Waves in Malie

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:25 pm (GMT+13)

Now · significant height 3.0 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 9.1 s · E
Swell: 2.1 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 5.9 ft

Today the sea at Malie is slight: 3.0 ft waves with a period of 9.1 s from the east. The swell, 2.1 ft at 8 s, comes from the east. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 3.9 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 3.9 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 common1.5 ft
Significant3.0 ft
Highest expected5.9 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.9 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	3.3 ft	Slight	E	10 s	2.8 ft E	21 mph ESE
Fri 30	2.6 ft	Slight	ENE	10 s	2.0 ft ENE	19 mph ESE
Sat 31	2.3 ft	Slight	NNE	10 s	1.6 ft N	17 mph ESE
Sun 1	2.6 ft	Slight	NE	10 s	1.4 ft N	19 mph ESE
Mon 2	3.1 ft	Slight	ENE	10 s	1.6 ft NW	23 mph ESE
Tue 3	3.9 ft	Slight	ESE	10 s	2.8 ft S	19 mph ESE
Wed 4	3.9 ft	Slight	ESE	10 s	3.2 ft SSE	20 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	3.3 ft	3.2 ft	3.1 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	2.8 ft
Period	9.3 s	9.5 s	9.5 s	9.5 s	9.2 s	8.8 s	8.7 s	8.9 s
Direction	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
Swell	2.7 ft · 7 s	2.6 ft · 6 s	2.5 ft · 6 s	2.4 ft · 6 s	2.2 ft · 8 s	1.9 ft · 8 s	1.9 ft · 8 s	2.0 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	16 ESE	13 SE	13 SE	19 ESE	21 ESE	21 ESE	19 ESE	15 ESE

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	3.9 ft E	10 s	3.3 ft ESE
Tue 27	3.9 ft E	10 s	3.3 ft ESE
Mon 26	4.6 ft E	10 s	3.3 ft SE
Sun 25	4.3 ft E	9 s	3.0 ft E
Sat 24	3.9 ft ESE	10 s	3.3 ft SSE
Fri 23	5.2 ft ESE	11 s	3.9 ft S
Thu 22	4.3 ft SE	10 s	3.3 ft S

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	4.6 ft S	9 s	3.6 ft S
Tue 20	4.6 ft SSW	10 s	3.6 ft S
Mon 19	4.3 ft S	9 s	2.6 ft WNW
Sun 18	3.9 ft NNW	9 s	2.3 ft NNW
Sat 17	3.6 ft NE	10 s	2.6 ft N
Fri 16	3.6 ft ENE	10 s	2.6 ft N
Thu 15	4.6 ft ENE	10 s	3.0 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 MalieQuestions

How are the waves today in Malie?

Slight (3.0 ft with a period of 9.1 s from the east). The highest wave to expect is around 5.9 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 3.9 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 5.9 ft.

More about Malie today

Waves near Malie

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 7.5 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 12:25 pm (local time).

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