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Waves in Kalianget

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:24 am (GMT+7)
Now · significant height 0.7 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
3.1 s · SE
Swell
0.6 ft · 3 s
Highest expected
1.4 ft

Today the sea at Kalianget is smooth: 0.7 ft waves with a period of 3.1 s from the southeast. The swell, 0.6 ft at 3 s, comes from the southeast. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 1.2 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 common0.3 ft
  • Significant0.7 ft
  • Highest expected1.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.4 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave 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 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 1.0 ft Smooth SE 3 s 1.0 ft SE 11 mph ESE
Fri 30 0.8 ft Smooth ESE 3 s 0.7 ft ESE 9 mph SE
Sat 31 1.1 ft Smooth ESE 3 s 0.7 ft SE 11 mph ESE
Sun 1 1.0 ft Smooth ESE 3 s 0.9 ft SE 10 mph ESE
Mon 2 1.2 ft Smooth ESE 3 s 0.9 ft SE 11 mph ESE
Tue 3 1.2 ft Smooth ESE 3 s 0.9 ft SE 11 mph ESE
Wed 4 1.0 ft Smooth ESE 3 s 0.7 ft ESE 10 mph ESE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 1.0 ft0.8 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.8 ft0.7 ft0.8 ft
Period 2.8 s2.9 s3.1 s3.1 s2.9 s2.7 s2.6 s2.7 s
Direction SESESESESESEESEESE
Swell 0.8 ft · 3 s0.8 ft · 2 s0.7 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 2 s0.7 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph) 7 SE5 SSE6 SSE8 SE10 ESE10 E8 E7 E

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.3 ft ESE3 s0.7 ft SE
Tue 27 1.0 ft ESE3 s0.7 ft SE
Mon 26 1.0 ft SE3 s0.7 ft SE
Sun 25 1.0 ft SE3 s1.0 ft SE
Sat 24 1.0 ft SE4 s1.0 ft SE
Fri 23 1.0 ft SE3 s1.0 ft SE
Thu 22 1.3 ft ESE3 s1.0 ft SE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.0 ft ESE3 s0.7 ft SE
Tue 20 1.0 ft ESE3 s0.7 ft SE
Mon 19 1.0 ft ESE3 s0.7 ft ESE
Sun 18 1.0 ft SE3 s1.0 ft SE
Sat 17 1.6 ft SE3 s1.0 ft SE
Fri 16 1.3 ft ESE3 s1.0 ft SE
Thu 15 1.3 ft ESE3 s1.0 ft SE

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 KaliangetQuestions

How are the waves today in Kalianget?

Smooth (0.7 ft with a period of 3.1 s from the southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 1.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 1.2 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 1.4 ft.

More about Kalianget today

Waves near Kalianget

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 1.4 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 6:24 am (local time).

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