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Waves in Maloh

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:28 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 0.8 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
3.4 s · ENE
Swell
0.6 ft · 2 s
Highest expected
1.6 ft

Today the sea at Maloh is smooth: 0.8 ft waves with a period of 3.4 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 0.6 ft at 2 s, comes from the east.

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 common0.4 ft
  • Significant0.8 ft
  • Highest expected1.6 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.6 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.6 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 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 1.0 ft Smooth NE 4 s 0.9 ft NE 13 mph ENE
Fri 30 0.6 ft Smooth NNE 5 s 0.6 ft N 13 mph ENE
Sat 31 0.8 ft Smooth NE 4 s 0.5 ft ENE 14 mph E
Sun 1 0.3 ft Calm (rippled) NNW 5 s 0.2 ft NW 8 mph E
Mon 2 0.5 ft Smooth ENE 5 s 0.4 ft ENE 11 mph ENE
Tue 3 0.8 ft Smooth E 3 s 0.7 ft E 15 mph ENE
Wed 4 0.9 ft Smooth E 3 s 0.7 ft E 16 mph ENE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.7 ft1.0 ft0.9 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.6 ft0.5 ft
Period 3.4 s2.6 s3.2 s3.5 s3.4 s3.5 s3.7 s3.8 s
Direction NENEENENENENNENNNW
Swell 0.5 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.8 ft · 2 s0.6 ft · 2 s0.6 ft · 2 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.4 ft · 4 s0.4 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph) 4 ENE13 E8 ENE8 E5 ESE2 WNW6 NW4 ENE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.0 ft NNE4 s0.7 ft NNW
Tue 27 1.3 ft ENE4 s1.3 ft E
Mon 26 1.0 ft ENE5 s0.7 ft E
Sun 25 1.3 ft W5 s1.3 ft WSW
Sat 24 2.6 ft WSW5 s2.3 ft WSW
Fri 23 3.3 ft WSW5 s3.3 ft WSW
Thu 22 3.0 ft SW4 s1.3 ft SW
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 0.7 ft WSW5 s0.7 ft WSW
Tue 20 0.3 ft NW5 s0.3 ft NW
Mon 19 0.3 ft NW5 s0.3 ft NW
Sun 18 0.3 ft NNW5 s0.3 ft NW
Sat 17 0.7 ft N5 s0.3 ft NNE
Fri 16 0.7 ft NE5 s0.3 ft NE
Thu 15 0.7 ft ENE5 s0.3 ft NE

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 MalohQuestions

How are the waves today in Maloh?

Smooth (0.8 ft with a period of 3.4 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 1.6 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 1.0 ft (smooth).

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 1.6 ft.

More about Maloh today

Waves near Maloh

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 2.1 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 7:28 am (local time).

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