Waves in Escuminac

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:59 am (ADT)

Now · significant height 1.2 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 2.6 s · WSW
Swell: 0.1 ft · 3 s
Highest expected: 2.6 ft

Today the sea at Escuminac is smooth: 1.2 ft waves with a period of 2.6 s from the west-southwest. The swell, 0.1 ft at 3 s, comes from the south. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 2.6 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.6 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 common0.6 ft
Significant1.2 ft
Highest expected2.6 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.6 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.6 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	2.1 ft	Slight	SW	3 s	0.4 ft SSW	14 mph SW
Fri 30	2.1 ft	Slight	WSW	3 s	0.7 ft SSW	14 mph W
Sat 31	2.2 ft	Slight	NW	3 s	0.9 ft NNE	14 mph NW
Sun 1	1.3 ft	Smooth	W	3 s	0.7 ft NE	12 mph WSW
Mon 2	1.6 ft	Smooth	W	3 s	0.7 ft NW	13 mph W
Tue 3	1.4 ft	Smooth	NE	3 s	0.9 ft NNE	10 mph NW
Wed 4	2.6 ft	Slight	S	4 s	1.2 ft ESE	7 mph SW

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	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.1 ft	1.1 ft	1.2 ft	1.6 ft	2.0 ft
Period	2.6 s	2.6 s	2.6 s	2.5 s	2.5 s	2.6 s	2.7 s	3.0 s
Direction	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Swell	0.2 ft · 4 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.3 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	10 WSW	10 SW	11 WSW	10 SW	11 SW	12 SW	12 SW	14 SW

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	1.6 ft WNW	3 s	0.7 ft NNE
Tue 27	2.3 ft NW	4 s	1.0 ft NNE
Mon 26	2.0 ft WSW	3 s	0.3 ft SSW
Sun 25	1.6 ft NW	5 s	1.3 ft ENE
Sat 24	4.3 ft NE	7 s	3.9 ft NE
Fri 23	6.6 ft NE	7 s	3.9 ft ENE
Thu 22	3.3 ft NE	4 s	1.3 ft ENE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	1.3 ft NE	4 s	1.0 ft NE
Tue 20	1.3 ft WNW	3 s	0.7 ft SSE
Mon 19	2.3 ft SSW	3 s	0.7 ft SE
Sun 18	2.0 ft WNW	3 s	0.3 ft N
Sat 17	3.0 ft W	4 s	1.3 ft ESE
Fri 16	2.3 ft NE	5 s	1.0 ft NE
Thu 15	3.3 ft N	5 s	2.0 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 EscuminacQuestions

How are the waves today in Escuminac?

Smooth (1.2 ft with a period of 2.6 s from the west-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 2.6 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 2.6 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 2.6 ft.

More about Escuminac today

Waves near Escuminac

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 9.3 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 5:59 am (local time).

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