Waves in Qaşr al Qarabūllī

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:48 am (EET)

Now · significant height 4.3 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 7.4 s · NNE
Swell: 3.8 ft · 7 s
Highest expected: 8.7 ft

Today the sea at Qaşr al Qarabūllī is moderate: 4.3 ft waves with a period of 7.4 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 3.8 ft at 7 s, comes from the northeast. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 5.5 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 5.5 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 common2.1 ft
Significant4.3 ft
Highest expected8.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 8.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 8.7 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	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	4.4 ft	Moderate	NNE	8 s	4.1 ft NE	10 mph NW
Fri 30	3.0 ft	Slight	NE	7 s	2.9 ft NE	8 mph NNE
Sat 31	1.4 ft	Smooth	NNE	5 s	1.2 ft NE	13 mph WNW
Sun 1	3.1 ft	Slight	NW	4 s	1.8 ft NNW	14 mph W
Mon 2	5.5 ft	Moderate	NW	6 s	5.0 ft NNW	18 mph W
Tue 3	5.0 ft	Moderate	NNW	7 s	4.8 ft NNW	9 mph WSW
Wed 4	3.2 ft	Slight	NNW	7 s	3.2 ft NNW	8 mph ESE

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	4.3 ft	4.3 ft	4.3 ft	4.3 ft	4.1 ft	3.9 ft	3.6 ft	3.3 ft
Period	7.1 s	7.5 s	7.8 s	7.9 s	7.9 s	7.7 s	7.5 s	7.3 s
Direction	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Swell	3.8 ft · 7 s	3.8 ft · 7 s	4.1 ft · 7 s	4.1 ft · 7 s	4.0 ft · 7 s	3.7 ft · 7 s	3.5 ft · 6 s	3.2 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	1 N	4 S	3 SW	3 SW	6 WNW	10 N	5 NNE	4 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	4.6 ft NNE	7 s	4.3 ft NE
Tue 27	4.6 ft N	7 s	4.3 ft NNW
Mon 26	5.2 ft NNW	6 s	4.9 ft N
Sun 25	6.6 ft NNW	7 s	5.9 ft N
Sat 24	2.3 ft N	6 s	1.6 ft NNW
Fri 23	3.0 ft N	6 s	3.0 ft N
Thu 22	3.3 ft N	6 s	3.3 ft N

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	2.3 ft ENE	5 s	2.0 ft E
Tue 20	3.0 ft ENE	6 s	3.0 ft ENE
Mon 19	4.9 ft ENE	7 s	4.6 ft ENE
Sun 18	4.6 ft ENE	6 s	2.6 ft NE
Sat 17	2.6 ft NNE	6 s	2.3 ft NNE
Fri 16	4.9 ft NE	8 s	4.6 ft NE
Thu 15	6.9 ft NNE	9 s	5.9 ft NE

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 Qaşr al QarabūllīQuestions

How are the waves today in Qaşr al Qarabūllī?

Moderate (4.3 ft with a period of 7.4 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 8.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 5.5 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 8.7 ft.

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Waves near Qaşr al Qarabūllī

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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 15 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 2:48 am (local time).

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