Waves in Wet Kaik

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:21 am (GMT+6:30)

Now · significant height 1.9 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 10.7 s · SSW
Swell: 1.9 ft · 9 s
Highest expected: 3.8 ft

Today the sea at Wet Kaik is slight: 1.9 ft waves with a period of 10.7 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 1.9 ft at 9 s, comes from the south-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.0 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 common1.0 ft
Significant1.9 ft
Highest expected3.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.8 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	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	2.0 ft	Slight	SSW	11 s	1.9 ft SSW	9 mph ENE
Fri 30	1.6 ft	Smooth	SSW	10 s	1.6 ft SSW	7 mph NE
Sat 31	1.6 ft	Smooth	S	10 s	1.2 ft S	5 mph ESE
Sun 1	1.6 ft	Smooth	S	8 s	1.3 ft S	6 mph WNW
Mon 2	1.6 ft	Smooth	SSW	9 s	1.3 ft SSW	7 mph W
Tue 3	1.1 ft	Smooth	SSW	11 s	0.9 ft SSW	13 mph NNW
Wed 4	1.4 ft	Smooth	SSW	13 s	1.1 ft SSW	4 mph NE

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	1.9 ft	1.9 ft	2.0 ft	2.0 ft	1.9 ft	1.8 ft	1.7 ft	1.6 ft
Period	9.9 s	10.5 s	10.8 s	10.8 s	10.7 s	10.5 s	10.2 s	10.0 s
Direction	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Swell	1.8 ft · 9 s	1.8 ft · 9 s	1.8 ft · 10 s	1.9 ft · 10 s	1.8 ft · 9 s	1.7 ft · 9 s	1.7 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	4 NW	5 N	6 NNE	6 NE	9 ESE	7 SE	3 SE	0 SSW

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 28	2.3 ft S	12 s	2.3 ft S
Tue 27	2.6 ft SSW	13 s	2.6 ft SSW
Mon 26	2.6 ft S	13 s	2.6 ft S
Sun 25	3.0 ft S	14 s	2.3 ft S
Sat 24	2.0 ft SSW	15 s	2.0 ft SSW
Fri 23	2.0 ft SSW	12 s	2.0 ft SSW
Thu 22	2.3 ft S	12 s	2.3 ft SSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	2.3 ft S	15 s	2.3 ft S
Tue 20	2.0 ft S	15 s	2.0 ft S
Mon 19	1.3 ft SSW	13 s	1.3 ft SSW
Sun 18	1.3 ft SSW	12 s	1.3 ft SSW
Sat 17	2.0 ft SSW	14 s	2.0 ft SSW
Fri 16	2.0 ft S	14 s	2.0 ft S
Thu 15	2.0 ft S	14 s	2.0 ft S

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 Wet KaikQuestions

How are the waves today in Wet Kaik?

Slight (1.9 ft with a period of 10.7 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 3.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 2.0 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 3.8 ft.

More about Wet Kaik today

Waves near Wet Kaik

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 5.9 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 10:21 am (local time).

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