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Waves in Menumbok

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:51 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 0.6 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
4.4 s · N
Swell
0.6 ft · 4 s
Highest expected
1.2 ft

Today the sea at Menumbok is smooth: 0.6 ft waves with a period of 4.4 s from the north. The swell, 0.6 ft at 4 s, comes from the north. Biggest waves: Friday 30, with waves up to 1.0 ft (smooth).

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 common0.3 ft
  • Significant0.6 ft
  • Highest expected1.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.2 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 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 0.9 ft Smooth NNW 5 s 0.6 ft N 6 mph SE
Fri 30 1.0 ft Smooth NNW 5 s 0.9 ft N 7 mph SSW
Sat 31 0.9 ft Smooth NNW 6 s 0.7 ft N 6 mph SW
Sun 1 0.7 ft Smooth NNW 6 s 0.6 ft N 6 mph SSW
Mon 2 0.5 ft Smooth N 6 s 0.4 ft N 7 mph ENE
Tue 3 0.5 ft Smooth N 5 s 0.4 ft N 5 mph SSE
Wed 4 0.5 ft Smooth N 5 s 0.3 ft N 7 mph SW

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 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.6 ft0.6 ft0.7 ft0.8 ft0.7 ft
Period 4.1 s4.2 s4.4 s4.6 s4.6 s4.0 s3.4 s3.9 s
Direction NNNNNNNWNWNNW
Swell 0.6 ft · 3 s0.6 ft · 3 s0.6 ft · 4 s0.6 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.6 ft · 2 s0.6 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph) 3 ESE4 ESE6 ESE5 SE5 SW4 W2 E2 SE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.0 ft N5 s0.7 ft N
Tue 27 1.0 ft N5 s0.7 ft N
Mon 26 1.0 ft N6 s0.7 ft N
Sun 25 1.3 ft N7 s0.7 ft N
Sat 24 1.0 ft N7 s0.7 ft N
Fri 23 0.7 ft NNW6 s0.3 ft N
Thu 22 0.7 ft NW5 s0.7 ft NNW
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.0 ft NNW6 s0.7 ft N
Tue 20 0.7 ft NNW6 s0.7 ft N
Mon 19 1.3 ft NW6 s1.3 ft NW
Sun 18 0.7 ft N6 s0.3 ft N
Sat 17 0.7 ft NNW6 s0.3 ft N
Fri 16 0.3 ft N6 s0.3 ft N
Thu 15 0.3 ft N6 s0.3 ft N

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 MenumbokQuestions

How are the waves today in Menumbok?

Smooth (0.6 ft with a period of 4.4 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 1.2 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Friday 30, with waves up to 1.0 ft (smooth).

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 1.2 ft.

More about Menumbok today

Waves near Menumbok

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 0.9 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 6:51 am (local time).

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