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Waves in Peroj

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:29 am (CET)
Now · significant height 1.1 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
2.7 s · NNE
Swell
0.5 ft · 2 s
Highest expected
2.3 ft

Today the sea at Peroj is smooth: 1.1 ft waves with a period of 2.7 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.5 ft at 2 s, comes from the northwest. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 4.9 ft (moderate).

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 common0.6 ft
  • Significant1.1 ft
  • Highest expected2.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.3 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 1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4 Moderate · week peak 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 NE 3 s 0.6 ft E 13 mph NE
Fri 30 2.8 ft Slight ENE 4 s 0.9 ft E 14 mph NE
Sat 31 2.6 ft Slight ENE 4 s 0.5 ft ESE 14 mph NE
Sun 1 3.5 ft Slight ENE 4 s 1.0 ft E 16 mph NE
Mon 2 4.2 ft Moderate ENE 4 s 0.9 ft NNE 21 mph NE
Tue 3 4.9 ft Moderate ENE 5 s 0.7 ft ENE 19 mph NE
Wed 4 4.7 ft Moderate ENE 4 s 0.5 ft ESE 18 mph NE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 1.0 ft1.3 ft1.3 ft1.4 ft1.6 ft1.7 ft1.7 ft1.6 ft
Period 2.7 s2.7 s2.7 s2.8 s2.9 s3.0 s3.0 s3.0 s
Direction NNENENENEENEENEENEENE
Swell 0.5 ft · 2 s0.4 ft · 3 s0.4 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 4 s0.4 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph) 4 NNE6 NE3 NE4 NNE12 ENE13 ENE7 NE8 NE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.0 ft NNE3 s0.7 ft ENE
Tue 27 1.0 ft ENE3 s0.3 ft ENE
Mon 26 0.7 ft SSE3 s0.3 ft SSW
Sun 25 1.3 ft ENE4 s0.7 ft E
Sat 24 3.0 ft SSW4 s2.6 ft S
Fri 23 2.0 ft SE6 s1.0 ft ESE
Thu 22 3.6 ft SSW5 s2.6 ft S
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 6.9 ft SSE6 s3.3 ft SSE
Tue 20 4.9 ft SSE5 s1.3 ft SSW
Mon 19 0.3 ft S3 s0.3 ft S
Sun 18 0.3 ft SSE4 s0.3 ft SSE
Sat 17 0.7 ft E4 s0.3 ft E
Fri 16 0.7 ft ENE4 s0.3 ft ENE
Thu 15 0.3 ft NNW2 s0.3 ft NNW

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 PerojQuestions

How are the waves today in Peroj?

Smooth (1.1 ft with a period of 2.7 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 4.9 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 2.3 ft.

More about Peroj today

Waves near Peroj

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 5.3 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 12:29 am (local time).

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