Waves in Santa Maria Centro

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:01 am (GMT-1)

Now · significant height 4.3 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 9.1 s · N
Swell: 3.1 ft · 9 s
Highest expected: 8.7 ft

Today the sea at Santa Maria Centro is moderate: 4.3 ft waves with a period of 9.1 s from the north. The swell, 3.1 ft at 9 s, comes from the north-northwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.05.0 ft 4.5 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 common2.2 ft
Significant4.3 ft
Highest expected8.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 8.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 8.7 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	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	4.5 ft	Moderate	N	10 s	3.3 ft N	24 mph NE
Fri 30	4.1 ft	Moderate	NNE	9 s	3.3 ft NNE	20 mph NE
Sat 31	3.3 ft	Slight	N	9 s	2.4 ft NNE	12 mph NE
Sun 1	3.4 ft	Slight	NNW	11 s	3.0 ft NNW	8 mph N
Mon 2	3.9 ft	Slight	NNW	11 s	3.8 ft NNW	12 mph NNE
Tue 3	3.6 ft	Slight	NNW	10 s	3.3 ft NNW	12 mph NE
Wed 4	2.8 ft	Slight	NNW	10 s	2.4 ft NNW	13 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	3.8 ft	4.0 ft	4.1 ft	4.2 ft	4.4 ft	4.4 ft	4.3 ft	4.2 ft
Period	10.3 s	9.9 s	9.9 s	9.4 s	8.8 s	8.8 s	8.9 s	9.0 s
Direction	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N
Swell	2.9 ft · 10 s	3.1 ft · 11 s	3.2 ft · 9 s	3.1 ft · 10 s	3.1 ft · 8 s	3.3 ft · 8 s	3.3 ft · 8 s	3.1 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	13 NNE	17 NNE	21 NE	23 NE	21 ENE	20 NE	20 NE	20 ENE

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 N	10 s	3.0 ft N
Tue 27	3.9 ft NNE	8 s	3.0 ft N
Mon 26	4.9 ft NNE	8 s	4.3 ft NNE
Sun 25	5.2 ft NNE	8 s	4.6 ft NNE
Sat 24	5.6 ft NNE	7 s	3.3 ft NNE
Fri 23	4.6 ft NE	7 s	3.3 ft NNE
Thu 22	3.6 ft NNE	9 s	2.6 ft NNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.9 ft N	13 s	3.3 ft NNW
Tue 20	3.6 ft N	13 s	3.0 ft N
Mon 19	3.9 ft NNE	9 s	3.0 ft N
Sun 18	3.3 ft NNW	12 s	2.6 ft NNW
Sat 17	3.0 ft N	12 s	2.6 ft NNW
Fri 16	3.3 ft N	12 s	2.6 ft NNW
Thu 15	3.3 ft NNE	9 s	2.6 ft NNE

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 Santa Maria CentroQuestions

How are the waves today in Santa Maria Centro?

Moderate (4.3 ft with a period of 9.1 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 8.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 4.5 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 8.7 ft.

More about Santa Maria Centro today

Waves near Santa Maria Centro

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 2.7 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 10:01 am (local time).

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