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Waves in Lañgub

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:33 am (GMT+8)
Now · significant height 0.5 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
2.9 s · NNE
Swell
0.5 ft · 2 s
Highest expected
1.0 ft

Today the sea at Lañgub is smooth: 0.5 ft waves with a period of 2.9 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.5 ft at 2 s, comes from the north-northeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 0.7 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
  • Significant0.5 ft
  • Highest expected1.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.0 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 0.7 ft Smooth NNE 3 s 0.6 ft NNE 5 mph N
Fri 30 0.3 ft Calm (rippled) NNE 2 s 0.3 ft NNE 9 mph NNE
Sat 31 0.3 ft Calm (rippled) NNE 3 s 0.3 ft NNE 7 mph N
Sun 1 0.3 ft Calm (rippled) NNE 3 s 0.3 ft NNE 5 mph SE
Mon 2 0.6 ft Smooth NNE 2 s 0.4 ft NNE 7 mph N
Tue 3 0.5 ft Smooth NNE 3 s 0.4 ft NNE 6 mph NNW
Wed 4 0.7 ft Smooth NNE 3 s 0.5 ft NNE 5 mph NNW

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 ft0.6 ft0.5 ft0.5 ft0.4 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft0.3 ft
Period 2.6 s2.8 s2.8 s2.9 s2.8 s2.7 s2.6 s2.5 s
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNENNE
Swell 0.6 ft · 2 s0.5 ft · 2 s0.5 ft · 2 s0.5 ft · 2 s0.4 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph) 4 N2 NW2 NW2 NNE5 NE3 NE2 WNW3 WNW

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 N
Tue 27 1.3 ft NNE3 s1.0 ft NNE
Mon 26 0.7 ft NNE2 s0.3 ft NE
Sun 25 0.3 ft SSE3 s0.3 ft SSE
Sat 24 1.3 ft SSW3 s0.7 ft S
Fri 23 1.6 ft S3 s0.3 ft SSW
Thu 22 1.6 ft SSW3 s0.3 ft S
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 0.3 ft NNW3 s0.3 ft NNW
Tue 20 0.7 ft N3 s0.3 ft N
Mon 19 0.7 ft NNE3 s0.3 ft NNE
Sun 18 0.7 ft NNE3 s0.3 ft NNE
Sat 17 0.7 ft NNE3 s0.3 ft NNE
Fri 16 1.0 ft NNE3 s0.7 ft NNE
Thu 15 1.0 ft NNE3 s0.7 ft NNE

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 LañgubQuestions

How are the waves today in Lañgub?

Smooth (0.5 ft with a period of 2.9 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 1.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 0.7 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 1.0 ft.

More about Lañgub today

Waves near Lañgub

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 8.7 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 7:33 am (local time).

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