Waves in Ol’ginka

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:16 am (GMT+3)

Now · significant height 1.3 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 4.6 s · SE
Swell: 1.2 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 2.8 ft

Today the sea at Ol’ginka is smooth: 1.3 ft waves with a period of 4.6 s from the southeast. The swell, 1.2 ft at 4 s, comes from the south-southeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 4.1 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 4.1 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 common0.7 ft
Significant1.3 ft
Highest expected2.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.8 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 · today	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight	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	1.6 ft	Smooth	SSE	5 s	1.4 ft SSE	6 mph NE
Fri 30	2.6 ft	Slight	SSE	5 s	2.5 ft SSE	5 mph NNE
Sat 31	2.6 ft	Slight	SSW	5 s	2.2 ft S	10 mph S
Sun 1	2.2 ft	Slight	WSW	5 s	2.1 ft WSW	6 mph NNE
Mon 2	1.0 ft	Smooth	NW	3 s	0.6 ft W	9 mph NNE
Tue 3	0.9 ft	Smooth	SSE	3 s	0.9 ft SSE	7 mph ENE
Wed 4	4.1 ft	Moderate	SSW	5 s	2.6 ft S	11 mph S

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	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.4 ft	1.4 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.4 ft	1.6 ft
Period	4.8 s	4.6 s	4.6 s	4.4 s	4.5 s	4.9 s	5.0 s	4.7 s
Direction	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Swell	1.0 ft · 4 s	1.1 ft · 4 s	1.3 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 4 s	1.1 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	5 NE	4 NE	6 NNE	6 NNE	3 ESE	2 N	6 NE	5 NE

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	1.6 ft SSE	5 s	1.6 ft SSE
Tue 27	1.6 ft SSE	5 s	1.6 ft SSE
Mon 26	0.7 ft SW	5 s	0.7 ft SSW
Sun 25	0.3 ft SW	6 s	0.3 ft WSW
Sat 24	0.3 ft SW	4 s	0.3 ft SW
Fri 23	0.7 ft SSW	4 s	0.3 ft SSW
Thu 22	1.3 ft SSW	5 s	1.0 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.0 ft WSW	7 s	3.0 ft WSW
Tue 20	4.9 ft WSW	9 s	4.9 ft WSW
Mon 19	9.8 ft WSW	10 s	9.8 ft WSW
Sun 18	8.5 ft WSW	9 s	8.5 ft WSW
Sat 17	3.0 ft WSW	7 s	3.0 ft WSW
Fri 16	3.3 ft SSW	6 s	3.0 ft WSW
Thu 15	1.0 ft SSW	4 s	0.7 ft S

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 Ol’ginkaQuestions

How are the waves today in Ol’ginka?

Smooth (1.3 ft with a period of 4.6 s from the southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 4.1 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 2.8 ft.

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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 0.8 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 4:16 am (local time).

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