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Waves in Mitoyo

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:36 am (GMT+9)
Now · significant height 0.4 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
2.1 s · ENE
Swell
0.4 ft · 2 s
Highest expected
0.9 ft

Today the sea at Mitoyo is smooth: 0.4 ft waves with a period of 2.1 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 0.4 ft at 2 s, comes from the northeast. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 1.7 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 common0.2 ft
  • Significant0.4 ft
  • Highest expected0.9 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.9 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 0.7 ft Smooth NE 3 s 0.7 ft NE 10 mph E
Fri 30 1.6 ft Smooth W 3 s 0.6 ft W 11 mph W
Sat 31 1.6 ft Smooth W 3 s 0.8 ft WSW 14 mph WNW
Sun 1 1.0 ft Smooth NNW 3 s 0.7 ft NW 6 mph E
Mon 2 1.7 ft Slight W 3 s 1.2 ft W 10 mph W
Tue 3 0.9 ft Smooth WNW 3 s 0.7 ft W 8 mph WNW
Wed 4 0.7 ft Smooth N 2 s 0.6 ft N 8 mph E

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.7 ft0.5 ft0.5 ft0.4 ft0.3 ft0.4 ft0.6 ft0.5 ft
Period 2.6 s2.2 s2.1 s2.1 s2.0 s1.7 s1.8 s2.1 s
Direction NNENEENEENENENENEENE
Swell 0.7 ft · 2 s0.4 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.4 ft · 2 s0.2 ft · 2 s0.1 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.4 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph) 6 E6 E7 ESE5 E7 NE10 NE5 E6 SSE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.6 ft NNW3 s1.0 ft NW
Tue 27 2.3 ft NW3 s1.0 ft NW
Mon 26 1.6 ft NE3 s0.3 ft NNE
Sun 25 0.7 ft NNE2 s0.3 ft N
Sat 24 1.0 ft NE3 s0.7 ft NNE
Fri 23 1.3 ft NE3 s0.3 ft NNE
Thu 22 1.3 ft NNW3 s0.7 ft NW
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 2.3 ft W3 s1.3 ft WSW
Tue 20 0.0 ft E3 s0.0 ft E
Mon 19 0.3 ft E2 s0.0 ft ENE
Sun 18 1.0 ft NE3 s0.3 ft NE
Sat 17 1.0 ft NE3 s0.3 ft N
Fri 16 0.0 ft SW4 s0.0 ft NNW
Thu 15 1.3 ft N3 s1.0 ft NNW

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 MitoyoQuestions

How are the waves today in Mitoyo?

Smooth (0.4 ft with a period of 2.1 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 0.9 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 1.7 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 0.9 ft.

More about Mitoyo today

Waves near Mitoyo

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 2.8 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 8:36 am (local time).

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