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Waves in Calovébora

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:12 pm (EST)
Now · significant height 1.2 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
5.9 s · N
Swell
1.0 ft · 5 s
Highest expected
2.6 ft

Today the sea at Calovébora is smooth: 1.2 ft waves with a period of 5.9 s from the north. The swell, 1.0 ft at 5 s, comes from the north. Biggest waves: Sunday 1, with waves up to 2.5 ft (slight).

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 common0.6 ft
  • Significant1.2 ft
  • Highest expected2.6 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.6 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.6 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave height
0 Calm (glassy) 0
1 Calm (rippled) 0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2 Smooth · today 0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3 Slight · week peak 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 1.7 ft Slight N 6 s 1.7 ft N 6 mph W
Thu 29 1.2 ft Smooth N 6 s 1.0 ft NNE 7 mph WNW
Fri 30 1.5 ft Smooth N 5 s 1.0 ft N 7 mph WNW
Sat 31 2.1 ft Slight NNE 6 s 2.0 ft NNE 7 mph WNW
Sun 1 2.5 ft Slight NNE 6 s 2.1 ft NNE 8 mph WNW
Mon 2 2.4 ft Slight NNE 6 s 2.0 ft NNE 5 mph WSW
Tue 3 1.6 ft Smooth NNE 6 s 1.6 ft NNE 4 mph S

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 1.7 ft1.7 ft1.6 ft1.6 ft1.5 ft1.4 ft1.4 ft1.3 ft
Period 6.0 s6.0 s5.9 s5.9 s5.9 s5.9 s5.9 s5.8 s
Direction NNNNNNNN
Swell 1.7 ft · 5 s1.7 ft · 5 s1.6 ft · 5 s1.6 ft · 5 s1.5 ft · 5 s1.4 ft · 5 s1.3 ft · 5 s1.1 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph) 2 SSW2 S4 S1 SSE5 NNW7 NNW4 WNW2 SW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 27 2.3 ft N6 s2.3 ft N
Mon 26 3.3 ft N6 s3.3 ft N
Sun 25 3.0 ft N6 s2.6 ft N
Sat 24 2.3 ft N5 s2.0 ft N
Fri 23 2.0 ft N7 s2.0 ft NNE
Thu 22 2.3 ft NNE6 s2.3 ft NNE
Wed 21 2.6 ft NNE7 s2.3 ft NNE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 20 2.6 ft NNE8 s2.3 ft NNE
Mon 19 2.3 ft NNE7 s2.3 ft NNE
Sun 18 3.0 ft NNE8 s2.6 ft NNE
Sat 17 3.9 ft NNE9 s3.6 ft NNE
Fri 16 3.3 ft NNE9 s3.0 ft NNE
Thu 15 2.0 ft NNE7 s1.6 ft NNE
Wed 14 2.3 ft NNE8 s2.3 ft NNE

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 CalovéboraQuestions

How are the waves today in Calovébora?

Smooth (1.2 ft with a period of 5.9 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 2.6 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Sunday 1, with waves up to 2.5 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 2.6 ft.

More about Calovébora today

Waves near Calovébora

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 6.1 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 10:12 pm (local time).

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