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Waves in Larymna

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:36 am (EET)
Now · significant height 0.3 ft
Sea state
Calm (rippled) · Douglas 1
Period
2.1 s · NW
Swell
0.2 ft · 2 s
Highest expected
0.6 ft

Today the sea at Larymna is calm (rippled): 0.3 ft waves with a period of 2.1 s from the northwest. The swell, 0.2 ft at 2 s, comes from the northwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 0.7 ft (smooth).

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 common0.1 ft
  • Significant0.3 ft
  • Highest expected0.6 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.6 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.6 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave height
0 Calm (glassy) 0
1 Calm (rippled) · today 0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2 Smooth · week peak 0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3 Slight 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 0.5 ft Smooth NW 2 s 0.3 ft NW 14 mph NW
Fri 30 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) N 4 s 0.1 ft N 5 mph NW
Sat 31 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) NNE 5 s 0.1 ft NE 4 mph NW
Sun 1 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) NNE 4 s 0.1 ft NNE 3 mph NW
Mon 2 0.7 ft Smooth SE 4 s 0.3 ft SSE 9 mph SSE
Tue 3 0.3 ft Calm (rippled) SE 4 s 0.3 ft SE 10 mph SSW
Wed 4 0.3 ft Calm (rippled) N 4 s 0.1 ft N 7 mph NNW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.3 ft0.3 ft0.5 ft0.4 ft0.5 ft0.3 ft0.2 ft0.1 ft
Period 2.4 s2.0 s2.0 s2.1 s2.1 s2.1 s2.1 s2.1 s
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNWNWNW
Swell 0.2 ft · 2 s0.1 ft · 2 s0.1 ft · 2 s0.2 ft · 2 s0.2 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.2 ft · 2 s0.1 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph) 8 NW13 NNW9 NW9 NW12 NW8 NW4 WNW5 WSW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.0 ft NW3 s1.0 ft NW
Tue 27 0.7 ft NNW2 s0.3 ft NNW
Mon 26 0.3 ft NW3 s0.3 ft NW
Sun 25 0.0 ft ESE4 s0.0 ft ESE
Sat 24 0.0 ft ENE5 s0.0 ft ENE
Fri 23 0.0 ft S4 s0.0 ft NW
Thu 22 0.0 ft SSE2 s0.0 ft SSE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 0.0 ft SSE5 s0.0 ft SSE
Tue 20 0.0 ft SE5 s0.0 ft SE
Mon 19 0.0 ft —4 s0.0 ft —
Sun 18 0.0 ft S4 s0.0 ft SSE
Sat 17 0.3 ft NNW2 s0.3 ft NNW
Fri 16 0.3 ft N3 s0.3 ft NNW
Thu 15 0.7 ft NNW2 s0.3 ft NW

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 LarymnaQuestions

How are the waves today in Larymna?

Calm (rippled) (0.3 ft with a period of 2.1 s from the northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 0.6 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 0.7 ft (smooth).

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 0.6 ft.

More about Larymna today

Waves near Larymna

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 14 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 1:36 am (local time).

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