Waves in Cres (town)

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:59 am (CET)

Now · significant height 1.4 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 2.7 s · NE
Swell: 0.1 ft · 3 s
Highest expected: 3.0 ft

Today the sea at Cres (town) is smooth: 1.4 ft waves with a period of 2.7 s from the northeast. The swell, 0.1 ft at 3 s, comes from the east. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 3.9 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 3.9 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	3.0 ft	Slight	NE	4 s	0.1 ft E	13 mph ENE
Fri 30	3.1 ft	Slight	ENE	4 s	0.3 ft ESE	15 mph ENE
Sat 31	3.1 ft	Slight	ENE	4 s	0.3 ft ESE	17 mph ENE
Sun 1	2.9 ft	Slight	NE	4 s	0.3 ft E	17 mph ENE
Mon 2	3.4 ft	Slight	NE	4 s	0.6 ft ESE	21 mph ENE
Tue 3	3.9 ft	Slight	ENE	4 s	0.5 ft ESE	26 mph ENE
Wed 4	3.9 ft	Slight	ENE	4 s	0.2 ft SE	24 mph ENE

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	1.2 ft	1.4 ft	1.4 ft	1.6 ft	1.7 ft	1.8 ft	2.1 ft	2.6 ft
Period	2.6 s	2.7 s	2.7 s	2.8 s	2.9 s	3.0 s	3.1 s	3.4 s
Direction	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Swell	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s	0.1 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	5 ENE	5 NE	4 ENE	8 ENE	13 ENE	12 ENE	7 ENE	10 ENE

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 28	1.3 ft NE	3 s	0.3 ft ENE
Tue 27	1.3 ft ENE	3 s	0.3 ft E
Mon 26	1.3 ft E	3 s	0.7 ft E
Sun 25	1.6 ft NE	3 s	0.7 ft E
Sat 24	2.0 ft SSE	4 s	1.6 ft SSW
Fri 23	1.3 ft E	3 s	0.3 ft ESE
Thu 22	2.0 ft S	4 s	1.6 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	4.3 ft SSE	5 s	1.6 ft S
Tue 20	3.0 ft SSE	4 s	1.3 ft SSW
Mon 19	0.0 ft SSW	3 s	0.0 ft SSW
Sun 18	0.0 ft SSE	3 s	0.0 ft SSE
Sat 17	1.0 ft ENE	3 s	0.7 ft ENE
Fri 16	1.0 ft ENE	3 s	0.3 ft ENE
Thu 15	0.3 ft NE	2 s	0.3 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 Cres (town)Questions

How are the waves today in Cres (town)?

Smooth (1.4 ft with a period of 2.7 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 3.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 3.9 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 3.0 ft.

More about Cres (town) today

Waves near Cres (town)

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 1.8 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 2:59 am (local time).

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