Waves in Heriot Bay

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:08 am (PDT)

Now · significant height 0.5 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 2.7 s · SSE
Swell: 0.5 ft · 2 s
Highest expected: 1.0 ft

Today the sea at Heriot Bay is smooth: 0.5 ft waves with a period of 2.7 s from the south-southeast. The swell, 0.5 ft at 2 s, comes from the south-southeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 0.7 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 common0.3 ft
Significant0.5 ft
Highest expected1.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.0 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 · today	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight	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	0.7 ft	Smooth	SE	4 s	0.7 ft SE	11 mph E
Fri 30	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	SSE	4 s	0.1 ft SE	6 mph N
Sat 31	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	SSE	3 s	0.1 ft SSE	5 mph SE
Sun 1	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	WNW	4 s	0.1 ft WNW	8 mph SE
Mon 2	0.3 ft	Calm (rippled)	SE	4 s	0.3 ft SSE	7 mph SE
Tue 3	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	SE	3 s	0.1 ft SE	4 mph ESE
Wed 4	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	SSE	4 s	0.1 ft SE	4 mph ESE

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	0.5 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.4 ft	0.3 ft	0.2 ft	0.1 ft	0.1 ft
Period	2.7 s	3.0 s	3.2 s	3.2 s	3.4 s	3.7 s	3.7 s	3.4 s
Direction	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Swell	0.5 ft · 2 s	0.7 ft · 3 s	0.7 ft · 3 s	0.4 ft · 3 s	0.3 ft · 3 s	0.2 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	9 ESE	11 ESE	9 ESE	7 E	4 E	4 E	4 E	5 NNW

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	0.3 ft SE	4 s	0.3 ft SE
Tue 27	0.0 ft NNW	3 s	0.0 ft NNW
Mon 26	0.0 ft WNW	4 s	0.0 ft WNW
Sun 25	0.3 ft SSE	3 s	0.3 ft SSE
Sat 24	0.7 ft SSE	4 s	0.7 ft SSE
Fri 23	0.7 ft NW	4 s	0.3 ft NW
Thu 22	1.0 ft NW	3 s	0.3 ft NNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	0.0 ft WNW	4 s	0.0 ft WNW
Tue 20	0.0 ft WNW	3 s	0.0 ft W
Mon 19	0.0 ft NW	4 s	0.0 ft WNW
Sun 18	0.0 ft W	4 s	0.0 ft WSW
Sat 17	0.3 ft SSE	3 s	0.3 ft SSE
Fri 16	0.0 ft SE	4 s	0.0 ft SE
Thu 15	0.0 ft E	5 s	0.0 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 Heriot BayQuestions

How are the waves today in Heriot Bay?

Smooth (0.5 ft with a period of 2.7 s from the south-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 1.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 0.7 ft (smooth).

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 1.0 ft.

More about Heriot Bay today

Waves near Heriot Bay

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 8.4 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 12:08 am (local time).

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