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Waves in Toyohama

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:36 am (GMT+9)
Now · significant height 1.0 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
5.5 s · E
Swell
0.7 ft · 5 s
Highest expected
2.0 ft

Today the sea at Toyohama is smooth: 1.0 ft waves with a period of 5.5 s from the east. The swell, 0.7 ft at 5 s, comes from the east-southeast. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 2.5 ft (slight).

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 common0.5 ft
  • Significant1.0 ft
  • Highest expected2.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.0 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 · 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 1.9 ft Slight E 6 s 1.6 ft ESE 15 mph NE
Fri 30 1.9 ft Slight SE 9 s 1.8 ft SE 11 mph SSE
Sat 31 2.5 ft Slight W 8 s 1.8 ft SE 20 mph NW
Sun 1 2.0 ft Slight SSW 12 s 1.3 ft SE 13 mph NNW
Mon 2 2.2 ft Slight SSE 12 s 1.7 ft SE 14 mph NE
Tue 3 2.4 ft Slight WNW 7 s 1.4 ft SSE 20 mph NW
Wed 4 2.2 ft Slight WSW 9 s 1.2 ft SSE 12 mph NNW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 1.9 ft1.4 ft1.0 ft0.9 ft1.2 ft1.6 ft1.7 ft1.6 ft
Period 3.4 s3.5 s4.3 s5.6 s5.8 s5.3 s4.5 s4.1 s
Direction NNWNNWNNEESEESEESEESEESE
Swell 0.5 ft · 9 s0.5 ft · 8 s0.5 ft · 7 s0.7 ft · 5 s1.1 ft · 5 s1.6 ft · 4 s1.3 ft · 4 s0.9 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph) 15 N12 N8 NNW6 N4 SSE3 SE14 E10 E

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 2.6 ft NW4 s0.7 ft SE
Tue 27 2.6 ft W6 s1.3 ft SE
Mon 26 2.0 ft SE7 s1.3 ft SSE
Sun 25 6.9 ft SSE12 s5.2 ft SSE
Sat 24 3.3 ft SE6 s2.3 ft SE
Fri 23 3.3 ft SE8 s1.6 ft SE
Thu 22 3.0 ft W7 s1.6 ft SSE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 3.0 ft SSE8 s1.6 ft SSE
Tue 20 2.0 ft SSE9 s1.6 ft SE
Mon 19 2.3 ft SE7 s1.3 ft SE
Sun 18 2.3 ft SE5 s1.0 ft SE
Sat 17 1.3 ft NNE7 s1.0 ft SE
Fri 16 1.6 ft NNW7 s0.7 ft SE
Thu 15 2.3 ft NNW8 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 ToyohamaQuestions

How are the waves today in Toyohama?

Smooth (1.0 ft with a period of 5.5 s from the east). The highest wave to expect is around 2.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 2.5 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 2.0 ft.

More about Toyohama today

Waves near Toyohama

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 8:36 am (local time).

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