Waves in Rapu-Rapu

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:27 am (GMT+8)

Now · significant height 2.7 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 6.4 s · ENE
Swell: 2.1 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 5.5 ft

Today the sea at Rapu-Rapu is slight: 2.7 ft waves with a period of 6.4 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 2.1 ft at 6 s, comes from the east. Biggest waves: Sunday 1, with waves up to 3.4 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.4 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 common1.3 ft
Significant2.7 ft
Highest expected5.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.5 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	2.9 ft	Slight	ENE	7 s	2.2 ft E	12 mph ENE
Fri 30	2.2 ft	Slight	ENE	8 s	2.1 ft E	11 mph ENE
Sat 31	2.6 ft	Slight	E	9 s	2.0 ft E	12 mph NE
Sun 1	3.4 ft	Slight	E	13 s	3.1 ft E	9 mph E
Mon 2	3.4 ft	Slight	ENE	12 s	3.2 ft ENE	11 mph ENE
Tue 3	3.4 ft	Slight	ENE	13 s	3.2 ft ENE	9 mph NE
Wed 4	3.4 ft	Slight	NE	12 s	3.1 ft ENE	10 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	2.9 ft	2.8 ft	2.8 ft	2.6 ft	2.5 ft	2.4 ft	2.4 ft	2.2 ft
Period	6.4 s	6.3 s	6.4 s	6.5 s	6.6 s	6.7 s	6.8 s	7.0 s
Direction	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Swell	2.1 ft · 7 s	2.2 ft · 6 s	2.2 ft · 6 s	2.1 ft · 6 s	2.1 ft · 5 s	2.0 ft · 5 s	1.9 ft · 5 s	1.9 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	12 ENE	12 ENE	11 ENE	10 ENE	9 ENE	9 E	10 ENE	11 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	3.0 ft ENE	7 s	2.3 ft ENE
Tue 27	4.3 ft ENE	10 s	3.6 ft ENE
Mon 26	3.0 ft ENE	10 s	2.6 ft ENE
Sun 25	1.6 ft E	9 s	1.6 ft E
Sat 24	1.6 ft E	9 s	1.6 ft E
Fri 23	2.3 ft ESE	10 s	1.6 ft E
Thu 22	4.9 ft ENE	13 s	4.9 ft ENE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	5.6 ft ENE	13 s	5.2 ft ENE
Tue 20	5.9 ft E	13 s	5.6 ft E
Mon 19	2.6 ft ENE	8 s	2.0 ft ENE
Sun 18	3.0 ft ENE	7 s	2.3 ft ENE
Sat 17	3.3 ft ENE	7 s	2.6 ft E
Fri 16	2.6 ft ENE	8 s	2.3 ft ENE
Thu 15	2.0 ft ENE	9 s	1.6 ft ENE

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 Rapu-RapuQuestions

How are the waves today in Rapu-Rapu?

Slight (2.7 ft with a period of 6.4 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 5.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Sunday 1, with waves up to 3.4 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 5.5 ft.

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Waves near Rapu-Rapu

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 1.5 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 7:27 am (local time).

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