TidePlanet

Waves in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:29 pm (GMT-2:30)
Now · significant height 6.4 ft
Sea state
Moderate · Douglas 4
Period
10.2 s · N
Swell
5.9 ft · 9 s
Highest expected
13 ft
Waves up to 9.2 ft on Sunday 1

Today the sea at Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove is moderate: 6.4 ft waves with a period of 10.2 s from the north. The swell, 5.9 ft at 9 s, comes from the north. Biggest waves: Sunday 1, with waves up to 9.2 ft (rough).

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 common3.2 ft
  • Significant6.4 ft
  • Highest expected13 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 13 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 13 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave 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 · week peak 8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6 Very rough 13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7 High 19.7 ft–29.5 ft

Waves day by day

Day Max wave Sea state Direction Max period Swell Max wind
Today 6.4 ft Moderate N 11 s 6.0 ft N 19 mph WNW
Thu 29 6.3 ft Moderate N 11 s 5.9 ft N 17 mph W
Fri 30 4.6 ft Moderate NNE 10 s 3.7 ft NNE 19 mph SW
Sat 31 7.5 ft Moderate NNE 10 s 3.7 ft NNE 19 mph NNW
Sun 1 9.2 ft Rough N 10 s 7.1 ft NNE 22 mph NW
Mon 2 6.5 ft Moderate NNE 10 s 4.6 ft NNE 23 mph WSW
Tue 3 3.9 ft Slight N 8 s 3.1 ft N 14 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 3.9 ft3.9 ft4.1 ft4.6 ft5.3 ft6.0 ft6.3 ft6.4 ft
Period 6.0 s6.5 s6.8 s7.0 s7.5 s8.5 s9.7 s10.3 s
Direction NNNNNNNN
Swell 3.0 ft · 5 s3.3 ft · 6 s3.0 ft · 6 s3.5 ft · 7 s4.3 ft · 8 s5.1 ft · 8 s5.8 ft · 9 s6.0 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph) 14 WNW13 WNW14 WNW17 WNW18 WNW19 WNW13 WNW10 WNW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 27 3.9 ft N7 s2.6 ft N
Mon 26 3.9 ft N8 s3.0 ft NNE
Sun 25 7.5 ft NE9 s4.6 ft NNE
Sat 24 11 ft NE9 s6.9 ft NE
Fri 23 11 ft NE8 s3.9 ft NNE
Thu 22 3.3 ft NNE9 s3.0 ft NNE
Wed 21 3.9 ft NNE8 s3.0 ft NNE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 20 3.6 ft NNE10 s3.0 ft N
Mon 19 3.9 ft N9 s3.0 ft N
Sun 18 4.6 ft NE9 s3.0 ft NNE
Sat 17 7.5 ft ENE12 s7.2 ft NNE
Fri 16 10 ft N11 s9.5 ft N
Thu 15 9.5 ft ESE10 s8.2 ft E
Wed 14 7.5 ft NNE12 s7.5 ft N

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 Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer CoveQuestions

How are the waves today in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove?

Moderate (6.4 ft with a period of 10.2 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 13 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Sunday 1, with waves up to 9.2 ft (rough).

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 13 ft.

More about Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove today

Waves near Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

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 2.7 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 8:29 pm (local time).

Spotted a mistake? Tell us · Where the weather and sea data come from

Settings

How numbers and colors show across the site.

Height and distance Tides, waves and distances
Temperature Air and water
Wind Speed and gusts
Time Tides, sun and moon
Pressure Air pressure
Theme Automatic: same as your system

Saved only in this browser.