Waves in Enmelen

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:43 am (GMT+12)

Now · significant height 7.4 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 8.9 s · SSW
Swell: 6.9 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 15 ft

Waves up to 13 ft today

Today the sea at Enmelen is moderate: 7.4 ft waves with a period of 8.9 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 6.9 ft at 8 s, comes from the south-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

5.010 ft 13 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 common3.7 ft
Significant7.4 ft
Highest expected15 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 15 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 15 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 · week peak	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough	13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7	High	19.7 ft–29.5 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	13 ft	Rough	SSW	11 s	12 ft SSW	16 mph SSW
Fri 30	6.0 ft	Moderate	S	8 s	5.0 ft S	19 mph NE
Sat 31	6.2 ft	Moderate	S	13 s	4.7 ft S	18 mph N
Sun 1	4.6 ft	Moderate	SW	12 s	4.0 ft SW	11 mph WSW
Mon 2	7.2 ft	Moderate	S	9 s	6.7 ft S	17 mph E
Tue 3	7.6 ft	Moderate	SE	9 s	7.3 ft S	26 mph ENE
Wed 4	5.6 ft	Moderate	ESE	9 s	3.6 ft SSW	17 mph ENE

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	13 ft	11 ft	9.7 ft	8.3 ft	7.3 ft	6.7 ft	6.2 ft	5.6 ft
Period	10.5 s	10.2 s	9.7 s	9.3 s	8.9 s	8.4 s	8.2 s	8.2 s
Direction	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Swell	12 ft · 9 s	11 ft · 9 s	9.3 ft · 9 s	7.9 ft · 8 s	6.8 ft · 8 s	6.0 ft · 8 s	5.8 ft · 7 s	5.4 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	16 S	13 S	12 SSW	11 SSW	11 WSW	11 WSW	11 SW	11 SW

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	20 ft SSW	13 s	15 ft SSW
Tue 27	10 ft S	11 s	7.2 ft S
Mon 26	6.6 ft S	10 s	5.9 ft S
Sun 25	9.5 ft S	11 s	9.2 ft S
Sat 24	18 ft S	13 s	16 ft S
Fri 23	8.9 ft S	7 s	5.9 ft SSW
Thu 22	3.3 ft SW	5 s	2.3 ft WSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.0 ft SW	9 s	2.3 ft SW
Tue 20	3.0 ft SSW	9 s	3.0 ft S
Mon 19	5.2 ft SSW	10 s	5.2 ft SSW
Sun 18	5.6 ft SSW	12 s	5.6 ft SSW
Sat 17	2.3 ft W	10 s	2.0 ft W
Fri 16	2.0 ft N	7 s	1.0 ft NW
Thu 15	3.3 ft N	5 s	1.0 ft NW

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 EnmelenQuestions

How are the waves today in Enmelen?

Moderate (7.4 ft with a period of 8.9 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 15 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 13 ft (rough).

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 15 ft.

More about Enmelen today

Waves near Enmelen

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 2.1 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 11:43 am (local time).

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