Waves in Ōfunato

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

Now · significant height 1.4 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 10.6 s · ESE
Swell: 1.0 ft · 11 s
Highest expected: 2.8 ft

Today the sea at Ōfunato is smooth: 1.4 ft waves with a period of 10.6 s from the east-southeast. The swell, 1.0 ft at 11 s, comes from the east. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 5.3 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 5.3 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 common0.7 ft
Significant1.4 ft
Highest expected2.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.8 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	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate · week peak	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	2.1 ft	Slight	ESE	11 s	1.2 ft ESE	8 mph SSW
Fri 30	5.1 ft	Moderate	SE	8 s	5.0 ft SE	4 mph WSW
Sat 31	5.3 ft	Moderate	SE	10 s	4.9 ft SE	15 mph WNW
Sun 1	3.9 ft	Slight	SE	12 s	3.7 ft SE	18 mph WNW
Mon 2	4.5 ft	Moderate	SE	12 s	4.1 ft SSE	6 mph WSW
Tue 3	4.3 ft	Moderate	SSE	11 s	3.5 ft SE	16 mph WNW
Wed 4	2.9 ft	Slight	SE	11 s	2.2 ft SE	14 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	1.6 ft	1.4 ft	1.4 ft	1.4 ft	1.4 ft	1.8 ft	1.9 ft	2.0 ft
Period	10.0 s	10.4 s	10.5 s	10.7 s	10.7 s	7.5 s	7.4 s	7.1 s
Direction	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Swell	1.1 ft · 10 s	1.0 ft · 10 s	0.9 ft · 10 s	1.0 ft · 11 s	0.9 ft · 11 s	1.0 ft · 11 s	1.0 ft · 10 s	1.2 ft · 10 s
Wind (mph)	5 W	3 W	2 WNW	2 W	6 SSW	8 SE	3 SE	1 SSW

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	3.9 ft WSW	9 s	2.3 ft SE
Tue 27	3.0 ft ESE	8 s	2.6 ft SE
Mon 26	3.3 ft ESE	8 s	2.6 ft ESE
Sun 25	3.6 ft SE	8 s	3.3 ft SSE
Sat 24	3.0 ft SSE	9 s	2.3 ft SSE
Fri 23	2.6 ft SE	11 s	2.6 ft SE
Thu 22	4.9 ft S	10 s	4.3 ft SSE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	4.3 ft SSE	9 s	3.9 ft SSE
Tue 20	3.6 ft SSE	9 s	3.3 ft SSE
Mon 19	4.9 ft SSE	7 s	4.3 ft S
Sun 18	3.0 ft ESE	11 s	2.0 ft ESE
Sat 17	2.3 ft ESE	11 s	2.3 ft ESE
Fri 16	3.6 ft ESE	10 s	3.3 ft E
Thu 15	4.6 ft ESE	11 s	4.3 ft ESE

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 ŌfunatoQuestions

How are the waves today in Ōfunato?

Smooth (1.4 ft with a period of 10.6 s from the east-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 5.3 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 2.8 ft.

More about Ōfunato today

Waves near Ōfunato

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 8.8 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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