Waves in Inndyr

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:03 am (CET)

Now · significant height 11 ft

Sea state: Rough · Douglas 5
Period: 9.9 s · WSW
Swell: 8.4 ft · 10 s
Highest expected: 21 ft

Today the sea at Inndyr is rough: 11 ft waves with a period of 9.9 s from the west-southwest. The swell, 8.4 ft at 10 s, comes from the west.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.01012 ft 11 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 common5.3 ft
Significant11 ft
Highest expected21 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 21 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 21 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	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate	4.1 ft–8.2 ft
5	Rough · today	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough	13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7	High	19.7 ft–29.5 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	11 ft	Rough	WSW	10 s	8.9 ft WSW	15 mph SW
Fri 30	7.5 ft	Moderate	W	10 s	6.9 ft W	5 mph WSW
Sat 31	7.0 ft	Moderate	WSW	9 s	5.9 ft W	15 mph SW
Sun 1	5.6 ft	Moderate	W	9 s	5.1 ft W	10 mph SW
Mon 2	6.4 ft	Moderate	W	8 s	5.2 ft WNW	16 mph WSW
Tue 3	6.8 ft	Moderate	WNW	8 s	5.6 ft WNW	16 mph NW
Wed 4	7.1 ft	Moderate	W	8 s	5.0 ft W	20 mph SW

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	10 ft	11 ft	11 ft	11 ft	10 ft	10.0 ft	9.2 ft	8.3 ft
Period	10.5 s	10.4 s	10.2 s	9.9 s	10.0 s	10.2 s	10.3 s	9.9 s
Direction	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
Swell	8.6 ft · 10 s	8.8 ft · 10 s	8.8 ft · 10 s	8.4 ft · 10 s	8.7 ft · 10 s	8.5 ft · 10 s	8.2 ft · 10 s	7.5 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	13 SSW	15 SSW	10 SSW	9 S	14 SSW	15 SW	11 WSW	6 WSW

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	10 ft WSW	11 s	8.9 ft WSW
Tue 27	3.9 ft WSW	11 s	3.3 ft WSW
Mon 26	3.0 ft WSW	14 s	3.0 ft WSW
Sun 25	3.0 ft SW	10 s	2.6 ft W
Sat 24	3.3 ft WSW	10 s	3.0 ft WSW
Fri 23	2.6 ft WSW	10 s	2.0 ft WSW
Thu 22	4.6 ft W	12 s	4.6 ft W

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	7.9 ft W	13 s	7.9 ft W
Tue 20	13 ft W	13 s	11 ft W
Mon 19	15 ft WSW	12 s	10 ft W
Sun 18	7.5 ft W	10 s	4.6 ft W
Sat 17	9.8 ft WNW	10 s	7.9 ft WNW
Fri 16	18 ft W	15 s	15 ft W
Thu 15	18 ft WSW	16 s	16 ft W

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 InndyrQuestions

How are the waves today in Inndyr?

Rough (11 ft with a period of 9.9 s from the west-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 21 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 11 ft (rough).

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 21 ft.

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Waves near Inndyr

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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 13 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 9:03 am (local time).

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