Waves in Lamberts Bay

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:13 am (GMT+2)

Now · significant height 6.3 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 12.8 s · SW
Swell: 6.2 ft · 11 s
Highest expected: 12 ft

Today the sea at Lamberts Bay is moderate: 6.3 ft waves with a period of 12.8 s from the southwest. The swell, 6.2 ft at 11 s, comes from the southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.8 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 common3.1 ft
Significant6.3 ft
Highest expected12 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 12 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 12 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	6.8 ft	Moderate	SW	13 s	6.3 ft SW	12 mph SW
Fri 30	6.4 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	5.4 ft WSW	14 mph SW
Sat 31	5.9 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	4.8 ft WSW	13 mph WSW
Sun 1	6.8 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	5.8 ft WSW	17 mph SW
Mon 2	6.2 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	5.1 ft WSW	13 mph SW
Tue 3	5.1 ft	Moderate	SW	9 s	3.7 ft SW	13 mph SW
Wed 4	4.2 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	3.7 ft SW	11 mph SW

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	4.2 ft	4.5 ft	5.2 ft	6.0 ft	6.4 ft	6.6 ft	6.8 ft	6.7 ft
Period	9.3 s	11.7 s	12.9 s	13.0 s	12.6 s	11.5 s	10.3 s	9.7 s
Direction	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Swell	2.7 ft · 12 s	3.7 ft · 12 s	4.8 ft · 12 s	5.7 ft · 12 s	6.2 ft · 11 s	6.2 ft · 11 s	5.8 ft · 11 s	5.4 ft · 10 s
Wind (mph)	4 SSW	1 NNE	3 NE	3 WNW	6 WSW	11 SW	12 SSW	10 SSW

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	4.3 ft SW	9 s	2.6 ft WSW
Tue 27	3.9 ft WSW	9 s	3.3 ft WSW
Mon 26	4.9 ft SW	8 s	3.9 ft WSW
Sun 25	5.6 ft SW	7 s	3.6 ft WSW
Sat 24	4.6 ft SW	9 s	3.3 ft SW
Fri 23	4.9 ft SW	10 s	4.9 ft SW
Thu 22	6.9 ft WSW	10 s	6.6 ft WSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	7.9 ft WSW	10 s	7.5 ft SW
Tue 20	4.6 ft SW	10 s	4.3 ft SW
Mon 19	6.6 ft SW	10 s	6.2 ft SW
Sun 18	7.5 ft SW	11 s	6.9 ft SW
Sat 17	7.2 ft WSW	11 s	6.2 ft WSW
Fri 16	7.5 ft WSW	11 s	7.2 ft WSW
Thu 15	8.2 ft WSW	12 s	8.2 ft WSW

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 Lamberts BayQuestions

How are the waves today in Lamberts Bay?

Moderate (6.3 ft with a period of 12.8 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 12 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 6.8 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 12 ft.

More about Lamberts Bay today

Waves near Lamberts Bay

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 11:13 am (local time).

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