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Waves in Posorja

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:24 pm (GMT-5)
Now · significant height 2.1 ft
Sea state
Slight · Douglas 3
Period
12.9 s · WSW
Swell
2.0 ft · 12 s
Highest expected
4.1 ft

Today the sea at Posorja is slight: 2.1 ft waves with a period of 12.9 s from the west-southwest. The swell, 2.0 ft at 12 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.2 ft (slight).

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 common1.0 ft
  • Significant2.1 ft
  • Highest expected4.1 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.1 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 · today 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 WSW 13 s 2.0 ft SW 4 mph SW
Thu 29 2.2 ft Slight WSW 13 s 2.1 ft SW 7 mph SSE
Fri 30 2.7 ft Slight WSW 14 s 2.4 ft WSW 4 mph NNE
Sat 31 3.2 ft Slight WSW 15 s 3.1 ft WSW 6 mph NNE
Sun 1 3.2 ft Slight WSW 15 s 3.1 ft WSW 5 mph NW
Mon 2 3.2 ft Slight WSW 13 s 2.9 ft WSW 5 mph NE
Tue 3 2.8 ft Slight SW 12 s 2.4 ft SW 4 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 1.9 ft1.9 ft2.0 ft2.0 ft2.0 ft2.0 ft2.1 ft2.1 ft
Period 12.7 s12.8 s13.1 s13.3 s13.1 s12.6 s12.6 s13.0 s
Direction WSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Swell 1.6 ft · 12 s1.7 ft · 12 s1.7 ft · 12 s1.8 ft · 12 s1.7 ft · 12 s1.8 ft · 11 s1.9 ft · 11 s2.0 ft · 12 s
Wind (mph) 2 N0 W2 W2 ESE4 ESE3 WNW3 WNW1 SSW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 27 2.0 ft WSW13 s1.6 ft SW
Mon 26 2.0 ft WSW11 s1.6 ft SW
Sun 25 2.3 ft SW10 s2.3 ft SW
Sat 24 3.0 ft SW9 s2.3 ft WSW
Fri 23 3.0 ft SW12 s2.3 ft SW
Thu 22 2.6 ft SW14 s2.6 ft SW
Wed 21 3.3 ft SW14 s2.6 ft SW
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 20 3.3 ft SW12 s2.3 ft SW
Mon 19 3.3 ft SW13 s2.3 ft SW
Sun 18 3.3 ft SW13 s3.0 ft SW
Sat 17 3.6 ft SW17 s3.3 ft SW
Fri 16 3.6 ft SW12 s3.0 ft SW
Thu 15 3.3 ft WSW10 s2.0 ft SW
Wed 14 3.0 ft WSW13 s2.3 ft SW

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 PosorjaQuestions

How are the waves today in Posorja?

Slight (2.1 ft with a period of 12.9 s from the west-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 4.1 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 3.2 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 4.1 ft.

More about Posorja today

Waves near Posorja

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 3.1 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 8:24 pm (local time).

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