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Waves in Dudino

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:21 pm (GMT+11)
Now · significant height 4.8 ft
Sea state
Moderate · Douglas 4
Period
9.6 s · ENE
Swell
4.7 ft · 8 s
Highest expected
9.6 ft
Waves up to 8.3 ft today

Today the sea at Dudino is moderate: 4.8 ft waves with a period of 9.6 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 4.7 ft at 8 s, comes from the east-northeast.

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 common2.4 ft
  • Significant4.8 ft
  • Highest expected9.6 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 9.6 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 9.6 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 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 8.3 ft Rough ENE 10 s 7.5 ft ENE 17 mph W
Fri 30 3.9 ft Slight E 9 s 3.9 ft ENE 11 mph SSE
Sat 31 3.8 ft Slight NE 6 s 2.7 ft NE 23 mph N
Sun 1 5.9 ft Moderate NW 7 s 3.1 ft NNE 28 mph WNW
Mon 2 4.1 ft Slight NE 11 s 2.9 ft NE 12 mph W
Tue 3 2.7 ft Slight NE 11 s 2.6 ft NE 10 mph NW
Wed 4 1.8 ft Slight NNW 8 s 1.1 ft NNE 13 mph WNW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 8.3 ft7.9 ft7.3 ft6.8 ft6.2 ft5.6 ft4.9 ft4.3 ft
Period 9.2 s9.5 s9.7 s9.8 s9.6 s9.6 s9.6 s9.6 s
Direction NENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Swell 7.2 ft · 8 s7.3 ft · 8 s6.8 ft · 9 s6.6 ft · 8 s5.8 ft · 8 s5.3 ft · 8 s4.8 ft · 8 s4.2 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph) 10 WNW10 WNW10 WNW13 W16 W12 W6 WNW3 SSE

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 NE9 s7.9 ft NE
Tue 27 1.0 ft ENE9 s0.7 ft NE
Mon 26 2.3 ft NW6 s1.0 ft N
Sun 25 2.6 ft W6 s1.0 ft NE
Sat 24 2.3 ft SW9 s1.6 ft NE
Fri 23 3.0 ft NE9 s2.3 ft NE
Thu 22 4.9 ft N8 s3.9 ft NNE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 4.9 ft NE7 s3.9 ft E
Tue 20 2.6 ft E8 s2.0 ft ESE
Mon 19 3.3 ft E8 s2.0 ft E
Sun 18 2.6 ft NE9 s1.6 ft NE
Sat 17 3.6 ft NNW8 s2.0 ft E
Fri 16 2.3 ft WNW8 s1.3 ft E
Thu 15 4.6 ft WSW6 s3.3 ft ESE

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 DudinoQuestions

How are the waves today in Dudino?

Moderate (4.8 ft with a period of 9.6 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 9.6 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 8.3 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 9.6 ft.

More about Dudino today

Waves near Dudino

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 8.7 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 6:21 pm (local time).

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