Waves in Mandrem

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:54 am (GMT+5:30)

Now · significant height 1.7 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.6 s · SW
Swell: 1.3 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 3.5 ft

Today the sea at Mandrem is slight: 1.7 ft waves with a period of 7.6 s from the southwest. The swell, 1.3 ft at 8 s, comes from the south.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.9 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 common0.9 ft
Significant1.7 ft
Highest expected3.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.5 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 · today	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	1.9 ft	Slight	SW	9 s	1.4 ft S	8 mph S
Fri 30	1.7 ft	Slight	SSW	11 s	1.3 ft S	6 mph SSE
Sat 31	1.8 ft	Slight	SSW	11 s	1.3 ft SSW	10 mph NW
Sun 1	1.7 ft	Slight	SSW	11 s	1.3 ft SSW	8 mph NW
Mon 2	1.6 ft	Smooth	SSW	10 s	1.1 ft SSW	6 mph SSE
Tue 3	1.4 ft	Smooth	SSW	10 s	1.1 ft S	5 mph SSW
Wed 4	1.7 ft	Slight	S	11 s	1.5 ft S	3 mph NNE

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	1.9 ft	1.8 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.7 ft	1.7 ft
Period	6.9 s	7.3 s	7.8 s	8.2 s	8.5 s	8.4 s	8.0 s	8.0 s
Direction	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Swell	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.3 ft · 8 s	1.3 ft · 8 s	1.3 ft · 8 s	1.2 ft · 8 s	1.2 ft · 8 s	1.2 ft · 8 s	1.3 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	1 N	3 E	5 ESE	3 SE	6 SSW	7 SW	3 SW	2 ESE

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	2.3 ft SW	8 s	1.6 ft SSW
Tue 27	2.3 ft SW	9 s	1.6 ft S
Mon 26	2.3 ft SSW	10 s	1.6 ft S
Sun 25	2.3 ft SSW	11 s	1.6 ft S
Sat 24	2.3 ft SSW	11 s	1.6 ft S
Fri 23	2.3 ft SSW	10 s	1.6 ft S
Thu 22	2.6 ft SSW	10 s	2.0 ft S

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	2.6 ft SSW	11 s	2.0 ft S
Tue 20	3.0 ft SSW	11 s	2.3 ft SSW
Mon 19	2.3 ft SSW	11 s	1.6 ft SSW
Sun 18	2.3 ft SSW	10 s	2.0 ft SW
Sat 17	2.0 ft SSW	10 s	1.6 ft SSW
Fri 16	2.0 ft SSW	11 s	1.6 ft S
Thu 15	2.3 ft SSW	11 s	1.6 ft S

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 MandremQuestions

How are the waves today in Mandrem?

Slight (1.7 ft with a period of 7.6 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 3.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 1.9 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 3.5 ft.

More about Mandrem today

Waves near Mandrem

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 2.2 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 4:54 am (local time).

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