Waves in Cabouco

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:43 pm (GMT-1)

Now · significant height 6.7 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 6.2 s · SW
Swell: 2.8 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 14 ft

Today the sea at Cabouco is moderate: 6.7 ft waves with a period of 6.2 s from the southwest. The swell, 2.8 ft at 6 s, comes from the west-southwest. Biggest waves: Thursday 29, with waves up to 7.4 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.0 ft 7.4 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 common3.3 ft
Significant6.7 ft
Highest expected14 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 14 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 14 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	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	6.8 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	4.1 ft W	19 mph S
Thu 29	7.4 ft	Moderate	WSW	9 s	5.7 ft WSW	17 mph NNW
Fri 30	6.7 ft	Moderate	WNW	9 s	5.6 ft WNW	18 mph NNE
Sat 31	5.4 ft	Moderate	NNW	9 s	3.3 ft NW	20 mph N
Sun 1	5.4 ft	Moderate	ENE	8 s	3.6 ft ENE	13 mph NE
Mon 2	4.9 ft	Moderate	ESE	8 s	3.9 ft ESE	8 mph ENE
Tue 3	3.8 ft	Slight	W	11 s	2.9 ft W	6 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	5.2 ft	4.8 ft	4.5 ft	4.5 ft	4.5 ft	4.7 ft	5.4 ft	6.3 ft
Period	9.9 s	9.2 s	8.2 s	7.0 s	6.2 s	5.8 s	5.6 s	6.0 s
Direction	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
Swell	4.1 ft · 9 s	3.5 ft · 9 s	3.1 ft · 8 s	2.7 ft · 8 s	2.2 ft · 8 s	1.8 ft · 8 s	1.8 ft · 6 s	2.5 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	11 SSE	12 S	13 S	14 S	15 S	17 SSW	18 SSW	18 SSW

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	7.9 ft WNW	12 s	7.9 ft WNW
Mon 26	8.2 ft WSW	10 s	7.2 ft W
Sun 25	5.2 ft SSW	10 s	1.3 ft WNW
Sat 24	2.3 ft WSW	11 s	1.6 ft W
Fri 23	3.0 ft WNW	11 s	2.3 ft NW
Thu 22	3.0 ft NW	10 s	2.3 ft NW
Wed 21	3.3 ft N	10 s	2.6 ft NNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	4.6 ft N	10 s	3.0 ft WNW
Mon 19	5.9 ft NW	13 s	4.3 ft W
Sun 18	4.9 ft W	13 s	3.6 ft WNW
Sat 17	3.9 ft SW	9 s	2.6 ft WSW
Fri 16	4.6 ft W	11 s	3.6 ft W
Thu 15	5.2 ft W	12 s	4.3 ft W
Wed 14	5.2 ft W	11 s	4.3 ft W

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 CaboucoQuestions

How are the waves today in Cabouco?

Moderate (6.7 ft with a period of 6.2 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 14 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 7.4 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 14 ft.

More about Cabouco today

Waves near Cabouco

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 4.3 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 10:43 pm (local time).

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