Waves in Kilcar

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:08 am (GMT)

Now · significant height 5.5 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 8.3 s · W
Swell: 4.8 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 11 ft

Today the sea at Kilcar is moderate: 5.5 ft waves with a period of 8.3 s from the west. The swell, 4.8 ft at 8 s, comes from the west.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.7 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 common2.8 ft
Significant5.5 ft
Highest expected11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 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	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate · today	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	6.7 ft	Moderate	WSW	9 s	5.9 ft W	21 mph SSE
Fri 30	6.2 ft	Moderate	WSW	11 s	6.0 ft W	20 mph SE
Sat 31	6.4 ft	Moderate	W	11 s	6.0 ft W	7 mph SE
Sun 1	5.8 ft	Moderate	WNW	11 s	5.8 ft WNW	7 mph NE
Mon 2	4.2 ft	Moderate	WNW	10 s	4.1 ft WNW	10 mph E
Tue 3	4.2 ft	Moderate	W	15 s	4.0 ft W	9 mph SE
Wed 4	5.1 ft	Moderate	W	15 s	5.1 ft W	6 mph ESE

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	6.7 ft	6.2 ft	5.8 ft	5.4 ft	5.1 ft	5.1 ft	5.2 ft	5.1 ft
Period	9.1 s	8.8 s	8.5 s	8.3 s	8.3 s	8.3 s	8.4 s	8.7 s
Direction	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
Swell	5.9 ft · 8 s	5.5 ft · 8 s	5.1 ft · 8 s	4.7 ft · 8 s	4.3 ft · 8 s	4.1 ft · 8 s	4.0 ft · 9 s	4.1 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	12 S	14 SSE	16 SSE	18 SSE	19 SSE	19 SSE	21 SSE	21 SE

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	14 ft W	11 s	12 ft W
Tue 27	17 ft W	11 s	13 ft W
Mon 26	13 ft W	12 s	13 ft W
Sun 25	31 ft WNW	14 s	16 ft W
Sat 24	29 ft W	14 s	10 ft WNW
Fri 23	10 ft WNW	11 s	10 ft W
Thu 22	9.5 ft WNW	12 s	9.5 ft WNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	12 ft WNW	12 s	11 ft WNW
Tue 20	8.2 ft W	13 s	7.9 ft WNW
Mon 19	7.9 ft W	14 s	7.9 ft W
Sun 18	4.9 ft W	11 s	4.6 ft W
Sat 17	7.5 ft WNW	11 s	6.9 ft WNW
Fri 16	10 ft WNW	11 s	9.5 ft WNW
Thu 15	12 ft W	14 s	12 ft W

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 KilcarQuestions

How are the waves today in Kilcar?

Moderate (5.5 ft with a period of 8.3 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 11 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 6.7 ft (moderate).

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 11 ft.

More about Kilcar today

Waves near Kilcar

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 8:08 am (local time).

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