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Waves in El Mansouria

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:57 am (WET)
Now · significant height 7.3 ft
Sea state
Moderate · Douglas 4
Period
12.5 s · NW
Swell
7.1 ft · 11 s
Highest expected
14 ft

Today the sea at El Mansouria is moderate: 7.3 ft waves with a period of 12.5 s from the northwest. The swell, 7.1 ft at 11 s, comes from the northwest.

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 common3.6 ft
  • Significant7.3 ft
  • Highest expected14 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 14 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 14 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 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 7.4 ft Moderate NW 13 s 7.2 ft NW 6 mph ENE
Fri 30 4.9 ft Moderate NW 11 s 4.8 ft NW 8 mph SW
Sat 31 4.6 ft Moderate NW 12 s 3.9 ft WNW 7 mph SW
Sun 1 5.4 ft Moderate NW 12 s 5.4 ft NW 9 mph NE
Mon 2 4.8 ft Moderate NW 11 s 4.7 ft NW 7 mph WNW
Tue 3 3.8 ft Slight NW 10 s 3.6 ft NW 6 mph NNE
Wed 4 2.9 ft Slight NW 12 s 2.4 ft NW 7 mph W

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 7.2 ft7.4 ft7.2 ft6.8 ft6.3 ft6.0 ft5.6 ft5.3 ft
Period 12.5 s12.5 s12.3 s12.1 s11.9 s11.6 s11.4 s11.1 s
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNWNWNW
Swell 7.0 ft · 11 s7.2 ft · 11 s7.0 ft · 11 s6.7 ft · 10 s6.3 ft · 10 s5.9 ft · 10 s5.5 ft · 10 s5.2 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph) 4 ENE3 E3 ESE1 SSE5 N5 N2 NNE3 SE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 7.2 ft NW12 s6.9 ft NW
Tue 27 4.9 ft NW12 s4.6 ft NW
Mon 26 5.2 ft NW12 s5.2 ft NW
Sun 25 6.6 ft NW12 s6.6 ft NW
Sat 24 6.9 ft NW12 s6.9 ft NW
Fri 23 6.6 ft NW12 s6.6 ft NW
Thu 22 6.6 ft NW12 s6.6 ft NW
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 5.2 ft NW13 s4.9 ft NW
Tue 20 4.9 ft NW13 s4.6 ft NW
Mon 19 5.6 ft NW10 s5.6 ft NW
Sun 18 5.9 ft NW11 s5.9 ft NW
Sat 17 6.2 ft NW13 s6.2 ft NW
Fri 16 5.6 ft NW13 s5.6 ft NW
Thu 15 5.9 ft NW13 s5.6 ft NW

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 El MansouriaQuestions

How are the waves today in El Mansouria?

Moderate (7.3 ft with a period of 12.5 s from the northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 14 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 7.4 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 14 ft.

More about El Mansouria today

Waves near El Mansouria

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 5.2 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 12:57 am (local time).

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