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Waves in Lorino

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:31 pm (GMT+12)
Now · significant height 3.2 ft
Sea state
Slight · Douglas 3
Period
6.7 s · SE
Swell
2.6 ft · 6 s
Highest expected
6.6 ft

Today the sea at Lorino is slight: 3.2 ft waves with a period of 6.7 s from the southeast. The swell, 2.6 ft at 6 s, comes from the southeast. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 7.4 ft (moderate).

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 common1.6 ft
  • Significant3.2 ft
  • Highest expected6.6 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.6 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.6 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 · week peak 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 4.6 ft Moderate SSE 7 s 2.8 ft SSE 13 mph SW
Fri 30 3.7 ft Slight SE 5 s 3.0 ft SSE 20 mph NE
Sat 31 3.8 ft Slight NNW 5 s 2.6 ft ESE 22 mph NW
Sun 1 2.4 ft Slight WNW 7 s 0.7 ft S 19 mph NW
Mon 2 4.3 ft Moderate SE 5 s 1.4 ft S 21 mph ENE
Tue 3 7.4 ft Moderate E 6 s 4.0 ft SE 26 mph ENE
Wed 4 6.5 ft Moderate ESE 6 s 4.5 ft ESE 26 mph ENE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 4.6 ft3.9 ft3.3 ft3.1 ft3.2 ft3.2 ft3.5 ft3.4 ft
Period 6.5 s6.6 s6.7 s6.9 s6.9 s6.5 s5.6 s5.5 s
Direction SSESSESSESSESESSESSES
Swell 2.7 ft · 6 s2.7 ft · 5 s2.4 ft · 5 s2.1 ft · 5 s2.8 ft · 5 s2.4 ft · 6 s2.2 ft · 5 s2.6 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph) 10 SSE8 SSE4 WSW8 W9 WSW9 SW12 SW12 SW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 8.5 ft S7 s3.6 ft SSE
Tue 27 6.2 ft SE9 s2.3 ft SSE
Mon 26 5.9 ft SSE6 s3.3 ft SE
Sun 25 7.9 ft SSE7 s4.9 ft ESE
Sat 24 12 ft SE9 s8.9 ft SE
Fri 23 5.9 ft SSE5 s1.6 ft S
Thu 22 1.6 ft SSW5 s1.3 ft S
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.6 ft ESE6 s1.0 ft SE
Tue 20 2.3 ft ESE6 s2.0 ft SE
Mon 19 3.0 ft SSE7 s2.3 ft SE
Sun 18 1.6 ft SSW6 s1.3 ft SSW
Sat 17 2.3 ft NW4 s0.7 ft ENE
Fri 16 2.6 ft NNE4 s1.6 ft ENE
Thu 15 2.3 ft NE5 s2.0 ft ENE

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 LorinoQuestions

How are the waves today in Lorino?

Slight (3.2 ft with a period of 6.7 s from the southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 6.6 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, 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 6.6 ft.

More about Lorino today

Waves near Lorino

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 3.1 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 1:31 pm (local time).

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