Waves in Balatero

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:27 am (GMT+8)

Now · significant height 1.0 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 3.6 s · E
Swell: 0.5 ft · 5 s
Highest expected: 2.2 ft

Today the sea at Balatero is smooth: 1.0 ft waves with a period of 3.6 s from the east. The swell, 0.5 ft at 5 s, comes from the northwest. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 1.7 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.7 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 common0.5 ft
Significant1.0 ft
Highest expected2.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.2 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 · today	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight · week peak	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	1.4 ft	Smooth	E	4 s	0.5 ft NW	13 mph SSE
Fri 30	1.4 ft	Smooth	E	4 s	0.5 ft NW	13 mph SE
Sat 31	1.5 ft	Smooth	E	4 s	0.5 ft NW	17 mph SSE
Sun 1	1.6 ft	Smooth	ESE	3 s	0.5 ft W	12 mph ESE
Mon 2	1.6 ft	Smooth	ESE	3 s	0.3 ft S	14 mph SE
Tue 3	1.7 ft	Slight	ESE	3 s	0.5 ft SSE	14 mph SSE
Wed 4	1.7 ft	Slight	ESE	3 s	0.4 ft SSE	16 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	1.4 ft	1.2 ft	1.0 ft	1.0 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.0 ft	1.2 ft
Period	3.2 s	3.3 s	3.5 s	3.5 s	3.2 s	3.2 s	3.3 s	3.1 s
Direction	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Swell	0.5 ft · 4 s	0.4 ft · 5 s	0.4 ft · 5 s	0.5 ft · 5 s	0.4 ft · 5 s	0.5 ft · 4 s	0.5 ft · 3 s	0.5 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	13 S	12 SSE	11 SE	11 SE	12 SSE	12 SSE	12 SE	12 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	1.6 ft E	3 s	0.3 ft NNE
Tue 27	1.3 ft ESE	3 s	0.7 ft WNW
Mon 26	1.3 ft E	5 s	0.7 ft NW
Sun 25	1.3 ft WNW	6 s	1.0 ft WNW
Sat 24	2.3 ft WNW	6 s	1.3 ft WNW
Fri 23	3.0 ft WNW	5 s	2.0 ft NW
Thu 22	3.0 ft WNW	5 s	2.0 ft NW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	1.3 ft WNW	5 s	0.7 ft NW
Tue 20	1.0 ft E	4 s	0.3 ft NW
Mon 19	1.0 ft E	3 s	0.3 ft NW
Sun 18	1.0 ft ESE	3 s	0.3 ft SSE
Sat 17	1.6 ft ESE	3 s	0.3 ft NNW
Fri 16	2.0 ft ESE	3 s	0.3 ft NW
Thu 15	2.0 ft ESE	3 s	0.3 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 BalateroQuestions

How are the waves today in Balatero?

Smooth (1.0 ft with a period of 3.6 s from the east). The highest wave to expect is around 2.2 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 1.7 ft (slight).

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 2.2 ft.

More about Balatero today

Waves near Balatero

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 15 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 7:27 am (local time).

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