Waves in Vanak

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:57 am (GMT+3:30)

Now · significant height 1.2 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 10.7 s · SE
Swell: 1.0 ft · 9 s
Highest expected: 2.4 ft

Today the sea at Vanak is smooth: 1.2 ft waves with a period of 10.7 s from the southeast. The swell, 1.0 ft at 9 s, comes from the southeast. Biggest waves: Sunday 1, with waves up to 1.3 ft (smooth).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.3 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
Significant1.2 ft
Highest expected2.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.4 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	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	1.2 ft	Smooth	SE	11 s	1.0 ft SE	10 mph SSW
Fri 30	1.1 ft	Smooth	SE	11 s	1.0 ft SE	11 mph WSW
Sat 31	1.0 ft	Smooth	SE	12 s	0.9 ft SE	11 mph SSW
Sun 1	1.3 ft	Smooth	SSE	12 s	1.0 ft SE	11 mph W
Mon 2	1.3 ft	Smooth	SSE	11 s	1.1 ft SE	11 mph WSW
Tue 3	1.3 ft	Smooth	SSE	10 s	1.1 ft SE	11 mph SW
Wed 4	1.2 ft	Smooth	SSE	10 s	1.0 ft SSE	8 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	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.1 ft	1.1 ft	1.1 ft	1.2 ft
Period	10.4 s	10.8 s	11.1 s	11.3 s	11.3 s	11.0 s	9.9 s	8.4 s
Direction	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Swell	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s	1.0 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	3 SE	4 NE	5 NE	2 NE	9 SSW	10 SSW	6 SSW	6 W

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	2.0 ft SE	10 s	1.6 ft SE
Tue 27	2.0 ft SE	10 s	1.6 ft SE
Mon 26	1.3 ft SE	13 s	1.3 ft SE
Sun 25	2.0 ft S	12 s	1.3 ft SE
Sat 24	2.3 ft S	10 s	1.6 ft SE
Fri 23	3.0 ft SSE	12 s	2.0 ft SE
Thu 22	1.6 ft SSE	13 s	1.3 ft SSE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	2.0 ft SSE	13 s	1.6 ft SSE
Tue 20	2.0 ft SE	10 s	1.3 ft SSE
Mon 19	2.0 ft SE	9 s	1.3 ft SE
Sun 18	2.3 ft SE	10 s	1.3 ft SE
Sat 17	1.6 ft SE	11 s	1.3 ft SE
Fri 16	2.0 ft SSE	13 s	1.6 ft SSE
Thu 15	2.3 ft SSE	13 s	2.3 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 VanakQuestions

How are the waves today in Vanak?

Smooth (1.2 ft with a period of 10.7 s from the southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Sunday 1, with waves up to 1.3 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 2.4 ft.

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Waves near Vanak

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 5.5 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 2:57 am (local time).

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