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Waves in Bulakamba

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:23 am (GMT+7)
Now · significant height 0.3 ft
Sea state
Calm (rippled) · Douglas 1
Period
3.3 s · ENE
Swell
0.3 ft · 3 s
Highest expected
0.7 ft

Today the sea at Bulakamba is calm (rippled): 0.3 ft waves with a period of 3.3 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 0.3 ft at 3 s, comes from the east-northeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 0.9 ft (smooth).

Wave height, next 7 days

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 common0.2 ft
  • Significant0.3 ft
  • Highest expected0.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.7 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave height
0 Calm (glassy) 0
1 Calm (rippled) · today 0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2 Smooth · week peak 0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3 Slight 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 0.5 ft Smooth ENE 3 s 0.3 ft ENE 11 mph S
Fri 30 0.4 ft Smooth ENE 3 s 0.3 ft ENE 12 mph SSW
Sat 31 0.5 ft Smooth ENE 3 s 0.3 ft ENE 11 mph SSW
Sun 1 0.5 ft Smooth ENE 4 s 0.5 ft ENE 11 mph S
Mon 2 0.6 ft Smooth NE 4 s 0.6 ft NE 11 mph S
Tue 3 0.7 ft Smooth ENE 4 s 0.6 ft ENE 9 mph S
Wed 4 0.9 ft Smooth NE 4 s 0.7 ft NE 9 mph S

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.5 ft0.4 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft
Period 3.0 s3.2 s3.3 s3.4 s3.4 s3.3 s3.4 s3.4 s
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Swell 0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph) 7 SSW4 S6 SSW7 S10 S11 SSW9 SSW7 SSW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 0.7 ft ENE4 s0.3 ft ENE
Tue 27 0.7 ft E4 s0.3 ft ENE
Mon 26 1.0 ft SE4 s0.7 ft ENE
Sun 25 1.6 ft SSE4 s0.7 ft ENE
Sat 24 1.6 ft S3 s0.7 ft ENE
Fri 23 1.3 ft ESE5 s1.0 ft NE
Thu 22 1.3 ft ESE4 s0.7 ft ENE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.3 ft SE3 s0.7 ft ENE
Tue 20 1.0 ft E4 s1.0 ft ENE
Mon 19 1.3 ft ENE4 s1.0 ft NE
Sun 18 1.6 ft E5 s1.0 ft NE
Sat 17 1.6 ft ENE5 s1.3 ft NE
Fri 16 1.3 ft NE5 s1.3 ft NE
Thu 15 1.3 ft NE5 s1.3 ft NE

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 BulakambaQuestions

How are the waves today in Bulakamba?

Calm (rippled) (0.3 ft with a period of 3.3 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 0.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 0.9 ft (smooth).

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 0.7 ft.

More about Bulakamba today

Waves near Bulakamba

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 12 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 6:23 am (local time).

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