Waves in Little Bray

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:53 pm (GMT)

Now · significant height 1.1 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 4.2 s · SSE
Swell: 1.0 ft · 3 s
Highest expected: 2.3 ft

Today the sea at Little Bray is smooth: 1.1 ft waves with a period of 4.2 s from the south-southeast. The swell, 1.0 ft at 3 s, comes from the south-southeast. Biggest waves: Friday 30, with waves up to 3.5 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.5 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
Significant1.1 ft
Highest expected2.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.3 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 · week peak	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	2.2 ft	Slight	SSW	4 s	1.8 ft SSE	20 mph WSW
Thu 29	3.1 ft	Slight	SSE	4 s	1.1 ft SSE	17 mph S
Fri 30	3.5 ft	Slight	SSE	4 s	1.8 ft SE	20 mph S
Sat 31	1.6 ft	Smooth	SSE	4 s	1.2 ft SSE	7 mph SSW
Sun 1	1.7 ft	Slight	NE	3 s	1.3 ft NE	9 mph NNW
Mon 2	1.8 ft	Slight	ENE	4 s	1.6 ft ENE	8 mph ENE
Tue 3	1.6 ft	Smooth	E	3 s	1.4 ft ENE	8 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	1.8 ft	2.2 ft	2.2 ft	1.7 ft	1.4 ft	1.2 ft	1.0 ft	1.0 ft
Period	3.7 s	3.8 s	4.2 s	4.4 s	4.1 s	4.0 s	4.2 s	4.2 s
Direction	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE
Swell	0.9 ft · 5 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.8 ft · 4 s	1.5 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 3 s	1.0 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	12 SW	19 SW	16 WSW	10 WSW	12 WSW	8 WSW	4 S	3 SW

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	4.3 ft SSW	6 s	3.0 ft SSE
Mon 26	5.2 ft S	6 s	2.6 ft SSE
Sun 25	3.9 ft W	4 s	1.0 ft SSW
Sat 24	3.3 ft SSW	5 s	2.0 ft SSE
Fri 23	3.9 ft NNE	5 s	3.0 ft ENE
Thu 22	2.3 ft S	4 s	1.3 ft S
Wed 21	3.3 ft SW	4 s	2.3 ft SSE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	3.0 ft SE	4 s	1.3 ft SE
Mon 19	3.0 ft ENE	4 s	2.3 ft ENE
Sun 18	1.0 ft E	3 s	1.0 ft ENE
Sat 17	1.3 ft NNE	4 s	1.3 ft NE
Fri 16	1.6 ft W	4 s	1.0 ft SSE
Thu 15	3.6 ft S	6 s	3.3 ft SSE
Wed 14	3.6 ft S	5 s	1.3 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 Little BrayQuestions

How are the waves today in Little Bray?

Smooth (1.1 ft with a period of 4.2 s from the south-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Friday 30, with waves up to 3.5 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 2.3 ft.

More about Little Bray today

Waves near Little Bray

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 10:53 pm (local time).

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