Waves in Namuac

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:32 am (GMT+8)

Now · significant height 4.6 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 7.1 s · NE
Swell: 4.1 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 9.4 ft

Today the sea at Namuac is moderate: 4.6 ft waves with a period of 7.1 s from the northeast. The swell, 4.1 ft at 6 s, comes from the north-northeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 6.2 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.2 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 common2.3 ft
Significant4.6 ft
Highest expected9.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 9.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 9.4 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	5.0 ft	Moderate	NE	7 s	4.1 ft NNE	10 mph ESE
Fri 30	3.6 ft	Slight	NE	6 s	2.6 ft NE	9 mph E
Sat 31	3.5 ft	Slight	NE	6 s	2.3 ft NNE	11 mph E
Sun 1	3.7 ft	Slight	ENE	8 s	2.5 ft NE	9 mph SE
Mon 2	4.0 ft	Slight	ENE	11 s	3.1 ft ENE	9 mph ESE
Tue 3	5.5 ft	Moderate	ENE	13 s	5.1 ft E	9 mph ESE
Wed 4	6.2 ft	Moderate	ENE	13 s	5.1 ft ENE	8 mph SE

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	5.0 ft	4.7 ft	4.7 ft	4.6 ft	4.6 ft	4.5 ft	4.2 ft	3.9 ft
Period	6.4 s	6.7 s	7.0 s	7.0 s	6.6 s	6.3 s	6.1 s	6.0 s
Direction	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Swell	3.8 ft · 6 s	3.9 ft · 6 s	4.0 ft · 6 s	4.0 ft · 6 s	3.8 ft · 6 s	3.7 ft · 6 s	3.5 ft · 6 s	3.1 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	7 ESE	6 SE	4 SE	5 ESE	10 E	9 ENE	6 ENE	4 SE

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	6.6 ft NE	7 s	5.2 ft N
Tue 27	4.9 ft NE	8 s	3.3 ft NNE
Mon 26	3.6 ft NNE	8 s	2.6 ft NE
Sun 25	4.3 ft NNW	8 s	4.3 ft NNW
Sat 24	9.8 ft NNW	10 s	8.2 ft NNW
Fri 23	15 ft NNW	12 s	8.9 ft N
Thu 22	13 ft NNE	12 s	10 ft NNE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	7.5 ft ENE	11 s	5.9 ft E
Tue 20	3.9 ft ENE	8 s	3.0 ft ENE
Mon 19	3.0 ft NE	6 s	2.6 ft NE
Sun 18	3.3 ft ENE	5 s	2.6 ft NE
Sat 17	3.3 ft ENE	6 s	2.0 ft NE
Fri 16	3.3 ft NE	6 s	3.0 ft NNE
Thu 15	3.9 ft NE	7 s	3.3 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 NamuacQuestions

How are the waves today in Namuac?

Moderate (4.6 ft with a period of 7.1 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 9.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 6.2 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 9.4 ft.

More about Namuac today

Waves near Namuac

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 11 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 7:32 am (local time).

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