Waves in Arenal d'en Castell

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:24 am (CET)

Now · significant height 0.9 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 4.3 s · NNE
Swell: 0.5 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 1.8 ft

Today the sea at Arenal d'en Castell is smooth: 0.9 ft waves with a period of 4.3 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 0.5 ft at 4 s, comes from the north. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 2.9 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.9 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 common0.4 ft
Significant0.9 ft
Highest expected1.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.8 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 · today	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight · week peak	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	0.9 ft	Smooth	NNE	4 s	0.6 ft N	10 mph N
Fri 30	0.7 ft	Smooth	NNE	4 s	0.5 ft NNE	13 mph NNE
Sat 31	1.7 ft	Slight	ENE	4 s	0.9 ft ENE	12 mph NE
Sun 1	2.4 ft	Slight	NNE	4 s	1.4 ft NE	15 mph NNW
Mon 2	2.9 ft	Slight	N	4 s	1.3 ft N	19 mph N
Tue 3	2.6 ft	Slight	NNE	5 s	1.0 ft NNE	19 mph NNE
Wed 4	2.0 ft	Slight	NE	5 s	1.0 ft NE	10 mph ENE

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	0.9 ft	0.9 ft	0.8 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.6 ft	0.6 ft	0.6 ft
Period	4.3 s	4.3 s	4.2 s	4.2 s	4.3 s	4.3 s	4.3 s	4.2 s
Direction	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Swell	0.5 ft · 4 s	0.5 ft · 4 s	0.5 ft · 3 s	0.4 ft · 4 s	0.4 ft · 4 s	0.4 ft · 4 s	0.3 ft · 4 s	0.3 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	9 N	8 N	5 NNW	6 NNW	6 N	5 NNE	5 N	5 N

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	1.6 ft N	4 s	1.0 ft NNW
Tue 27	1.3 ft SW	5 s	1.0 ft SW
Mon 26	1.6 ft SW	5 s	1.3 ft SW
Sun 25	1.6 ft W	5 s	1.3 ft W
Sat 24	2.6 ft NNW	6 s	1.6 ft WNW
Fri 23	2.6 ft WSW	6 s	1.6 ft SW
Thu 22	3.3 ft SW	7 s	2.6 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	4.9 ft W	6 s	2.6 ft SSW
Tue 20	4.6 ft SSE	6 s	3.3 ft ESE
Mon 19	3.9 ft ESE	6 s	3.6 ft ESE
Sun 18	3.0 ft NE	4 s	1.0 ft N
Sat 17	1.3 ft NE	4 s	0.7 ft ENE
Fri 16	0.3 ft ESE	4 s	0.3 ft SE
Thu 15	0.7 ft NE	4 s	0.3 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 Arenal d'en CastellQuestions

How are the waves today in Arenal d'en Castell?

Smooth (0.9 ft with a period of 4.3 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 1.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 2.9 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 1.8 ft.

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Waves near Arenal d'en Castell

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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 10 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 1:24 am (local time).

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