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Waves in Moroncárit

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:12 pm (GMT-7)
Now · significant height 1.7 ft
Sea state
Slight · Douglas 3
Period
8.8 s · S
Swell
1.6 ft · 8 s
Highest expected
3.4 ft

Today the sea at Moroncárit is slight: 1.7 ft waves with a period of 8.8 s from the south. The swell, 1.6 ft at 8 s, comes from the south-southeast. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.2 ft (slight).

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 common0.9 ft
  • Significant1.7 ft
  • Highest expected3.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.4 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave 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 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 1.7 ft Slight S 10 s 1.7 ft SSE 13 mph WSW
Thu 29 2.1 ft Slight SSE 9 s 2.1 ft SSE 20 mph SSE
Fri 30 2.9 ft Slight SSE 7 s 1.9 ft S 14 mph SSE
Sat 31 1.8 ft Slight SSE 10 s 1.2 ft S 9 mph S
Sun 1 1.0 ft Smooth S 10 s 0.9 ft S 12 mph W
Mon 2 2.5 ft Slight WSW 9 s 1.7 ft SSW 17 mph NW
Tue 3 3.2 ft Slight WNW 6 s 2.8 ft WNW 15 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 1.6 ft1.6 ft1.6 ft1.6 ft1.5 ft1.6 ft1.7 ft1.7 ft
Period 9.2 s9.9 s10.2 s10.2 s10.1 s9.3 s8.1 s8.8 s
Direction SSSESSESSESSESSS
Swell 1.4 ft · 9 s1.5 ft · 9 s1.6 ft · 9 s1.5 ft · 9 s1.5 ft · 9 s1.5 ft · 8 s1.5 ft · 8 s1.6 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph) 4 NNW5 NW3 N3 NNW4 W13 WSW7 SW7 S

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 27 2.0 ft S10 s1.3 ft SSE
Mon 26 2.0 ft SSW8 s1.3 ft SSE
Sun 25 2.0 ft SSW11 s1.3 ft SSE
Sat 24 1.3 ft SSW10 s1.0 ft S
Fri 23 2.0 ft WSW8 s1.3 ft WSW
Thu 22 1.6 ft S12 s1.0 ft S
Wed 21 1.3 ft S12 s1.3 ft S
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 20 1.6 ft SSW9 s1.3 ft SSE
Mon 19 2.3 ft SSW10 s2.0 ft S
Sun 18 2.6 ft SW10 s2.0 ft WSW
Sat 17 3.0 ft SE11 s1.3 ft SSE
Fri 16 3.3 ft SW7 s2.0 ft W
Thu 15 3.6 ft W7 s3.0 ft WNW
Wed 14 3.6 ft WSW9 s3.0 ft SSW

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 MoroncáritQuestions

How are the waves today in Moroncárit?

Slight (1.7 ft with a period of 8.8 s from the south). The highest wave to expect is around 3.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.2 ft (slight).

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 3.4 ft.

More about Moroncárit today

Waves near Moroncárit

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 1.9 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 9:12 pm (local time).

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