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Waves in Tampoi

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:28 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 0.1 ft
Sea state
Calm (rippled) · Douglas 1
Period
3.6 s · ENE
Swell
0.1 ft · 3 s
Highest expected
0.3 ft

Today the sea at Tampoi is calm (rippled): 0.1 ft waves with a period of 3.6 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 0.1 ft at 3 s, comes from the east.

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 common0.1 ft
  • Significant0.1 ft
  • Highest expected0.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.3 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave height
0 Calm (glassy) 0
1 Calm (rippled) · today 0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2 Smooth 0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3 Slight 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 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) ENE 4 s 0.1 ft E 5 mph ENE
Fri 30 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) ENE 3 s 0.1 ft E 4 mph SSW
Sat 31 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) E 4 s 0.1 ft E 7 mph ESE
Sun 1 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) SE 3 s 0.1 ft SSE 5 mph E
Mon 2 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) SE 3 s 0.1 ft SSE 3 mph ENE
Tue 3 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) SE 3 s 0.1 ft SSE 4 mph SSW
Wed 4 0.1 ft Calm (rippled) ESE 3 s 0.1 ft ESE 3 mph NW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.1 ft0.1 ft0.1 ft0.1 ft0.1 ft0.1 ft0.1 ft0.1 ft
Period 3.9 s3.8 s3.7 s3.6 s3.5 s3.3 s3.0 s3.2 s
Direction EEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Swell 0.1 ft · 3 s0.1 ft · 3 s0.1 ft · 3 s0.1 ft · 3 s0.1 ft · 3 s0.1 ft · 3 s0.1 ft · 2 s0.1 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph) 2 WSW0 W1 SE2 E2 E1 E4 NE2 NNE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 0.0 ft E4 s0.0 ft ENE
Tue 27 0.0 ft SE3 s0.0 ft SE
Mon 26 0.7 ft W4 s0.3 ft WNW
Sun 25 0.3 ft W3 s0.3 ft W
Sat 24 0.0 ft SSE3 s0.0 ft SSE
Fri 23 0.0 ft SE3 s0.0 ft ESE
Thu 22 0.0 ft SE3 s0.0 ft SSE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 0.3 ft ESE3 s0.3 ft ESE
Tue 20 0.7 ft ESE4 s0.7 ft ESE
Mon 19 0.7 ft SE3 s0.7 ft SSE
Sun 18 0.3 ft SSE3 s0.0 ft SSE
Sat 17 0.3 ft SSE3 s0.0 ft SSE
Fri 16 0.0 ft SE3 s0.0 ft SE
Thu 15 0.3 ft SE3 s0.3 ft SSE

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 TampoiQuestions

How are the waves today in Tampoi?

Calm (rippled) (0.1 ft with a period of 3.6 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 0.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 0.1 ft (calm (rippled)).

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 0.3 ft.

More about Tampoi today

Waves near Tampoi

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 8.5 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 7:28 am (local time).

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