Slight	NE	8 s	1.7 ft WNW	10 mph N
Sat 31	2.4 ft	Slight	SSE	10 s	1.4 ft SSW	9 mph N
Sun 1	2.6 ft	Slight	S	11 s	1.7 ft S	8 mph NE
Mon 2	2.8 ft	Slight	SSW	11 s	2.0 ft SSW	8 mph N
Tue 3	2.8 ft	Slight	S	11 s	2.0 ft S	10 mph N

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	3.3 ft	3.0 ft	2.9 ft	2.9 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft
Period	10.5 s	10.0 s	10.0 s	10.2 s	10.3 s	10.2 s	10.1 s	10.2 s
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW
Swell	2.3 ft · 11 s	2.2 ft · 10 s	2.4 ft · 9 s	2.5 ft · 9 s	2.6 ft · 9 s	2.6 ft · 9 s	2.4 ft · 9 s	2.2 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	7 NNW	7 NNW	7 NNW	6 N	7 NE	6 NE	4 N	3 NNW

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	3.3 ft SSE	11 s	2.3 ft S
Mon 26	3.6 ft SE	9 s	2.0 ft SSE
Sun 25	4.3 ft ESE	9 s	3.3 ft E
Sat 24	4.6 ft E	8 s	3.6 ft ENE
Fri 23	3.3 ft ESE	8 s	2.6 ft S
Thu 22	4.3 ft SSE	11 s	3.3 ft S
Wed 21	3.9 ft SSE	12 s	2.3 ft S

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	3.0 ft SSE	11 s	2.3 ft SSE
Mon 19	2.6 ft SSE	10 s	2.3 ft SSE
Sun 18	2.6 ft S	10 s	2.3 ft S
Sat 17	3.0 ft SSE	10 s	2.6 ft SSE
Fri 16	3.3 ft SSE	10 s	3.0 ft SSE
Thu 15	3.3 ft ESE	8 s	2.3 ft SE
Wed 14	3.3 ft SE	8 s	2.6 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 Achada Eugénio LimaQuestions

How are the waves today in Achada Eugénio Lima?

Slight (3.0 ft with a period of 10.3 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 5.9 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 3.3 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 5.9 ft.

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Waves near Achada Eugénio Lima

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 4.0 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 11:13 pm (local time).

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