Waves in Brusand

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:25 am (CET)

Now · significant height 7.4 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 8.3 s · WSW
Swell: 5.6 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 15 ft

Today the sea at Brusand is moderate: 7.4 ft waves with a period of 8.3 s from the west-southwest. The swell, 5.6 ft at 6 s, comes from the southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.0 ft 8.0 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 common3.7 ft
Significant7.4 ft
Highest expected15 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 15 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 15 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 · 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	8.0 ft	Moderate	W	9 s	6.2 ft W	11 mph WNW
Fri 30	4.5 ft	Moderate	WNW	8 s	4.1 ft WNW	6 mph ENE
Sat 31	3.0 ft	Slight	W	7 s	2.5 ft W	9 mph ESE
Sun 1	6.3 ft	Moderate	WNW	7 s	3.3 ft W	22 mph NNW
Mon 2	5.2 ft	Moderate	NW	6 s	3.7 ft WNW	21 mph N
Tue 3	5.5 ft	Moderate	NW	6 s	3.5 ft WNW	9 mph NNE
Wed 4	3.7 ft	Slight	NW	6 s	2.6 ft WNW	10 mph N

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	8.0 ft	7.3 ft	6.8 ft	6.4 ft	6.1 ft	5.8 ft	5.4 ft	5.0 ft
Period	8.3 s	8.3 s	8.3 s	8.4 s	8.5 s	8.5 s	8.3 s	8.2 s
Direction	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Swell	6.2 ft · 6 s	5.5 ft · 6 s	5.1 ft · 8 s	5.0 ft · 8 s	4.9 ft · 8 s	4.8 ft · 8 s	4.7 ft · 8 s	4.5 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	8 WNW	6 W	9 W	6 WNW	11 WNW	10 WNW	4 N	4 ENE

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	12 ft WSW	9 s	9.5 ft WSW
Tue 27	12 ft SW	9 s	9.5 ft SW
Mon 26	22 ft W	12 s	17 ft W
Sun 25	23 ft SSW	12 s	19 ft SW
Sat 24	10 ft S	8 s	5.6 ft SSW
Fri 23	11 ft WSW	9 s	11 ft WSW
Thu 22	11 ft S	9 s	11 ft SSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	7.9 ft SE	8 s	4.6 ft WSW
Tue 20	7.9 ft SSE	9 s	4.3 ft SW
Mon 19	4.6 ft W	9 s	3.3 ft WNW
Sun 18	4.9 ft NW	10 s	4.6 ft NW
Sat 17	7.5 ft NW	9 s	5.2 ft NW
Fri 16	9.2 ft W	10 s	7.2 ft W
Thu 15	10 ft WSW	10 s	8.5 ft WSW

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 BrusandQuestions

How are the waves today in Brusand?

Moderate (7.4 ft with a period of 8.3 s from the west-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 15 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 8.0 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 15 ft.

More about Brusand today

Waves near Brusand

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 5.8 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 2:25 am (local time).

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