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Waves in Edd

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:28 am (GMT+3)
Now · significant height 2.2 ft
Sea state
Slight · Douglas 3
Period
3.4 s · SE
Swell
0.4 ft · 4 s
Highest expected
4.7 ft

Today the sea at Edd is slight: 2.2 ft waves with a period of 3.4 s from the southeast. The swell, 0.4 ft at 4 s, comes from the east. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 4.4 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 common1.1 ft
  • Significant2.2 ft
  • Highest expected4.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.7 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 · 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 3.2 ft Slight ESE 4 s 0.9 ft ESE 19 mph SE
Fri 30 3.1 ft Slight ESE 4 s 0.9 ft E 25 mph ESE
Sat 31 4.4 ft Moderate ESE 5 s 1.2 ft ESE 18 mph ESE
Sun 1 4.3 ft Moderate ESE 5 s 1.5 ft ESE 19 mph SE
Mon 2 4.1 ft Moderate ESE 4 s 0.7 ft E 18 mph ESE
Tue 3 4.3 ft Moderate ESE 5 s 1.6 ft ESE 24 mph ESE
Wed 4 4.3 ft Moderate ESE 5 s 1.4 ft ESE 24 mph ESE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 3.2 ft2.6 ft2.2 ft2.2 ft2.4 ft2.7 ft3.0 ft3.1 ft
Period 4.1 s3.9 s3.5 s3.4 s3.4 s3.5 s3.7 s3.9 s
Direction ESESESESEESEESEESEESE
Swell 0.7 ft · 5 s0.9 ft · 5 s0.8 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.2 ft · 4 s0.2 ft · 5 s0.4 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph) 10 SE3 SSE6 WSW9 SW7 SSW19 E13 ESE14 ESE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 3.9 ft ESE5 s0.7 ft E
Tue 27 3.6 ft ESE5 s1.3 ft ESE
Mon 26 3.6 ft SE4 s1.0 ft E
Sun 25 3.0 ft ESE4 s1.3 ft ESE
Sat 24 3.6 ft SE4 s0.7 ft E
Fri 23 3.6 ft SE5 s1.0 ft ENE
Thu 22 3.9 ft ESE4 s1.0 ft E
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 2.3 ft E5 s1.3 ft ESE
Tue 20 2.0 ft ESE5 s1.3 ft ESE
Mon 19 2.3 ft ESE4 s1.3 ft ESE
Sun 18 2.6 ft ESE4 s1.3 ft ESE
Sat 17 3.0 ft ESE4 s1.3 ft ESE
Fri 16 3.6 ft ESE5 s1.0 ft E
Thu 15 3.6 ft ESE4 s1.3 ft ESE

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 EddQuestions

How are the waves today in Edd?

Slight (2.2 ft with a period of 3.4 s from the southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 4.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 4.4 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 4.7 ft.

More about Edd today

Waves near Edd

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

Waves: Open-Meteo with Météo-France (MFWAM, up to 10 days) and ECMWF WAM, CC BY 4.0; wave grid point 10 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 9:28 am (local time).

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