Waves in Dame-Marie

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:00 pm (EDT)

Now · significant height 1.1 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 7.0 s · NNE
Swell: 0.7 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 2.3 ft

Today the sea at Dame-Marie is smooth: 1.1 ft waves with a period of 7.0 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.7 ft at 8 s, comes from the north-northeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.7 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 common0.6 ft
Significant1.1 ft
Highest expected2.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.3 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	1.7 ft	Slight	ENE	9 s	1.2 ft NE	8 mph SE
Thu 29	1.1 ft	Smooth	SE	7 s	0.7 ft E	7 mph ENE
Fri 30	1.1 ft	Smooth	SSE	6 s	0.9 ft SSE	11 mph NE
Sat 31	1.3 ft	Smooth	ESE	6 s	1.0 ft SSE	8 mph E
Sun 1	1.6 ft	Smooth	E	5 s	1.2 ft E	6 mph SE
Mon 2	1.2 ft	Smooth	SE	5 s	1.0 ft SSE	8 mph E
Tue 3	1.0 ft	Smooth	SE	5 s	0.5 ft NE	7 mph SE

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	1.7 ft	1.3 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft
Period	8.5 s	7.6 s	7.8 s	8.0 s	8.1 s	7.9 s	7.5 s	7.2 s
Direction	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Swell	1.2 ft · 6 s	0.9 ft · 5 s	0.9 ft · 6 s	0.8 ft · 9 s	0.8 ft · 9 s	0.7 ft · 9 s	0.7 ft · 9 s	0.7 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	8 SE	6 SE	6 SE	3 ESE	2 W	1 WSW	4 SE	4 SE

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	2.0 ft E	9 s	1.3 ft ESE
Mon 26	2.6 ft SE	9 s	2.3 ft ESE
Sun 25	3.9 ft SSE	7 s	3.0 ft S
Sat 24	2.6 ft SE	8 s	2.3 ft SSE
Fri 23	2.0 ft SE	8 s	1.6 ft SSE
Thu 22	2.0 ft ESE	10 s	1.6 ft SSE
Wed 21	1.3 ft E	9 s	1.0 ft SE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	1.6 ft E	10 s	1.0 ft SSE
Mon 19	1.6 ft SE	7 s	1.3 ft SSE
Sun 18	1.6 ft SSE	6 s	1.3 ft SSE
Sat 17	2.3 ft SE	7 s	2.3 ft SSE
Fri 16	2.0 ft E	6 s	1.6 ft E
Thu 15	2.0 ft E	6 s	1.6 ft ESE
Wed 14	2.0 ft SSE	6 s	2.0 ft SSE

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 Dame-MarieQuestions

How are the waves today in Dame-Marie?

Smooth (1.1 ft with a period of 7.0 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 1.7 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 2.3 ft.

More about Dame-Marie today

Waves near Dame-Marie

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 3.3 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 10:00 pm (local time).

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