Waves in Nōkan

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:22 am (GMT+9)

Now · significant height 2.2 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 6.2 s · NE
Swell: 1.5 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 4.5 ft

Today the sea at Nōkan is slight: 2.2 ft waves with a period of 6.2 s from the northeast. The swell, 1.5 ft at 4 s, comes from the east-northeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 5.0 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.05.0 ft 5.0 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 common1.1 ft
Significant2.2 ft
Highest expected4.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.5 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 · 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	3.2 ft	Slight	NE	7 s	2.4 ft ENE	9 mph SE
Fri 30	3.1 ft	Slight	NNW	7 s	2.4 ft ESE	14 mph W
Sat 31	3.4 ft	Slight	NW	8 s	2.6 ft WNW	14 mph NW
Sun 1	3.2 ft	Slight	E	12 s	2.8 ft ESE	8 mph S
Mon 2	4.6 ft	Moderate	SW	12 s	3.0 ft SW	19 mph W
Tue 3	4.3 ft	Moderate	NNE	10 s	3.4 ft WSW	14 mph NNE
Wed 4	5.0 ft	Moderate	E	9 s	3.2 ft ESE	16 mph ENE

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	3.2 ft	2.9 ft	2.6 ft	2.3 ft	2.2 ft	2.0 ft	1.9 ft	1.9 ft
Period	6.7 s	6.5 s	6.4 s	6.3 s	6.2 s	6.3 s	6.3 s	6.2 s
Direction	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E
Swell	2.4 ft · 6 s	2.0 ft · 6 s	1.8 ft · 4 s	1.6 ft · 4 s	1.5 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 5 s	1.4 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	8 ENE	7 E	6 ESE	7 SE	8 SSE	7 SSE	7 SSE	8 SE

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	6.2 ft NW	8 s	5.2 ft NW
Tue 27	6.9 ft NW	7 s	4.3 ft WNW
Mon 26	5.9 ft SSW	7 s	4.3 ft S
Sun 25	5.9 ft SSE	8 s	4.6 ft S
Sat 24	7.2 ft SSE	9 s	4.6 ft S
Fri 23	6.6 ft SE	9 s	4.6 ft SE
Thu 22	6.2 ft SSW	10 s	4.3 ft S

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	5.9 ft SSE	11 s	4.6 ft SSE
Tue 20	3.9 ft ESE	10 s	3.0 ft ESE
Mon 19	3.6 ft E	7 s	3.0 ft ESE
Sun 18	3.9 ft E	6 s	3.6 ft E
Sat 17	3.6 ft E	6 s	3.3 ft E
Fri 16	2.3 ft ENE	7 s	1.6 ft E
Thu 15	3.6 ft N	7 s	3.3 ft NW

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 NōkanQuestions

How are the waves today in Nōkan?

Slight (2.2 ft with a period of 6.2 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 4.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 5.0 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 4.5 ft.

More about Nōkan today

Waves near Nōkan

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 2.2 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 11:22 am (local time).

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