Waves in Cap-Bateau

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:53 pm (ADT)

Now · significant height 1.4 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 3.0 s · W
Swell: 0.6 ft · 3 s
Highest expected: 3.1 ft

Today the sea at Cap-Bateau is smooth: 1.4 ft waves with a period of 3.0 s from the west. The swell, 0.6 ft at 3 s, comes from the west-northwest. Biggest waves: Friday 30, with waves up to 3.0 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.0 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 common0.7 ft
Significant1.4 ft
Highest expected3.1 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.1 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 · week peak	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	2.6 ft	Slight	WNW	4 s	0.7 ft NNW	16 mph W
Thu 29	2.9 ft	Slight	SW	4 s	0.9 ft WSW	16 mph SW
Fri 30	3.0 ft	Slight	WSW	4 s	1.5 ft SSW	16 mph W
Sat 31	2.2 ft	Slight	NW	3 s	0.9 ft NNE	17 mph NW
Sun 1	2.0 ft	Slight	WNW	3 s	0.9 ft NNW	17 mph W
Mon 2	2.6 ft	Slight	W	4 s	0.8 ft W	23 mph W
Tue 3	1.8 ft	Slight	ENE	3 s	0.7 ft NE	11 mph SE

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	2.6 ft	2.4 ft	2.1 ft	1.7 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.4 ft	1.5 ft
Period	3.6 s	3.5 s	3.4 s	3.2 s	3.0 s	3.0 s	3.1 s	3.0 s
Direction	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
Swell	0.6 ft · 5 s	0.6 ft · 5 s	0.5 ft · 4 s	0.5 ft · 4 s	0.5 ft · 3 s	0.5 ft · 3 s	0.7 ft · 3 s	0.6 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	16 WNW	14 WNW	13 WNW	9 WNW	13 W	11 W	7 WSW	11 WSW

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 NW	4 s	0.7 ft NNE
Mon 26	2.6 ft W	4 s	1.3 ft S
Sun 25	2.0 ft W	4 s	1.0 ft N
Sat 24	3.6 ft NE	7 s	3.3 ft ENE
Fri 23	6.6 ft NNE	7 s	3.6 ft ENE
Thu 22	3.9 ft NE	5 s	1.0 ft ESE
Wed 21	1.3 ft NE	4 s	1.0 ft NE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.6 ft W	4 s	2.0 ft S
Mon 19	4.3 ft SSW	5 s	2.0 ft SSE
Sun 18	3.3 ft WNW	4 s	1.3 ft NW
Sat 17	4.6 ft W	5 s	2.3 ft SE
Fri 16	3.3 ft NW	4 s	1.3 ft NNE
Thu 15	4.3 ft NNW	5 s	2.6 ft E
Wed 14	3.3 ft ESE	5 s	2.6 ft ESE

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 Cap-BateauQuestions

How are the waves today in Cap-Bateau?

Smooth (1.4 ft with a period of 3.0 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 3.1 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Friday 30, with waves up to 3.0 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 3.1 ft.

More about Cap-Bateau today

Waves near Cap-Bateau

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

Waves: Open-Meteo with Météo-France (MFWAM, up to 10 days) and ECMWF WAM, CC BY 4.0; wave grid point 1.4 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 7:53 pm (local time).

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