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Waves in Taytay

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:57 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 0.4 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
3.2 s · NNE
Swell
0.3 ft · 2 s
Highest expected
0.9 ft

Today the sea at Taytay is smooth: 0.4 ft waves with a period of 3.2 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.3 ft at 2 s, comes from the north-northeast. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 0.5 ft (smooth).

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 common0.2 ft
  • Significant0.4 ft
  • Highest expected0.9 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.9 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 0.4 ft Smooth NNE 3 s 0.3 ft NNE 5 mph SW
Fri 30 0.3 ft Calm (rippled) NNE 4 s 0.3 ft NNE 6 mph SE
Sat 31 0.4 ft Smooth NNE 4 s 0.3 ft N 6 mph SSW
Sun 1 0.4 ft Smooth NNW 5 s 0.3 ft N 6 mph SSW
Mon 2 0.4 ft Smooth NNE 7 s 0.3 ft NNE 6 mph SW
Tue 3 0.5 ft Smooth NNE 5 s 0.5 ft NNE 7 mph WSW
Wed 4 0.5 ft Smooth NNE 5 s 0.5 ft NNE 7 mph SE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.3 ft0.4 ft0.4 ft0.4 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft
Period 3.0 s3.1 s3.2 s3.3 s3.3 s3.1 s2.9 s2.8 s
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNENNE
Swell 0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph) 3 SW3 SW3 SSW1 WNW4 N2 S3 SSW3 SSW

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 NNE3 s0.7 ft NNE
Tue 27 1.3 ft N4 s1.3 ft N
Mon 26 1.3 ft NNE3 s1.0 ft NNE
Sun 25 0.3 ft WNW4 s0.3 ft NW
Sat 24 1.0 ft WNW5 s1.0 ft WNW
Fri 23 1.6 ft W5 s1.3 ft WNW
Thu 22 2.0 ft W4 s1.3 ft WNW
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.0 ft WNW4 s0.7 ft WNW
Tue 20 0.3 ft NNW6 s0.3 ft NNW
Mon 19 0.3 ft NNE5 s0.0 ft NNE
Sun 18 0.3 ft NNE4 s0.3 ft NNE
Sat 17 0.3 ft NNE5 s0.3 ft NNE
Fri 16 0.7 ft NNE6 s0.7 ft NNE
Thu 15 0.0 ft NE7 s0.0 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 TaytayQuestions

How are the waves today in Taytay?

Smooth (0.4 ft with a period of 3.2 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 0.9 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 0.5 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 0.9 ft.

More about Taytay today

Waves near Taytay

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 12 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 7:57 am (local time).

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