Waves in Hillside

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:49 pm (ADT)

Now · significant height 1.4 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 3.2 s · WNW
Swell: 0.9 ft · 3 s
Highest expected: 3.0 ft

Today the sea at Hillside is smooth: 1.4 ft waves with a period of 3.2 s from the west-northwest. The swell, 0.9 ft at 3 s, comes from the northwest. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.3 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.3 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 common0.7 ft
Significant1.4 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	3.2 ft	Slight	WNW	4 s	1.1 ft NNW	19 mph WNW
Thu 29	1.4 ft	Smooth	W	3 s	0.9 ft WNW	17 mph SW
Fri 30	1.6 ft	Smooth	WSW	3 s	0.7 ft WNW	18 mph SW
Sat 31	3.3 ft	Slight	NW	4 s	1.0 ft NNE	20 mph NW
Sun 1	3.0 ft	Slight	WNW	4 s	1.2 ft NNW	18 mph W
Mon 2	1.6 ft	Smooth	W	4 s	1.3 ft WNW	17 mph WSW
Tue 3	0.7 ft	Smooth	NNE	3 s	0.5 ft NNE	10 mph W

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	3.2 ft	3.1 ft	2.7 ft	2.2 ft	1.9 ft	1.6 ft	1.4 ft	1.4 ft
Period	4.1 s	4.0 s	4.0 s	3.9 s	3.6 s	3.6 s	3.4 s	3.1 s
Direction	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Swell	0.5 ft · 5 s	0.6 ft · 5 s	0.7 ft · 4 s	1.1 ft · 4 s	0.9 ft · 4 s	0.9 ft · 3 s	1.0 ft · 3 s	0.8 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	19 NW	18 NW	14 NW	12 W	12 WNW	10 W	11 WSW	12 WSW

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	3.9 ft NW	4 s	0.7 ft N
Mon 26	1.6 ft W	3 s	0.7 ft WNW
Sun 25	1.6 ft NW	4 s	1.0 ft NW
Sat 24	5.9 ft NNE	6 s	4.3 ft NE
Fri 23	6.9 ft NNE	6 s	2.0 ft ENE
Thu 22	3.6 ft NE	4 s	1.0 ft ENE
Wed 21	1.6 ft NE	4 s	1.3 ft NE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	1.6 ft NNW	3 s	1.0 ft NW
Mon 19	1.0 ft S	3 s	0.3 ft SSE
Sun 18	3.3 ft WNW	4 s	1.3 ft NW
Sat 17	3.6 ft WNW	4 s	0.3 ft SW
Fri 16	3.3 ft NW	5 s	1.6 ft NNW
Thu 15	5.9 ft NW	5 s	1.0 ft NNW
Wed 14	2.3 ft E	5 s	1.6 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 HillsideQuestions

How are the waves today in Hillside?

Smooth (1.4 ft with a period of 3.2 s from the west-northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 3.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.3 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 Hillside today

Waves near Hillside

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 12 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 7:49 pm (local time).

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