Waves in Psará

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:08 am (EET)

Now · significant height 6.0 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 5.8 s · N
Swell: 1.4 ft · 7 s
Highest expected: 12 ft

Today the sea at Psará is moderate: 6.0 ft waves with a period of 5.8 s from the north. The swell, 1.4 ft at 7 s, comes from the northwest. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 6.8 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.8 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 common3.0 ft
Significant6.0 ft
Highest expected12 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 12 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 12 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	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate · today	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	6.3 ft	Moderate	N	6 s	2.4 ft NW	22 mph NNE
Fri 30	4.9 ft	Moderate	N	5 s	2.7 ft NNW	16 mph NNE
Sat 31	2.1 ft	Slight	N	4 s	1.8 ft N	7 mph NE
Sun 1	1.7 ft	Slight	ESE	4 s	0.9 ft NNE	11 mph SE
Mon 2	4.5 ft	Moderate	SSE	5 s	1.3 ft SE	19 mph SSE
Tue 3	6.8 ft	Moderate	SSW	6 s	3.0 ft S	26 mph SW
Wed 4	3.1 ft	Slight	W	4 s	2.2 ft SW	20 mph NNW

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	2.6 ft	2.6 ft	3.9 ft	5.6 ft	6.2 ft	6.2 ft	5.8 ft	5.3 ft
Period	4.6 s	4.3 s	5.0 s	5.7 s	5.9 s	5.9 s	5.7 s	5.4 s
Direction	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Swell	1.5 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 5 s	2.2 ft · 5 s	1.7 ft · 6 s	1.1 ft · 7 s	0.8 ft · 7 s	0.7 ft · 7 s	1.0 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	9 NE	8 NNE	9 N	19 NNE	22 NNE	21 N	19 NNE	15 N

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	4.3 ft NNW	7 s	3.9 ft NNW
Tue 27	5.2 ft N	6 s	3.9 ft NNW
Mon 26	2.3 ft SSE	5 s	2.0 ft SSE
Sun 25	1.6 ft N	4 s	1.6 ft N
Sat 24	1.6 ft NW	5 s	1.3 ft NW
Fri 23	2.6 ft S	5 s	1.6 ft S
Thu 22	2.6 ft S	4 s	1.0 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	0.3 ft WSW	3 s	0.0 ft W
Tue 20	0.3 ft NW	3 s	0.3 ft NW
Mon 19	0.3 ft WNW	3 s	0.3 ft NW
Sun 18	2.6 ft NW	4 s	2.3 ft NNW
Sat 17	5.2 ft N	5 s	2.6 ft NNW
Fri 16	4.3 ft N	5 s	1.6 ft NW
Thu 15	11 ft N	7 s	1.6 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 PsaráQuestions

How are the waves today in Psará?

Moderate (6.0 ft with a period of 5.8 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 12 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 6.8 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 12 ft.

More about Psará today

Waves near Psará

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 1.1 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 10:08 am (local time).

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