Waves in Fécamp

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:24 am (CET)

Now · significant height 2.7 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.9 s · W
Swell: 2.1 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 5.4 ft

Today the sea at Fécamp is slight: 2.7 ft waves with a period of 7.9 s from the west. The swell, 2.1 ft at 6 s, comes from the west-northwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 5.2 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.0 ft 5.2 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 common1.3 ft
Significant2.7 ft
Highest expected5.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.4 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 · 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	2.8 ft	Slight	W	9 s	2.1 ft W	9 mph SE
Fri 30	2.0 ft	Slight	NNW	7 s	1.2 ft WNW	11 mph ESE
Sat 31	2.1 ft	Slight	N	7 s	1.3 ft NNW	11 mph ENE
Sun 1	2.6 ft	Slight	NNE	5 s	1.5 ft NNE	9 mph ENE
Mon 2	5.2 ft	Moderate	NNE	5 s	2.6 ft N	19 mph NNE
Tue 3	4.5 ft	Moderate	NE	5 s	3.1 ft NNE	14 mph NE
Wed 4	4.0 ft	Slight	NE	5 s	2.8 ft NNE	12 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	2.8 ft	2.4 ft	2.1 ft	1.9 ft	1.7 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.4 ft
Period	7.9 s	8.1 s	8.3 s	8.5 s	8.7 s	8.9 s	7.8 s	7.3 s
Direction	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
Swell	2.1 ft · 6 s	1.8 ft · 6 s	1.6 ft · 8 s	1.5 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 8 s	1.5 ft · 7 s	1.4 ft · 8 s	1.2 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	6 SSE	9 S	8 S	7 SSE	4 SE	5 E	6 ENE	7 ESE

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	5.9 ft W	8 s	3.9 ft WNW
Tue 27	6.2 ft W	7 s	3.9 ft W
Mon 26	6.9 ft W	7 s	5.2 ft W
Sun 25	13 ft W	9 s	4.6 ft W
Sat 24	12 ft W	8 s	5.9 ft WNW
Fri 23	16 ft W	9 s	2.6 ft W
Thu 22	9.2 ft W	7 s	6.2 ft WNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	12 ft W	8 s	3.3 ft W
Tue 20	3.6 ft NNW	6 s	2.3 ft NNE
Mon 19	2.6 ft NNE	6 s	2.3 ft NNE
Sun 18	5.9 ft NNE	6 s	3.9 ft NNE
Sat 17	5.2 ft N	6 s	3.0 ft NNW
Fri 16	4.6 ft WNW	10 s	3.3 ft W
Thu 15	2.3 ft W	9 s	2.3 ft W

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 FécampQuestions

How are the waves today in Fécamp?

Slight (2.7 ft with a period of 7.9 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 5.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 5.2 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 5.4 ft.

More about Fécamp today

Waves near Fécamp

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 12:24 am (local time).

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