Waves in Abulug

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:28 am (GMT+8)

Now · significant height 5.4 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 6.9 s · NE
Swell: 4.9 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 11 ft

Today the sea at Abulug is moderate: 5.4 ft waves with a period of 6.9 s from the northeast. The swell, 4.9 ft at 6 s, comes from the northeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 6.5 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.5 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 common2.7 ft
Significant5.4 ft
Highest expected11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 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	5.8 ft	Moderate	NE	7 s	5.1 ft NE	10 mph NNE
Fri 30	4.5 ft	Moderate	NE	6 s	4.1 ft NE	10 mph NE
Sat 31	4.1 ft	Slight	NE	6 s	3.1 ft NE	10 mph ENE
Sun 1	4.1 ft	Slight	NE	10 s	3.8 ft NE	5 mph ESE
Mon 2	4.7 ft	Moderate	ENE	12 s	3.8 ft ENE	8 mph ENE
Tue 3	5.7 ft	Moderate	ENE	12 s	5.4 ft ENE	8 mph NNE
Wed 4	6.5 ft	Moderate	ENE	12 s	5.4 ft ENE	4 mph W

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	5.8 ft	5.5 ft	5.4 ft	5.4 ft	5.3 ft	5.1 ft	5.0 ft	4.9 ft
Period	6.5 s	6.7 s	7.0 s	6.9 s	6.7 s	6.5 s	6.3 s	6.3 s
Direction	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Swell	4.7 ft · 6 s	5.0 ft · 6 s	5.0 ft · 6 s	4.7 ft · 6 s	4.5 ft · 7 s	4.2 ft · 6 s	4.2 ft · 6 s	4.3 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	1 W	2 WNW	2 W	1 NNE	8 ENE	10 NE	6 NE	3 WNW

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	6.9 ft NE	7 s	4.9 ft NNE
Tue 27	5.6 ft NE	8 s	3.6 ft NE
Mon 26	3.9 ft NE	9 s	3.0 ft ENE
Sun 25	3.3 ft NE	9 s	2.6 ft NE
Sat 24	5.9 ft N	10 s	4.9 ft NNW
Fri 23	15 ft NNE	15 s	15 ft NNE
Thu 22	18 ft NE	14 s	17 ft NE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	8.5 ft NE	10 s	6.6 ft ENE
Tue 20	4.6 ft NE	8 s	4.3 ft NE
Mon 19	3.6 ft NE	7 s	3.6 ft NE
Sun 18	4.3 ft NE	6 s	3.6 ft NE
Sat 17	3.9 ft NE	7 s	3.3 ft NE
Fri 16	3.9 ft NE	8 s	3.3 ft NE
Thu 15	4.3 ft NE	7 s	3.6 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 AbulugQuestions

How are the waves today in Abulug?

Moderate (5.4 ft with a period of 6.9 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 11 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 6.5 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 11 ft.

More about Abulug today

Waves near Abulug

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 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 7:28 am (local time).

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