Waves in Ciudad del Carmen

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:43 pm (CST)

Now · significant height 1.5 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 3.0 s · NNE
Swell: 0.6 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 3.1 ft

Today the sea at Ciudad del Carmen is smooth: 1.5 ft waves with a period of 3.0 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.6 ft at 4 s, comes from the north-northwest. Biggest waves: Thursday 29, with waves up to 1.6 ft (smooth).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.6 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 common0.8 ft
Significant1.5 ft
Highest expected3.1 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.1 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 · 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	1.5 ft	Smooth	NNE	4 s	1.0 ft N	7 mph NNE
Thu 29	1.6 ft	Smooth	NNE	3 s	1.3 ft N	6 mph NNE
Fri 30	1.2 ft	Smooth	NNW	4 s	1.0 ft N	5 mph W
Sat 31	0.9 ft	Smooth	NNW	4 s	0.9 ft NNW	5 mph W
Sun 1	1.0 ft	Smooth	N	3 s	0.8 ft N	4 mph WSW
Mon 2	1.0 ft	Smooth	NNE	3 s	0.9 ft NNE	6 mph NE
Tue 3	0.9 ft	Smooth	NNE	3 s	0.7 ft NNE	6 mph E

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	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.0 ft	0.9 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	1.0 ft	1.4 ft
Period	3.1 s	3.2 s	3.3 s	3.5 s	3.6 s	3.3 s	2.8 s	2.9 s
Direction	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE
Swell	0.7 ft · 3 s	1.0 ft · 3 s	1.0 ft · 2 s	0.8 ft · 3 s	0.6 ft · 3 s	0.5 ft · 3 s	0.4 ft · 4 s	0.5 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	4 N	1 W	3 S	3 SE	3 NNE	7 NNE	4 NNE	5 NNE

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	1.3 ft N	5 s	0.7 ft N
Mon 26	1.6 ft N	4 s	1.3 ft N
Sun 25	2.0 ft NNE	4 s	1.3 ft N
Sat 24	2.0 ft NNE	5 s	1.3 ft N
Fri 23	2.0 ft NNE	4 s	1.6 ft NNE
Thu 22	2.6 ft NNE	6 s	2.3 ft NNE
Wed 21	2.3 ft N	5 s	2.0 ft N

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.0 ft NNW	9 s	1.6 ft N
Mon 19	2.3 ft NNW	10 s	2.0 ft NNW
Sun 18	3.3 ft NNW	10 s	2.6 ft NNW
Sat 17	2.3 ft N	7 s	1.3 ft NNW
Fri 16	1.3 ft NE	3 s	1.0 ft NE
Thu 15	2.0 ft NE	4 s	1.3 ft NNE
Wed 14	2.0 ft NE	4 s	1.3 ft NNE

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 Ciudad del CarmenQuestions

How are the waves today in Ciudad del Carmen?

Smooth (1.5 ft with a period of 3.0 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 3.1 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 1.6 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 3.1 ft.

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Waves near Ciudad del Carmen

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 5.0 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 10:43 pm (local time).

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