Waves in Saint Paul’s

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:04 pm (AST)

Now · significant height 2.8 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.2 s · ENE
Swell: 1.6 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 5.7 ft

Today the sea at Saint Paul’s is slight: 2.8 ft waves with a period of 7.2 s from the east-northeast. The swell, 1.6 ft at 8 s, comes from the north-northeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.2 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 common1.4 ft
Significant2.8 ft
Highest expected5.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.7 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	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	3.2 ft	Slight	ENE	7 s	1.6 ft NNE	15 mph ESE
Thu 29	3.1 ft	Slight	E	7 s	1.6 ft NNE	17 mph ESE
Fri 30	3.1 ft	Slight	E	6 s	2.0 ft NE	17 mph ESE
Sat 31	3.0 ft	Slight	E	6 s	2.0 ft ENE	16 mph E
Sun 1	3.0 ft	Slight	ENE	6 s	2.0 ft ENE	16 mph E
Mon 2	2.9 ft	Slight	E	6 s	2.1 ft ENE	18 mph ESE
Tue 3	3.1 ft	Slight	E	7 s	1.9 ft NNE	19 mph ESE

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	3.2 ft	3.1 ft	3.1 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	2.9 ft	2.9 ft
Period	7.4 s	7.3 s	7.3 s	7.3 s	7.3 s	7.3 s	7.3 s	7.1 s
Direction	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Swell	1.4 ft · 9 s	1.5 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.5 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 8 s	1.6 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	13 ESE	12 E	13 E	13 ESE	13 ESE	13 ESE	13 E	14 ESE

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	3.6 ft E	8 s	2.0 ft N
Mon 26	3.9 ft E	7 s	2.3 ft NNE
Sun 25	3.6 ft E	7 s	2.3 ft ENE
Sat 24	3.3 ft ENE	7 s	2.0 ft NNW
Fri 23	3.3 ft NNE	9 s	2.3 ft NNW
Thu 22	2.6 ft NNE	9 s	1.6 ft NNE
Wed 21	2.6 ft N	10 s	2.0 ft NNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.6 ft NNE	11 s	2.0 ft NNW
Mon 19	2.3 ft NE	9 s	2.0 ft NNE
Sun 18	2.6 ft NE	9 s	2.3 ft NNE
Sat 17	2.3 ft NE	10 s	2.0 ft NNE
Fri 16	2.3 ft ENE	8 s	1.3 ft NE
Thu 15	2.6 ft ENE	7 s	2.0 ft NE
Wed 14	2.6 ft NE	7 s	2.3 ft NNE

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 Saint Paul’sQuestions

How are the waves today in Saint Paul’s?

Slight (2.8 ft with a period of 7.2 s from the east-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 5.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 3.2 ft (slight).

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 5.7 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 3.4 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 7:04 pm (local time).

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