Waves in Fukaura

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:29 am (GMT+9)

Now · significant height 6.9 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 7.3 s · WNW
Swell: 5.6 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 14 ft

Waves up to 10 ft today

Today the sea at Fukaura is moderate: 6.9 ft waves with a period of 7.3 s from the west-northwest. The swell, 5.6 ft at 6 s, comes from the west.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.010 ft 10 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 common3.4 ft
Significant6.9 ft
Highest expected14 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 14 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 14 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 · week peak	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough	13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7	High	19.7 ft–29.5 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	10 ft	Rough	W	8 s	7.0 ft W	14 mph SSW
Fri 30	6.4 ft	Moderate	WSW	7 s	5.4 ft WSW	12 mph S
Sat 31	9.0 ft	Rough	W	7 s	4.3 ft WSW	16 mph W
Sun 1	10 ft	Rough	WNW	8 s	7.5 ft WNW	17 mph W
Mon 2	5.0 ft	Moderate	W	6 s	3.8 ft W	10 mph S
Tue 3	5.9 ft	Moderate	WNW	6 s	4.7 ft WSW	15 mph WNW
Wed 4	5.4 ft	Moderate	WNW	6 s	4.8 ft NW	13 mph NW

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	10 ft	9.3 ft	7.9 ft	6.6 ft	5.6 ft	5.3 ft	5.8 ft	6.2 ft
Period	8.1 s	7.7 s	7.4 s	7.2 s	6.6 s	5.6 s	5.3 s	5.7 s
Direction	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
Swell	6.8 ft · 7 s	7.0 ft · 7 s	6.6 ft · 6 s	5.4 ft · 6 s	4.2 ft · 6 s	3.3 ft · 6 s	2.9 ft · 6 s	4.3 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	14 W	11 WNW	4 NW	4 SSW	13 S	14 S	13 S	12 SSE

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	15 ft WNW	9 s	9.2 ft WNW
Tue 27	8.5 ft NW	6 s	3.0 ft NNW
Mon 26	5.9 ft NNW	7 s	5.2 ft NW
Sun 25	5.2 ft WNW	6 s	3.9 ft W
Sat 24	3.0 ft W	6 s	2.6 ft WNW
Fri 23	8.5 ft NW	8 s	6.2 ft WNW
Thu 22	12 ft WNW	8 s	7.9 ft W

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	7.9 ft WSW	6 s	4.9 ft SW
Tue 20	7.2 ft W	8 s	7.2 ft W
Mon 19	8.9 ft WSW	9 s	8.5 ft WSW
Sun 18	4.9 ft NW	6 s	4.9 ft NNW
Sat 17	6.9 ft WNW	7 s	5.6 ft WNW
Fri 16	7.2 ft W	7 s	5.9 ft W
Thu 15	11 ft WNW	8 s	8.9 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 FukauraQuestions

How are the waves today in Fukaura?

Moderate (6.9 ft with a period of 7.3 s from the west-northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 14 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 10 ft (rough).

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 14 ft.

More about Fukaura today

Waves near Fukaura

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 3.2 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 8:29 am (local time).

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