Waves in Poponguine

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:35 pm (GMT)

Now · significant height 2.2 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 10.3 s · W
Swell: 1.4 ft · 9 s
Highest expected: 4.3 ft

Today the sea at Poponguine is slight: 2.2 ft waves with a period of 10.3 s from the west. The swell, 1.4 ft at 9 s, comes from the west. Biggest waves: Thursday 29, with waves up to 2.7 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.7 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 common1.1 ft
Significant2.2 ft
Highest expected4.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.3 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	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	2.2 ft	Slight	WSW	11 s	1.6 ft SSW	8 mph NNE
Thu 29	2.7 ft	Slight	WNW	11 s	2.1 ft NW	8 mph WNW
Fri 30	2.6 ft	Slight	WNW	11 s	2.1 ft NW	9 mph SW
Sat 31	2.4 ft	Slight	WNW	10 s	1.8 ft NW	6 mph SSE
Sun 1	2.2 ft	Slight	WNW	11 s	1.4 ft NW	4 mph NNW
Mon 2	2.6 ft	Slight	WNW	12 s	2.0 ft NW	6 mph N
Tue 3	2.6 ft	Slight	WNW	11 s	2.0 ft NW	6 mph N

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	2.1 ft	2.0 ft	2.0 ft	2.1 ft	2.1 ft	2.1 ft	2.1 ft	2.2 ft
Period	10.0 s	10.0 s	10.0 s	10.3 s	10.5 s	10.6 s	10.5 s	10.4 s
Direction	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
Swell	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.5 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s	1.6 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	6 N	5 NNE	6 NE	7 ENE	7 E	2 SSE	7 W	5 NW

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	2.3 ft W	10 s	1.6 ft SSW
Mon 26	2.3 ft WNW	9 s	1.3 ft WSW
Sun 25	2.3 ft W	9 s	1.6 ft WNW
Sat 24	4.3 ft WNW	9 s	3.0 ft NW
Fri 23	3.6 ft NW	8 s	2.3 ft WSW
Thu 22	3.0 ft WNW	12 s	2.3 ft WNW
Wed 21	3.0 ft WNW	12 s	2.3 ft NW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.0 ft WNW	11 s	1.3 ft WSW
Mon 19	2.6 ft WNW	10 s	1.6 ft NW
Sun 18	3.0 ft WNW	9 s	1.6 ft NW
Sat 17	2.3 ft WNW	10 s	1.3 ft NW
Fri 16	2.3 ft W	10 s	1.3 ft W
Thu 15	2.3 ft W	8 s	1.6 ft WNW
Wed 14	2.6 ft W	8 s	1.6 ft WNW

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 PoponguineQuestions

How are the waves today in Poponguine?

Slight (2.2 ft with a period of 10.3 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 4.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 2.7 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 4.3 ft.

More about Poponguine today

Waves near Poponguine

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 6.9 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 11:35 pm (local time).

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