Waves in Ponta Garça

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:23 am (GMT-1)

Now · significant height 6.6 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 6.8 s · SW
Swell: 4.9 ft · 5 s
Highest expected: 13 ft

Today the sea at Ponta Garça is moderate: 6.6 ft waves with a period of 6.8 s from the southwest. The swell, 4.9 ft at 5 s, comes from the south-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.6 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
Significant6.6 ft
Highest expected13 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 13 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 13 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	6.6 ft	Moderate	SW	8 s	4.9 ft SSW	17 mph NNW
Fri 30	5.5 ft	Moderate	WNW	9 s	4.3 ft WNW	16 mph N
Sat 31	5.2 ft	Moderate	NE	8 s	4.3 ft ENE	19 mph N
Sun 1	5.2 ft	Moderate	ENE	8 s	4.2 ft ENE	15 mph ENE
Mon 2	5.4 ft	Moderate	E	8 s	5.0 ft E	11 mph ENE
Tue 3	3.5 ft	Slight	SE	10 s	2.9 ft WNW	10 mph ENE
Wed 4	3.1 ft	Slight	SSW	9 s	2.0 ft NW	4 mph SSE

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	6.4 ft	6.6 ft	6.5 ft	6.2 ft	5.8 ft	5.6 ft	5.5 ft	5.6 ft
Period	6.3 s	7.0 s	7.4 s	7.8 s	8.1 s	8.3 s	8.2 s	8.2 s
Direction	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Swell	3.5 ft · 6 s	4.8 ft · 5 s	4.4 ft · 6 s	4.1 ft · 7 s	4.2 ft · 7 s	4.3 ft · 7 s	4.1 ft · 7 s	4.1 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	17 SW	8 WSW	6 NNW	3 NNW	3 NW	8 NNW	12 NNW	16 N

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	6.2 ft SSW	9 s	3.3 ft SW
Tue 27	6.2 ft W	12 s	5.9 ft W
Mon 26	7.2 ft WSW	9 s	5.6 ft W
Sun 25	4.6 ft S	9 s	1.6 ft SSE
Sat 24	2.0 ft SSE	11 s	1.3 ft S
Fri 23	2.3 ft SW	11 s	1.3 ft S
Thu 22	2.6 ft S	9 s	2.0 ft ESE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.6 ft ENE	8 s	3.0 ft ENE
Tue 20	4.6 ft ENE	9 s	3.6 ft E
Mon 19	5.2 ft NE	12 s	3.9 ft NE
Sun 18	3.9 ft SSW	11 s	3.0 ft NNE
Sat 17	3.3 ft SSE	8 s	2.0 ft S
Fri 16	3.6 ft WSW	10 s	3.0 ft W
Thu 15	3.9 ft WSW	11 s	3.0 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 Ponta GarçaQuestions

How are the waves today in Ponta Garça?

Moderate (6.6 ft with a period of 6.8 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 13 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 6.6 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 13 ft.

More about Ponta Garça today

Waves near Ponta Garça

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 0.7 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 2:23 am (local time).

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