Waves in Takaka

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:01 pm (GMT+13)

Now · significant height 2.5 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 4.7 s · NNW
Swell: 1.8 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 5.2 ft

Today the sea at Takaka is slight: 2.5 ft waves with a period of 4.7 s from the north-northwest. The swell, 1.8 ft at 4 s, comes from the north-northwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 3.1 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.1 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 common1.2 ft
Significant2.5 ft
Highest expected5.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.2 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	2.8 ft	Slight	NW	5 s	2.0 ft NNW	18 mph WNW
Fri 30	2.3 ft	Slight	WNW	5 s	1.4 ft NW	23 mph W
Sat 31	1.0 ft	Smooth	NW	5 s	0.9 ft NW	12 mph NE
Sun 1	1.7 ft	Slight	NNW	5 s	1.3 ft NNW	19 mph WNW
Mon 2	3.1 ft	Slight	N	5 s	2.2 ft N	16 mph NW
Tue 3	2.6 ft	Slight	N	5 s	1.9 ft N	10 mph NW
Wed 4	2.3 ft	Slight	N	5 s	2.3 ft N	8 mph NNW

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	2.0 ft	2.2 ft	2.5 ft	2.8 ft	2.5 ft	2.2 ft	2.0 ft	1.7 ft
Period	4.4 s	4.2 s	4.4 s	4.5 s	4.7 s	4.4 s	4.2 s	4.3 s
Direction	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Swell	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 5 s	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.8 ft · 4 s	1.6 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	15 WNW	17 WNW	17 WNW	18 WNW	15 WNW	15 W	15 W	12 W

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	2.0 ft NNW	5 s	1.6 ft NNW
Tue 27	4.3 ft N	5 s	2.6 ft N
Mon 26	3.6 ft NW	5 s	1.3 ft NNW
Sun 25	1.6 ft NW	4 s	1.0 ft NW
Sat 24	2.0 ft NW	4 s	0.7 ft NW
Fri 23	0.3 ft N	5 s	0.3 ft N
Thu 22	0.3 ft NW	5 s	0.3 ft WNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	0.3 ft NW	5 s	0.3 ft NW
Tue 20	0.3 ft NNE	4 s	0.3 ft NE
Mon 19	0.3 ft NW	5 s	0.3 ft NW
Sun 18	0.7 ft N	4 s	0.3 ft NNE
Sat 17	1.6 ft NE	5 s	1.3 ft ENE
Fri 16	1.3 ft N	6 s	1.3 ft N
Thu 15	3.6 ft N	5 s	2.6 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 TakakaQuestions

How are the waves today in Takaka?

Slight (2.5 ft with a period of 4.7 s from the north-northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 5.2 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 3.1 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 5.2 ft.

More about Takaka today

Waves near Takaka

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 9.8 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 12:01 pm (local time).

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