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Waves in Hodge's Cove

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:29 pm (GMT-2:30)
Now · significant height 1.0 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
4.4 s · NW
Swell
0.3 ft · 10 s
Highest expected
2.0 ft

Today the sea at Hodge's Cove is smooth: 1.0 ft waves with a period of 4.4 s from the northwest. The swell, 0.3 ft at 10 s, comes from the north-northeast. Biggest waves: Friday 30, with waves up to 2.9 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

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 common0.5 ft
  • Significant1.0 ft
  • Highest expected2.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.0 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave 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 1.8 ft Slight WNW 5 s 0.7 ft N 17 mph WNW
Thu 29 1.5 ft Smooth WSW 4 s 0.4 ft E 14 mph WSW
Fri 30 2.9 ft Slight SW 4 s 0.6 ft E 17 mph SW
Sat 31 2.6 ft Slight NNE 8 s 1.0 ft ENE 15 mph N
Sun 1 2.6 ft Slight NNW 4 s 1.4 ft NNE 17 mph WNW
Mon 2 2.9 ft Slight SW 4 s 0.8 ft ENE 20 mph SW
Tue 3 1.5 ft Smooth WNW 5 s 0.6 ft W 13 mph WNW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 1.1 ft1.0 ft1.1 ft1.3 ft1.5 ft1.7 ft1.3 ft0.9 ft
Period 2.9 s2.9 s3.0 s3.0 s3.1 s3.2 s3.8 s4.8 s
Direction WNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWNWNNW
Swell 0.2 ft · 7 s0.2 ft · 9 s0.2 ft · 8 s0.3 ft · 8 s0.3 ft · 8 s0.3 ft · 9 s0.6 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph) 10 WNW10 WNW11 WNW12 WNW15 WNW17 WNW10 WNW7 W

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 27 2.3 ft W3 s0.7 ft SW
Mon 26 2.0 ft SW3 s0.7 ft E
Sun 25 1.6 ft N6 s1.0 ft NE
Sat 24 6.9 ft NE6 s2.3 ft NE
Fri 23 8.2 ft NE6 s0.3 ft E
Thu 22 1.0 ft E7 s0.7 ft ENE
Wed 21 2.0 ft NNE5 s1.3 ft NE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 20 2.3 ft SW4 s0.7 ft SSW
Mon 19 2.3 ft WSW7 s0.3 ft SE
Sun 18 2.0 ft W4 s0.3 ft SW
Sat 17 4.3 ft SSW5 s1.0 ft SE
Fri 16 2.6 ft NW6 s0.7 ft NNE
Thu 15 2.6 ft S4 s1.0 ft SSE
Wed 14 1.3 ft ENE8 s0.7 ft NE

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 Hodge's CoveQuestions

How are the waves today in Hodge's Cove?

Smooth (1.0 ft with a period of 4.4 s from the northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 2.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Friday 30, with waves up to 2.9 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 2.0 ft.

More about Hodge's Cove today

Waves near Hodge's Cove

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 6.5 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 11:29 pm (local time).

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