Waves in Fortune

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:08 pm (GMT-2:30)

Now · significant height 6.9 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 6.1 s · WNW
Swell: 0.8 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 14 ft

Today the sea at Fortune is moderate: 6.9 ft waves with a period of 6.1 s from the west-northwest. The swell, 0.8 ft at 8 s, comes from the west-southwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 7.3 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.0 ft 7.3 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 common3.4 ft
Significant6.9 ft
Highest expected14 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 14 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 14 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	7.0 ft	Moderate	WNW	6 s	2.8 ft W	21 mph WNW
Thu 29	7.2 ft	Moderate	W	6 s	2.7 ft W	20 mph W
Fri 30	6.1 ft	Moderate	SW	6 s	3.6 ft WSW	20 mph SW
Sat 31	4.3 ft	Moderate	WSW	6 s	2.6 ft SW	13 mph NNW
Sun 1	6.2 ft	Moderate	WNW	6 s	2.5 ft SW	20 mph NW
Mon 2	7.3 ft	Moderate	WSW	6 s	2.6 ft WSW	25 mph WSW
Tue 3	6.6 ft	Moderate	W	6 s	2.6 ft W	15 mph WNW

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	6.5 ft	6.1 ft	6.3 ft	6.6 ft	6.4 ft	6.6 ft	6.8 ft	6.9 ft
Period	6.1 s	5.9 s	5.9 s	5.9 s	5.9 s	5.9 s	6.0 s	6.1 s
Direction	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Swell	2.8 ft · 7 s	2.4 ft · 8 s	1.6 ft · 7 s	1.4 ft · 8 s	1.6 ft · 8 s	1.1 ft · 8 s	0.8 ft · 7 s	0.8 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	16 NW	16 NW	19 NW	21 NW	21 NW	21 WNW	19 WNW	17 WNW

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	6.9 ft W	6 s	3.0 ft SW
Mon 26	3.9 ft WSW	5 s	3.0 ft W
Sun 25	2.6 ft W	6 s	2.3 ft W
Sat 24	10 ft NE	7 s	3.3 ft S
Fri 23	10 ft NE	7 s	2.6 ft SSE
Thu 22	3.3 ft SSE	7 s	2.0 ft SSE
Wed 21	2.3 ft S	7 s	1.6 ft SSE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	3.6 ft SW	6 s	2.6 ft WSW
Mon 19	5.2 ft WSW	6 s	3.3 ft W
Sun 18	7.5 ft WSW	7 s	4.6 ft SSW
Sat 17	8.5 ft SW	7 s	5.9 ft SSW
Fri 16	9.2 ft WNW	7 s	3.6 ft W
Thu 15	9.5 ft SSW	9 s	7.5 ft S
Wed 14	5.2 ft S	8 s	2.6 ft S

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 FortuneQuestions

How are the waves today in Fortune?

Moderate (6.9 ft with a period of 6.1 s from the west-northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 14 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 7.3 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 14 ft.

More about Fortune today

Waves near Fortune

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 6.2 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 9:08 pm (local time).

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