Waves in Tiburon

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:30 pm (EDT)

Now · significant height 1.6 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 5.2 s · SE
Swell: 1.2 ft · 5 s
Highest expected: 3.4 ft

Today the sea at Tiburon is smooth: 1.6 ft waves with a period of 5.2 s from the southeast. The swell, 1.2 ft at 5 s, comes from the southeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.1 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 common0.8 ft
Significant1.6 ft
Highest expected3.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.4 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	2.1 ft	Slight	SE	7 s	1.9 ft SE	15 mph SE
Thu 29	1.6 ft	Smooth	SE	5 s	1.2 ft SE	18 mph ESE
Fri 30	1.6 ft	Smooth	SE	6 s	1.6 ft SE	9 mph NNE
Sat 31	1.8 ft	Slight	SE	6 s	1.8 ft SE	6 mph E
Sun 1	2.1 ft	Slight	SE	6 s	2.0 ft SE	8 mph E
Mon 2	2.1 ft	Slight	SE	6 s	2.0 ft SE	16 mph SE
Tue 3	1.6 ft	Smooth	SE	5 s	1.6 ft SE	15 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	2.1 ft	1.8 ft	1.7 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft
Period	6.8 s	6.5 s	6.4 s	6.5 s	6.3 s	5.8 s	5.4 s	5.2 s
Direction	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Swell	1.9 ft · 6 s	1.8 ft · 5 s	1.6 ft · 5 s	1.4 ft · 5 s	1.4 ft · 5 s	1.3 ft · 5 s	1.2 ft · 5 s	1.2 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	14 SE	12 SE	11 SE	11 SE	11 SE	12 SE	14 ESE	13 ESE

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	2.3 ft SE	7 s	2.0 ft SE
Mon 26	3.9 ft SE	7 s	3.9 ft SSE
Sun 25	5.2 ft SSE	7 s	4.9 ft SSE
Sat 24	4.3 ft SE	7 s	3.9 ft SSE
Fri 23	3.3 ft SE	7 s	3.3 ft SSE
Thu 22	3.0 ft SSE	7 s	2.6 ft SSE
Wed 21	1.6 ft SSE	6 s	1.6 ft SSE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.0 ft SSE	7 s	2.0 ft SSE
Mon 19	2.6 ft SSE	7 s	2.6 ft SSE
Sun 18	2.6 ft SE	6 s	2.6 ft SE
Sat 17	3.6 ft SE	7 s	3.6 ft SE
Fri 16	3.0 ft SE	6 s	3.0 ft SE
Thu 15	3.3 ft SE	7 s	3.3 ft SE
Wed 14	3.6 ft SE	7 s	3.6 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 TiburonQuestions

How are the waves today in Tiburon?

Smooth (1.6 ft with a period of 5.2 s from the southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 3.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 2.1 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 3.4 ft.

More about Tiburon today

Waves near Tiburon

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 3.7 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 7:30 pm (local time).

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