Waves in Indian Bay

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:31 pm (GMT-2:30)

Now · significant height 1.5 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 7.6 s · N
Swell: 1.0 ft · 9 s
Highest expected: 3.0 ft

Today the sea at Indian Bay is smooth: 1.5 ft waves with a period of 7.6 s from the north. The swell, 1.0 ft at 9 s, comes from the northeast. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 2.8 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.8 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 common0.8 ft
Significant1.5 ft
Highest expected3.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.0 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 · 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	NW	8 s	1.0 ft NE	19 mph WNW
Thu 29	1.7 ft	Slight	NNW	10 s	1.0 ft NE	13 mph W
Fri 30	2.1 ft	Slight	SSE	10 s	1.0 ft NE	13 mph SW
Sat 31	2.0 ft	Slight	NE	11 s	1.0 ft NE	15 mph N
Sun 1	2.4 ft	Slight	N	9 s	1.3 ft NE	18 mph NW
Mon 2	2.8 ft	Slight	SE	11 s	2.1 ft E	17 mph SW
Tue 3	2.0 ft	Slight	N	9 s	1.0 ft E	14 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	1.5 ft	1.5 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	2.0 ft	2.1 ft	1.6 ft	1.4 ft
Period	3.6 s	3.8 s	3.9 s	4.1 s	4.1 s	4.4 s	6.5 s	7.4 s
Direction	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N
Swell	0.5 ft · 9 s	0.5 ft · 9 s	0.5 ft · 9 s	0.8 ft · 8 s	0.9 ft · 8 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	11 WNW	11 WNW	12 WNW	12 WNW	17 WNW	18 WNW	9 WNW	8 W

Previous days

The waves over the last 13 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	1.6 ft WNW	5 s	0.7 ft NE
Mon 26	1.6 ft SW	6 s	1.0 ft E
Sun 25	2.3 ft ENE	8 s	2.0 ft E
Sat 24	4.3 ft ENE	9 s	2.6 ft E
Fri 23	4.6 ft NE	8 s	0.7 ft E
Thu 22	1.3 ft SE	8 s	0.7 ft NE
Wed 21	1.3 ft NE	6 s	0.7 ft NE

Show all 13 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.0 ft SW	5 s	0.7 ft NE
Mon 19	2.0 ft SSW	8 s	0.7 ft ENE
Sun 18	2.3 ft WSW	7 s	1.3 ft E
Sat 17	3.3 ft SE	12 s	1.6 ft E
Fri 16	3.3 ft N	11 s	2.3 ft E
Thu 15	3.3 ft ESE	7 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 Indian BayQuestions

How are the waves today in Indian Bay?

Smooth (1.5 ft with a period of 7.6 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 3.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 2.8 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 3.0 ft.

More about Indian Bay today

Waves near Indian Bay

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 8.2 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 11:31 pm (local time).

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