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Waves in Levittown

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:31 pm (AST)
Now · significant height 3.9 ft
Sea state
Slight · Douglas 3
Period
10.5 s · N
Swell
3.7 ft · 9 s
Highest expected
7.8 ft

Today the sea at Levittown is slight: 3.9 ft waves with a period of 10.5 s from the north. The swell, 3.7 ft at 9 s, comes from the north.

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 common2.0 ft
  • Significant3.9 ft
  • Highest expected7.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 7.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 7.8 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave height
0 Calm (glassy) 0
1 Calm (rippled) 0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2 Smooth 0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3 Slight · today 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 4.0 ft Slight N 11 s 3.8 ft N 12 mph SE
Thu 29 3.8 ft Slight NNE 10 s 3.6 ft N 9 mph ESE
Fri 30 2.9 ft Slight NNE 9 s 2.7 ft NNE 13 mph ESE
Sat 31 2.6 ft Slight NNE 9 s 2.3 ft NNE 14 mph E
Sun 1 2.6 ft Slight NNE 9 s 2.1 ft NNE 10 mph E
Mon 2 3.1 ft Slight NNE 9 s 2.8 ft NNE 11 mph ESE
Tue 3 2.8 ft Slight NNE 9 s 2.6 ft NNE 12 mph ESE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 3.9 ft3.8 ft3.9 ft4.0 ft3.9 ft4.0 ft4.0 ft3.9 ft
Period 10.8 s10.9 s11.0 s11.2 s11.1 s10.9 s10.8 s10.6 s
Direction NNNNNNNN
Swell 3.7 ft · 9 s3.7 ft · 10 s3.7 ft · 10 s3.8 ft · 10 s3.8 ft · 10 s3.8 ft · 10 s3.8 ft · 9 s3.7 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph) 4 SSE5 SSE6 SSE6 ESE9 E4 NE11 WNW3 S

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 27 5.6 ft N12 s5.2 ft N
Mon 26 5.6 ft N13 s5.6 ft N
Sun 25 4.9 ft N12 s4.6 ft N
Sat 24 4.6 ft N11 s4.6 ft N
Fri 23 5.2 ft N12 s4.9 ft NNW
Thu 22 4.3 ft N12 s3.9 ft N
Wed 21 5.2 ft N11 s4.9 ft N
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Tue 20 5.2 ft NNW13 s5.2 ft NNW
Mon 19 3.6 ft NNE12 s3.0 ft NNE
Sun 18 3.0 ft NNE11 s3.0 ft NNE
Sat 17 3.6 ft NNE11 s3.3 ft NNE
Fri 16 2.6 ft NNE10 s2.0 ft NNE
Thu 15 2.6 ft NE8 s2.3 ft NE
Wed 14 3.6 ft NE9 s3.6 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 LevittownQuestions

How are the waves today in Levittown?

Slight (3.9 ft with a period of 10.5 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 7.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 4.0 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 7.8 ft.

More about Levittown today

Waves near Levittown

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 6.6 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 10:31 pm (local time).

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