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Waves in Babug

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:24 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 0.8 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
5.7 s · NNE
Swell
0.6 ft · 7 s
Highest expected
1.6 ft

Today the sea at Babug is smooth: 0.8 ft waves with a period of 5.7 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.6 ft at 7 s, comes from the northwest.

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 0.9 ft Smooth N 7 s 0.7 ft NW 5 mph NNE
Fri 30 0.9 ft Smooth NW 7 s 0.7 ft NW 7 mph WNW
Sat 31 0.8 ft Smooth NW 6 s 0.7 ft NW 6 mph NNW
Sun 1 0.7 ft Smooth NNW 5 s 0.5 ft NW 5 mph N
Mon 2 0.5 ft Smooth NNE 5 s 0.5 ft ENE 7 mph NW
Tue 3 0.4 ft Smooth ENE 4 s 0.3 ft E 5 mph NE
Wed 4 0.5 ft Smooth E 4 s 0.3 ft E 4 mph N

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 ft0.8 ft0.9 ft0.8 ft0.8 ft0.8 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft
Period 4.2 s4.8 s5.4 s6.0 s6.2 s6.6 s7.2 s7.2 s
Direction NENNENNENNNNWNNWNW
Swell 0.5 ft · 6 s0.5 ft · 6 s0.5 ft · 7 s0.6 ft · 7 s0.7 ft · 7 s0.7 ft · 7 s0.7 ft · 7 s0.7 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph) 4 ENE4 ENE4 ENE2 NNE5 W3 W2 WNW1 E

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 0.7 ft NNE5 s0.3 ft NW
Tue 27 0.7 ft NW6 s0.7 ft NW
Mon 26 1.0 ft NW6 s1.0 ft NW
Sun 25 1.6 ft NW7 s1.6 ft NW
Sat 24 2.3 ft WNW7 s2.0 ft NW
Fri 23 2.6 ft WNW6 s2.0 ft NW
Thu 22 2.0 ft WNW5 s1.6 ft WNW
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.0 ft NW6 s0.7 ft NW
Tue 20 0.7 ft NW6 s0.3 ft NW
Mon 19 1.0 ft NW6 s0.7 ft NW
Sun 18 0.7 ft NNW5 s0.7 ft NW
Sat 17 0.7 ft NNE6 s0.3 ft NW
Fri 16 0.7 ft NNE6 s0.7 ft N
Thu 15 0.7 ft NNE6 s0.3 ft NW

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 BabugQuestions

How are the waves today in Babug?

Smooth (0.8 ft with a period of 5.7 s from the north-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 0.9 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 Babug today

Waves near Babug

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 0.1 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 7:24 am (local time).

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