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Waves in Flora

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:49 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 5.6 ft
Sea state
Moderate · Douglas 4
Period
7.0 s · NE
Highest expected
11 ft

Today the sea at Flora is moderate: 5.6 ft waves with a period of 7.0 s from the northeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 6.7 ft (moderate).

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 common2.8 ft
  • Significant5.6 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

DegreeNameWave 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 — 10 mph NNE
Fri 30 4.6 ft Moderate NE 6 s — 10 mph NE
Sat 31 4.2 ft Moderate NE 6 s — 10 mph ENE
Sun 1 4.4 ft Moderate ENE 9 s — 5 mph ESE
Mon 2 5.3 ft Moderate ENE 11 s — 8 mph ENE
Tue 3 5.8 ft Moderate ENE 10 s — 8 mph NNE
Wed 4 6.7 ft Moderate ENE 12 s — 4 mph W

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 5.8 ft5.6 ft5.6 ft5.5 ft5.4 ft5.2 ft5.1 ft4.9 ft
Period 6.6 s6.7 s7.0 s7.1 s7.0 s6.7 s6.5 s6.4 s
Direction NENENENENENENENE
Swell ————————
Wind (mph) 1 W2 WNW2 W1 NNE8 ENE10 NE6 NE3 WNW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 7.2 ft NE7 s—
Tue 27 5.2 ft NE8 s—
Mon 26 4.3 ft NE10 s—
Sun 25 3.6 ft NNE9 s—
Sat 24 7.9 ft N11 s—
Fri 23 13 ft N13 s—
Thu 22 18 ft NE12 s—
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 9.8 ft ENE11 s—
Tue 20 5.2 ft ENE9 s—
Mon 19 3.9 ft NE7 s—
Sun 18 4.3 ft ENE6 s—
Sat 17 4.6 ft ENE7 s—
Fri 16 3.9 ft NE8 s—
Thu 15 3.9 ft NE7 s—

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 FloraQuestions

How are the waves today in Flora?

Moderate (5.6 ft with a period of 7.0 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 6.7 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 Flora today

Waves near Flora

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 2.9 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 6:49 am (local time).

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