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Waves in Canet de Berenguer

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:58 am (CET)
Now · significant height 0.7 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
4.1 s · E
Swell
0.6 ft · 3 s
Highest expected
1.4 ft

Today the sea at Canet de Berenguer is smooth: 0.7 ft waves with a period of 4.1 s from the east. The swell, 0.6 ft at 3 s, comes from the east. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.2 ft (slight).

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 common0.3 ft
  • Significant0.7 ft
  • Highest expected1.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.4 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave 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 E 4 s 0.7 ft E 7 mph SW
Fri 30 0.9 ft Smooth E 4 s 0.8 ft E 10 mph N
Sat 31 2.2 ft Slight ENE 5 s 2.0 ft ENE 13 mph NE
Sun 1 2.0 ft Slight ENE 6 s 2.0 ft ENE 7 mph W
Mon 2 2.8 ft Slight ENE 7 s 2.8 ft ENE 7 mph N
Tue 3 3.2 ft Slight ENE 7 s 3.1 ft ENE 9 mph NNE
Wed 4 2.4 ft Slight ENE 6 s 2.4 ft ENE 12 mph N

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.7 ft0.8 ft
Period 3.9 s4.2 s4.4 s4.4 s4.3 s4.3 s4.0 s3.7 s
Direction EEEEEEEESE
Swell 0.5 ft · 3 s0.6 ft · 3 s0.7 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.4 ft · 5 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.7 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph) 5 WNW3 WSW3 SW2 WSW3 SE7 SE5 SSE4 NW

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.0 ft E4 s0.7 ft ENE
Tue 27 0.7 ft E6 s0.3 ft E
Mon 26 0.3 ft E6 s0.3 ft ESE
Sun 25 1.3 ft E6 s1.3 ft ENE
Sat 24 1.3 ft ENE8 s1.3 ft ENE
Fri 23 1.3 ft E5 s1.0 ft ENE
Thu 22 1.0 ft E5 s0.7 ft E
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.6 ft E8 s1.3 ft ENE
Tue 20 2.6 ft E8 s2.6 ft ENE
Mon 19 6.2 ft ENE8 s5.6 ft ENE
Sun 18 5.2 ft ENE7 s4.3 ft ENE
Sat 17 0.3 ft SE4 s0.3 ft SE
Fri 16 0.7 ft SE4 s0.7 ft SE
Thu 15 0.7 ft E5 s0.3 ft ENE

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 Canet de BerenguerQuestions

How are the waves today in Canet de Berenguer?

Smooth (0.7 ft with a period of 4.1 s from the east). The highest wave to expect is around 1.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.2 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 1.4 ft.

More about Canet de Berenguer today

Waves near Canet de Berenguer

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 1.8 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 12:58 am (local time).

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