Waves in Saarloq

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:46 pm (GMT-2)

Now · significant height 5.6 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 6.7 s · W
Swell: 2.6 ft · 7 s
Highest expected: 11 ft

Waves up to 13 ft on Monday 2

Today the sea at Saarloq is moderate: 5.6 ft waves with a period of 6.7 s from the west. The swell, 2.6 ft at 7 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 13 ft (rough).

Wave height, next 7 days

5.010 ft 13 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 common2.8 ft
Significant5.6 ft
Highest expected11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 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 · week peak	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough	13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7	High	19.7 ft–29.5 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	6.2 ft	Moderate	SW	9 s	6.2 ft SW	10 mph NE
Thu 29	12 ft	Rough	W	10 s	11 ft W	19 mph WNW
Fri 30	12 ft	Rough	W	9 s	7.2 ft WSW	17 mph W
Sat 31	5.7 ft	Moderate	WSW	7 s	5.4 ft WSW	4 mph E
Sun 1	3.4 ft	Slight	SSW	8 s	3.1 ft S	13 mph NNE
Mon 2	13 ft	Rough	SSE	12 s	6.9 ft SSE	29 mph ENE
Tue 3	9.6 ft	Rough	SSW	9 s	6.7 ft S	15 mph ESE

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	6.2 ft	5.6 ft	5.3 ft	4.5 ft	3.8 ft	3.5 ft	3.6 ft	4.3 ft
Period	9.1 s	8.6 s	8.7 s	8.3 s	7.9 s	7.8 s	7.9 s	7.3 s
Direction	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Swell	6.2 ft · 8 s	5.2 ft · 7 s	4.6 ft · 7 s	3.7 ft · 7 s	3.0 ft · 7 s	2.5 ft · 6 s	2.7 ft · 6 s	3.0 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	3 NNE	1 SE	3 SE	5 E	3 E	1 SSE	1 N	5 NNW

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	6.9 ft SW	9 s	6.6 ft SW
Mon 26	5.6 ft SSW	9 s	5.2 ft SW
Sun 25	7.2 ft WSW	10 s	7.2 ft WSW
Sat 24	7.2 ft W	8 s	5.9 ft WSW
Fri 23	5.9 ft SW	9 s	5.2 ft SW
Thu 22	8.2 ft WSW	8 s	5.9 ft WSW
Wed 21	9.5 ft W	7 s	4.9 ft SSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	7.9 ft WSW	8 s	6.6 ft SW
Mon 19	9.2 ft WSW	9 s	6.9 ft SSW
Sun 18	10 ft W	9 s	7.5 ft SSW
Sat 17	13 ft SSW	12 s	10 ft S
Fri 16	11 ft S	11 s	10 ft S
Thu 15	9.5 ft WSW	8 s	6.2 ft WSW
Wed 14	10 ft W	9 s	7.9 ft WSW

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 SaarloqQuestions

How are the waves today in Saarloq?

Moderate (5.6 ft with a period of 6.7 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 11 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 13 ft (rough).

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 11 ft.

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Waves near Saarloq

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 0.6 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 10:46 pm (local time).

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