Waves in Troezen

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

Now · significant height 0.6 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 2.9 s · NNE
Swell: 0.4 ft · 2 s
Highest expected: 1.3 ft

Today the sea at Troezen is smooth: 0.6 ft waves with a period of 2.9 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.4 ft at 2 s, comes from the north-northeast. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 2.5 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.5 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 common0.3 ft
Significant0.6 ft
Highest expected1.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.3 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	1.3 ft	Smooth	NNE	4 s	0.8 ft NE	14 mph NNW
Fri 30	1.0 ft	Smooth	ENE	4 s	1.0 ft ENE	6 mph ESE
Sat 31	1.0 ft	Smooth	ENE	3 s	0.9 ft ENE	3 mph NNE
Sun 1	0.8 ft	Smooth	E	3 s	0.8 ft E	4 mph ENE
Mon 2	2.5 ft	Slight	S	4 s	1.7 ft S	15 mph SSW
Tue 3	2.4 ft	Slight	S	4 s	1.8 ft S	11 mph WSW
Wed 4	1.6 ft	Smooth	SSE	4 s	1.2 ft S	4 mph NW

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	0.7 ft	0.6 ft	0.9 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.0 ft	0.8 ft	0.7 ft
Period	2.9 s	3.0 s	2.9 s	2.7 s	3.0 s	3.3 s	3.7 s	3.8 s
Direction	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE
Swell	0.3 ft · 2 s	0.4 ft · 2 s	0.3 ft · 3 s	0.3 ft · 4 s	0.6 ft · 3 s	0.7 ft · 3 s	0.8 ft · 3 s	0.7 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	7 NW	10 NW	13 NW	14 NNW	14 NNW	11 NNW	4 N	2 WSW

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	1.6 ft ENE	4 s	1.3 ft ENE
Tue 27	2.0 ft ENE	4 s	1.3 ft ENE
Mon 26	1.3 ft ESE	4 s	0.7 ft SSE
Sun 25	0.7 ft SE	3 s	0.3 ft SE
Sat 24	0.7 ft ESE	4 s	0.7 ft ESE
Fri 23	2.0 ft SSE	5 s	2.0 ft S
Thu 22	2.0 ft S	5 s	1.6 ft S

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	0.7 ft S	3 s	0.7 ft SSE
Tue 20	0.3 ft S	2 s	0.3 ft SSE
Mon 19	0.0 ft S	3 s	0.0 ft S
Sun 18	0.7 ft ESE	4 s	0.7 ft E
Sat 17	2.0 ft NE	4 s	1.0 ft ENE
Fri 16	1.3 ft ENE	4 s	1.0 ft ENE
Thu 15	3.0 ft NE	5 s	1.6 ft NE

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 TroezenQuestions

How are the waves today in Troezen?

Smooth (0.6 ft with a period of 2.9 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 1.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 2.5 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 1.3 ft.

More about Troezen today

Waves near Troezen

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 5.9 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 1:29 am (local time).

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