Waves in Bahía de Caráquez

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:38 pm (GMT-5)

Now · significant height 1.9 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 11.8 s · W
Swell: 1.4 ft · 13 s
Highest expected: 3.8 ft

Today the sea at Bahía de Caráquez is slight: 1.9 ft waves with a period of 11.8 s from the west. The swell, 1.4 ft at 13 s, comes from the west-southwest. Biggest waves: Sunday 1, with waves up to 2.7 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.7 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 common1.0 ft
Significant1.9 ft
Highest expected3.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.8 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	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	2.0 ft	Slight	W	12 s	1.4 ft WSW	9 mph W
Thu 29	2.0 ft	Slight	W	13 s	1.6 ft WSW	9 mph SW
Fri 30	2.4 ft	Slight	WSW	12 s	1.6 ft WSW	10 mph W
Sat 31	2.6 ft	Slight	WSW	14 s	2.3 ft WSW	11 mph W
Sun 1	2.7 ft	Slight	WSW	14 s	2.4 ft WSW	9 mph SW
Mon 2	2.6 ft	Slight	WSW	13 s	2.2 ft WSW	7 mph SW
Tue 3	2.4 ft	Slight	WSW	12 s	1.9 ft WSW	12 mph SW

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	2.0 ft	1.9 ft	1.9 ft	1.9 ft	1.9 ft	1.9 ft	2.0 ft	1.9 ft
Period	11.1 s	11.4 s	11.8 s	12.0 s	12.0 s	11.8 s	11.6 s	11.8 s
Direction	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Swell	1.4 ft · 10 s	1.2 ft · 12 s	1.2 ft · 14 s	1.3 ft · 13 s	1.3 ft · 13 s	1.3 ft · 13 s	1.4 ft · 13 s	1.4 ft · 13 s
Wind (mph)	2 S	1 S	4 SSE	2 WSW	7 WNW	9 WNW	5 WNW	1 SSE

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	2.3 ft W	11 s	1.6 ft WNW
Mon 26	2.0 ft W	11 s	1.3 ft WNW
Sun 25	2.3 ft WSW	10 s	1.3 ft WSW
Sat 24	2.6 ft WSW	9 s	1.3 ft SW
Fri 23	2.3 ft WSW	11 s	1.6 ft SW
Thu 22	2.6 ft W	12 s	2.0 ft WNW
Wed 21	3.3 ft W	12 s	2.0 ft WNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	3.3 ft WSW	12 s	2.0 ft WSW
Mon 19	2.3 ft WSW	12 s	2.0 ft WSW
Sun 18	2.6 ft WSW	14 s	2.0 ft SW
Sat 17	2.6 ft WSW	15 s	2.3 ft WSW
Fri 16	4.3 ft WSW	11 s	3.3 ft WSW
Thu 15	3.0 ft WSW	11 s	1.6 ft WSW
Wed 14	3.0 ft W	13 s	2.0 ft WSW

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 Bahía de CaráquezQuestions

How are the waves today in Bahía de Caráquez?

Slight (1.9 ft with a period of 11.8 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 3.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Sunday 1, with waves up to 2.7 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 3.8 ft.

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Waves near Bahía de Caráquez

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 2.9 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 9:38 pm (local time).

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