Waves in Yuzhno-Kurilsk

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Friday, October 30, at 12:11 am (GMT+11)

Now · significant height 4.0 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 5.8 s · S
Swell: 1.7 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 8.3 ft

Today the sea at Yuzhno-Kurilsk is slight: 4.0 ft waves with a period of 5.8 s from the south. The swell, 1.7 ft at 8 s, comes from the east-northeast. Biggest waves: Sunday 1, with waves up to 6.6 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.6 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 common2.0 ft
Significant4.0 ft
Highest expected8.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 8.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 8.3 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 · 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	4.7 ft	Moderate	S	7 s	3.5 ft SSE	20 mph SSW
Sat 31	3.4 ft	Slight	SSE	8 s	3.3 ft SSE	15 mph WNW
Sun 1	6.6 ft	Moderate	W	7 s	2.8 ft SW	29 mph WNW
Mon 2	5.4 ft	Moderate	NNW	10 s	3.4 ft N	21 mph W
Tue 3	3.3 ft	Slight	NE	10 s	2.0 ft NNE	18 mph NNW
Wed 4	3.1 ft	Slight	N	7 s	1.9 ft SSE	14 mph WNW
Thu 5	2.4 ft	Slight	WSW	8 s	1.8 ft NNW	10 mph SSE

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	4.0 ft	4.2 ft	4.7 ft	4.5 ft	3.8 ft	3.5 ft	3.7 ft	3.6 ft
Period	5.9 s	5.6 s	5.5 s	6.0 s	6.2 s	6.4 s	6.8 s	7.0 s
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Swell	1.7 ft · 8 s	1.6 ft · 7 s	2.0 ft · 8 s	3.5 ft · 5 s	3.3 ft · 5 s	3.1 ft · 5 s	3.3 ft · 6 s	3.3 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	15 S	17 S	18 SSW	11 SW	9 SSW	11 S	10 S	8 SSW

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Thu 29	6.2 ft NNW	10 s	4.3 ft N
Wed 28	8.5 ft WNW	7 s	3.6 ft ESE
Tue 27	3.0 ft E	8 s	2.3 ft N
Mon 26	3.6 ft NW	8 s	2.3 ft NW
Sun 25	3.3 ft S	7 s	2.0 ft S
Sat 24	2.6 ft NW	9 s	2.0 ft SSE
Fri 23	4.3 ft NNW	9 s	3.0 ft N

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Thu 22	5.6 ft W	8 s	4.6 ft SSW
Wed 21	4.6 ft SSE	8 s	4.6 ft SSE
Tue 20	3.6 ft S	8 s	3.0 ft S
Mon 19	4.9 ft SSE	10 s	4.3 ft SSE
Sun 18	3.9 ft N	10 s	2.6 ft N
Sat 17	3.9 ft NW	7 s	2.0 ft NNW
Fri 16	3.6 ft SE	9 s	2.6 ft E

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 Yuzhno-KurilskQuestions

How are the waves today in Yuzhno-Kurilsk?

Slight (4.0 ft with a period of 5.8 s from the south). The highest wave to expect is around 8.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Sunday 1, with waves up to 6.6 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 8.3 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 1.2 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 12:11 am (local time).

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