Waves in Vaasa

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:48 am (EET)

Now · significant height 1.4 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 3.2 s · SSW
Swell: 0.7 ft · 3 s
Highest expected: 3.0 ft

Today the sea at Vaasa is smooth: 1.4 ft waves with a period of 3.2 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 0.7 ft at 3 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 2.4 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.4 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	2.2 ft	Slight	SW	4 s	0.7 ft SW	13 mph SSW
Fri 30	1.7 ft	Slight	NW	3 s	0.7 ft W	12 mph NNW
Sat 31	1.4 ft	Smooth	NW	3 s	0.7 ft N	9 mph SSW
Sun 1	2.3 ft	Slight	SW	4 s	0.9 ft WSW	13 mph SSW
Mon 2	1.5 ft	Smooth	WNW	3 s	0.7 ft WNW	8 mph NW
Tue 3	2.4 ft	Slight	NNW	4 s	0.9 ft NNW	20 mph NNW
Wed 4	1.8 ft	Slight	WNW	3 s	0.8 ft WNW	14 mph WNW

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	1.4 ft	1.6 ft	2.0 ft	2.2 ft	2.1 ft	1.9 ft	1.6 ft	1.3 ft
Period	3.3 s	3.2 s	3.3 s	3.6 s	3.6 s	3.4 s	3.3 s	3.1 s
Direction	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Swell	0.7 ft · 3 s	0.7 ft · 4 s	0.4 ft · 5 s	0.3 ft · 5 s	0.3 ft · 5 s	0.4 ft · 5 s	0.5 ft · 4 s	0.6 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	10 S	10 S	10 S	11 SSW	11 SSW	10 SW	7 SW	7 SSW

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	3.3 ft SSW	5 s	1.3 ft SW
Tue 27	3.3 ft SSW	5 s	1.0 ft SW
Mon 26	2.3 ft S	4 s	0.7 ft SSW
Sun 25	1.6 ft SSE	3 s	0.3 ft SSW
Sat 24	1.0 ft SSW	3 s	0.7 ft SW
Fri 23	1.0 ft SE	3 s	0.3 ft S
Thu 22	1.0 ft SSE	3 s	0.3 ft S

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	0.7 ft S	3 s	0.7 ft SSW
Tue 20	2.0 ft SW	4 s	1.0 ft SW
Mon 19	2.6 ft SW	4 s	1.0 ft WSW
Sun 18	1.0 ft NW	3 s	1.0 ft NW
Sat 17	1.6 ft NW	3 s	1.0 ft NW
Fri 16	5.2 ft SW	6 s	2.0 ft SW
Thu 15	4.6 ft SSW	6 s	1.6 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 VaasaQuestions

How are the waves today in Vaasa?

Smooth (1.4 ft with a period of 3.2 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 3.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 2.4 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 Vaasa today

Waves near Vaasa

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 8.1 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 1:48 am (local time).

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