Waves in Carolinensiel

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:45 am (CET)

Now · significant height 3.6 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 5.2 s · W
Swell: 2.6 ft · 5 s
Highest expected: 7.5 ft

Today the sea at Carolinensiel is slight: 3.6 ft waves with a period of 5.2 s from the west. The swell, 2.6 ft at 5 s, comes from the west-northwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 4.1 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 4.1 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 common1.8 ft
Significant3.6 ft
Highest expected7.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 7.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 7.5 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	3.7 ft	Slight	WNW	7 s	2.6 ft WNW	11 mph WSW
Fri 30	1.6 ft	Smooth	NW	7 s	1.4 ft NW	5 mph WSW
Sat 31	1.3 ft	Smooth	NNW	7 s	1.0 ft NNW	5 mph W
Sun 1	1.0 ft	Smooth	NNW	7 s	0.7 ft NNW	8 mph S
Mon 2	4.1 ft	Moderate	NNW	6 s	3.4 ft NNW	12 mph NNW
Tue 3	3.5 ft	Slight	NNW	6 s	3.0 ft NNW	7 mph NE
Wed 4	2.4 ft	Slight	NNW	6 s	2.4 ft NNW	2 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	3.7 ft	3.2 ft	2.6 ft	2.2 ft	1.9 ft	1.8 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft
Period	5.2 s	5.2 s	5.3 s	5.4 s	5.6 s	5.8 s	6.2 s	6.5 s
Direction	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Swell	2.6 ft · 5 s	2.4 ft · 5 s	2.2 ft · 4 s	2.0 ft · 4 s	1.8 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 7 s	0.8 ft · 10 s
Wind (mph)	11 SW	9 SW	7 SW	7 SW	6 W	6 NW	1 W	3 S

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	3.6 ft W	5 s	2.6 ft WNW
Tue 27	4.3 ft WSW	7 s	3.0 ft WNW
Mon 26	10 ft WNW	10 s	6.6 ft WNW
Sun 25	12 ft WSW	9 s	5.2 ft WNW
Sat 24	6.6 ft WSW	7 s	4.6 ft WNW
Fri 23	3.9 ft SW	6 s	2.6 ft WNW
Thu 22	4.9 ft SW	5 s	2.3 ft W

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.3 ft SE	4 s	1.3 ft E
Tue 20	3.6 ft E	4 s	1.0 ft NE
Mon 19	4.3 ft ENE	5 s	1.3 ft NNW
Sun 18	5.9 ft NNE	7 s	3.6 ft NNW
Sat 17	5.2 ft NNW	7 s	3.6 ft NW
Fri 16	3.6 ft WNW	6 s	2.0 ft WNW
Thu 15	3.3 ft W	6 s	3.0 ft WNW

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 CarolinensielQuestions

How are the waves today in Carolinensiel?

Slight (3.6 ft with a period of 5.2 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 7.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 4.1 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 7.5 ft.

More about Carolinensiel today

Waves near Carolinensiel

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 13 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 12:45 am (local time).

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