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Waves in Davila

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:26 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 4.8 ft
Sea state
Moderate · Douglas 4
Period
7.2 s · NNE
Swell
4.4 ft · 7 s
Highest expected
9.7 ft

Today the sea at Davila is moderate: 4.8 ft waves with a period of 7.2 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 4.4 ft at 7 s, comes from the north-northeast.

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 common2.4 ft
  • Significant4.8 ft
  • Highest expected9.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 9.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 9.7 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 5.3 ft Moderate NNE 7 s 4.4 ft N 14 mph ENE
Fri 30 3.9 ft Slight NNE 6 s 3.2 ft N 13 mph ENE
Sat 31 3.6 ft Slight NNE 6 s 2.8 ft NNE 14 mph ENE
Sun 1 3.0 ft Slight NNE 6 s 2.9 ft NNE 8 mph ENE
Mon 2 2.7 ft Slight NNE 6 s 2.1 ft NNE 11 mph ENE
Tue 3 3.0 ft Slight NNE 5 s 2.1 ft NNE 12 mph ENE
Wed 4 4.8 ft Moderate NNE 6 s 4.1 ft NNE 9 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 5.0 ft4.7 ft4.7 ft4.9 ft5.1 ft5.2 ft4.9 ft4.3 ft
Period 7.0 s7.1 s7.3 s7.1 s6.6 s6.2 s6.1 s6.0 s
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNENNE
Swell 4.3 ft · 6 s4.3 ft · 6 s4.3 ft · 6 s4.2 ft · 7 s3.5 ft · 7 s3.0 ft · 7 s3.3 ft · 6 s3.3 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph) 14 ENE12 ENE11 ENE12 ENE14 ENE13 NE11 ENE11 ENE

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 6.6 ft NNE8 s5.6 ft N
Tue 27 4.9 ft NNE7 s3.9 ft NNE
Mon 26 3.3 ft N7 s2.3 ft N
Sun 25 3.9 ft NNW8 s3.6 ft NNW
Sat 24 10 ft NNW10 s9.5 ft NNW
Fri 23 13 ft NNW11 s9.8 ft NNW
Thu 22 11 ft N10 s9.2 ft N
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 4.3 ft NNE6 s3.0 ft N
Tue 20 3.3 ft NNE5 s2.6 ft NNE
Mon 19 3.0 ft NNE5 s2.3 ft NNE
Sun 18 3.3 ft NNE5 s2.3 ft NNE
Sat 17 3.0 ft NNE5 s2.3 ft NNE
Fri 16 3.3 ft NNE6 s3.3 ft NNE
Thu 15 3.9 ft NNE6 s3.6 ft N

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 DavilaQuestions

How are the waves today in Davila?

Moderate (4.8 ft with a period of 7.2 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 9.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 5.3 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 9.7 ft.

More about Davila today

Waves near Davila

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 3.3 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 7:26 am (local time).

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