Waves in Gallipoli

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:26 am (CET)

Now · significant height 2.5 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 3.7 s · NW
Swell: 0.7 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 5.3 ft

Today the sea at Gallipoli is slight: 2.5 ft waves with a period of 3.7 s from the northwest. The swell, 0.7 ft at 4 s, comes from the west. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 2.8 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.8 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 common1.3 ft
Significant2.5 ft
Highest expected5.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.3 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	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight · today	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	2.7 ft	Slight	NW	4 s	1.2 ft WNW	14 mph NNW
Fri 30	1.3 ft	Smooth	NW	3 s	0.9 ft WNW	9 mph N
Sat 31	0.6 ft	Smooth	NW	3 s	0.5 ft WNW	7 mph NNE
Sun 1	0.9 ft	Smooth	WNW	3 s	0.9 ft WNW	11 mph NNE
Mon 2	2.3 ft	Slight	SE	6 s	2.2 ft SE	7 mph ENE
Tue 3	2.8 ft	Slight	SSE	5 s	2.5 ft SSE	6 mph NNW
Wed 4	2.1 ft	Slight	NNW	4 s	0.9 ft SW	13 mph NNW

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	2.6 ft	2.6 ft	2.4 ft	2.0 ft	1.8 ft	1.5 ft	1.2 ft	0.9 ft
Period	3.7 s	3.7 s	3.7 s	3.5 s	3.4 s	3.2 s	3.0 s	2.8 s
Direction	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Swell	0.7 ft · 4 s	0.8 ft · 4 s	1.1 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 3 s	1.2 ft · 3 s	1.1 ft · 3 s	1.0 ft · 3 s	0.8 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph)	13 NNW	14 NNW	13 NNW	13 NNW	12 NNW	11 N	8 N	8 N

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	3.6 ft NNW	4 s	1.3 ft WNW
Tue 27	3.9 ft NNW	5 s	2.0 ft WNW
Mon 26	4.6 ft NNW	5 s	1.6 ft WNW
Sun 25	3.0 ft WNW	4 s	2.0 ft W
Sat 24	1.6 ft SW	5 s	0.7 ft SW
Fri 23	3.9 ft WSW	5 s	2.6 ft SW
Thu 22	4.6 ft SSW	6 s	4.6 ft S

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	6.2 ft S	6 s	5.2 ft SSW
Tue 20	3.9 ft S	7 s	1.6 ft SSW
Mon 19	1.0 ft SSW	6 s	1.0 ft SSW
Sun 18	0.3 ft SE	4 s	0.3 ft ESE
Sat 17	2.3 ft N	4 s	1.0 ft NW
Fri 16	3.9 ft NW	5 s	1.6 ft WNW
Thu 15	3.6 ft NW	4 s	2.0 ft WNW

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 GallipoliQuestions

How are the waves today in Gallipoli?

Slight (2.5 ft with a period of 3.7 s from the northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 5.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 2.8 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 5.3 ft.

More about Gallipoli today

Waves near Gallipoli

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 7.0 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 12:26 am (local time).

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