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Waves in Colònia de Sant Pere

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:16 am (CET)
Now · significant height 2.1 ft
Sea state
Slight · Douglas 3
Period
5.3 s · NNE
Swell
2.1 ft · 4 s
Highest expected
4.4 ft

Today the sea at Colònia de Sant Pere is slight: 2.1 ft waves with a period of 5.3 s from the north-northeast. The swell, 2.1 ft at 4 s, comes from the north-northeast. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 6.4 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

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 common1.0 ft
  • Significant2.1 ft
  • Highest expected4.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.4 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave 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 · week peak 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 2.4 ft Slight NNE 5 s 2.3 ft NNE 9 mph SSE
Fri 30 1.5 ft Smooth NNE 5 s 1.4 ft NNE 13 mph NNE
Sat 31 3.0 ft Slight NE 5 s 1.9 ft NE 16 mph NE
Sun 1 3.0 ft Slight NNE 5 s 2.6 ft NE 15 mph N
Mon 2 6.2 ft Moderate NNE 7 s 5.2 ft NNE 22 mph NNE
Tue 3 6.4 ft Moderate NNE 7 s 5.6 ft NNE 11 mph NE
Wed 4 5.1 ft Moderate NNE 7 s 4.7 ft NNE 13 mph ENE

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 2.4 ft2.2 ft2.1 ft2.0 ft2.0 ft2.0 ft2.0 ft1.8 ft
Period 5.4 s5.3 s5.3 s5.3 s5.3 s5.4 s5.4 s5.2 s
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNENNE
Swell 2.3 ft · 5 s2.2 ft · 4 s2.1 ft · 4 s1.9 ft · 4 s2.0 ft · 5 s2.0 ft · 5 s2.0 ft · 5 s1.7 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph) 4 SSW5 SW4 SSW9 SW3 SW6 ENE8 ENE5 E

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 3.9 ft NNE6 s3.0 ft NNE
Tue 27 1.6 ft NNE6 s1.6 ft NNE
Mon 26 2.0 ft N7 s2.0 ft N
Sun 25 2.3 ft N6 s2.3 ft N
Sat 24 4.9 ft NNE8 s4.9 ft NNE
Fri 23 3.0 ft N5 s2.6 ft N
Thu 22 4.3 ft NNE8 s4.3 ft NNE
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 3.0 ft N6 s2.0 ft NNW
Tue 20 3.3 ft NE8 s2.6 ft NE
Mon 19 7.2 ft NNE8 s5.6 ft NNE
Sun 18 6.9 ft NNE7 s3.3 ft NNE
Sat 17 2.6 ft NE5 s2.6 ft NE
Fri 16 0.3 ft NE4 s0.3 ft NE
Thu 15 1.6 ft NNE5 s1.6 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 Colònia de Sant PereQuestions

How are the waves today in Colònia de Sant Pere?

Slight (2.1 ft with a period of 5.3 s from the north-northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 4.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 6.4 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 4.4 ft.

More about Colònia de Sant Pere today

Waves near Colònia de Sant Pere

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 9.5 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 6:16 am (local time).

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