Waves in Falelima

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Friday, October 30, at 1:08 am (GMT+13)

Now · significant height 4.3 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 9.2 s · SSE
Swell: 3.1 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 8.7 ft

Today the sea at Falelima is moderate: 4.3 ft waves with a period of 9.2 s from the south-southeast. The swell, 3.1 ft at 6 s, comes from the southeast. Biggest waves: Thursday 5, with waves up to 7.1 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.0 ft 7.1 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 common2.2 ft
Significant4.3 ft
Highest expected8.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 8.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 8.7 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	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate · today	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	4.4 ft	Moderate	SSE	10 s	3.1 ft SSE	9 mph ENE
Sat 31	3.5 ft	Slight	SSE	10 s	2.4 ft NNW	6 mph ESE
Sun 1	4.3 ft	Moderate	SSE	9 s	2.7 ft WSW	4 mph E
Mon 2	5.3 ft	Moderate	SSE	9 s	3.3 ft SSE	7 mph ENE
Tue 3	6.4 ft	Moderate	SSE	10 s	4.0 ft SSE	4 mph NE
Wed 4	7.0 ft	Moderate	SSE	10 s	6.2 ft SSE	4 mph N
Thu 5	7.1 ft	Moderate	SE	9 s	6.0 ft SSE	5 mph NE

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	4.4 ft	4.1 ft	3.9 ft	3.8 ft	3.8 ft	3.8 ft	3.7 ft	3.5 ft
Period	9.1 s	9.4 s	9.5 s	9.5 s	9.2 s	9.1 s	9.3 s	9.6 s
Direction	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Swell	3.1 ft · 7 s	3.0 ft · 7 s	2.8 ft · 9 s	2.7 ft · 9 s	2.6 ft · 9 s	2.5 ft · 9 s	2.4 ft · 9 s	2.2 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	3 ENE	4 SSE	5 NE	3 NE	6 NE	9 ENE	6 E	5 ENE

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	5.6 ft SSE	10 s	4.6 ft SSE
Wed 28	6.6 ft SSE	10 s	5.9 ft SSE
Tue 27	6.9 ft SSE	11 s	5.9 ft SSE
Mon 26	7.5 ft SSE	10 s	5.9 ft SSE
Sun 25	7.2 ft SSE	9 s	5.6 ft SSE
Sat 24	6.6 ft SSE	10 s	5.9 ft SSE
Fri 23	7.5 ft SSE	10 s	6.2 ft SSE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Thu 22	8.2 ft SSE	9 s	6.6 ft S
Wed 21	7.9 ft SSE	9 s	6.2 ft S
Tue 20	8.2 ft SSE	10 s	5.9 ft S
Mon 19	7.9 ft SSE	9 s	3.3 ft SE
Sun 18	6.2 ft SSE	8 s	4.6 ft SSE
Sat 17	6.6 ft SSE	9 s	4.9 ft SE
Fri 16	5.9 ft SSE	9 s	4.9 ft SSE

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 FalelimaQuestions

How are the waves today in Falelima?

Moderate (4.3 ft with a period of 9.2 s from the south-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 8.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 5, with waves up to 7.1 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 8.7 ft.

More about Falelima today

Waves near Falelima

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 2.2 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 1:08 am (local time).

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