Waves in Bagamoyo

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:01 am (GMT+3)

Now · significant height 1.0 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 4.3 s · ESE
Swell: 0.8 ft · 3 s
Highest expected: 2.2 ft

Today the sea at Bagamoyo is smooth: 1.0 ft waves with a period of 4.3 s from the east-southeast. The swell, 0.8 ft at 3 s, comes from the east-southeast. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 1.7 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.7 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 common0.5 ft
Significant1.0 ft
Highest expected2.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.2 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	1.2 ft	Smooth	ESE	6 s	0.9 ft ESE	10 mph ENE
Fri 30	1.2 ft	Smooth	ESE	5 s	0.8 ft ESE	12 mph ENE
Sat 31	1.7 ft	Slight	ESE	5 s	0.9 ft ESE	11 mph E
Sun 1	1.3 ft	Smooth	ESE	5 s	1.1 ft ESE	12 mph ESE
Mon 2	1.5 ft	Smooth	ESE	5 s	1.0 ft ESE	12 mph E
Tue 3	1.0 ft	Smooth	ESE	7 s	0.9 ft ESE	9 mph ESE
Wed 4	1.5 ft	Smooth	ESE	7 s	0.7 ft ESE	11 mph ESE

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	1.2 ft	1.0 ft	0.8 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.9 ft	1.0 ft
Period	4.0 s	4.5 s	5.1 s	5.5 s	5.8 s	5.8 s	3.9 s	3.4 s
Direction	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Swell	0.9 ft · 4 s	0.7 ft · 3 s	0.7 ft · 4 s	0.7 ft · 5 s	0.7 ft · 5 s	0.6 ft · 5 s	0.5 ft · 5 s	0.5 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	7 E	4 E	2 E	3 ENE	6 NE	8 ENE	10 ESE	7 ENE

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	2.0 ft ESE	6 s	1.0 ft ESE
Tue 27	1.6 ft ESE	5 s	1.3 ft ESE
Mon 26	2.0 ft ESE	5 s	1.0 ft ESE
Sun 25	2.3 ft ESE	5 s	1.0 ft ESE
Sat 24	1.6 ft ESE	6 s	1.0 ft ESE
Fri 23	1.6 ft ESE	6 s	1.0 ft ESE
Thu 22	1.3 ft ESE	7 s	1.0 ft ESE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	1.6 ft ESE	6 s	1.0 ft ESE
Tue 20	1.6 ft ESE	7 s	1.0 ft ESE
Mon 19	1.6 ft ESE	7 s	1.0 ft ESE
Sun 18	2.0 ft ESE	7 s	1.0 ft ESE
Sat 17	1.6 ft ESE	7 s	1.0 ft ESE
Fri 16	2.0 ft ESE	6 s	1.3 ft ESE
Thu 15	2.6 ft ESE	6 s	1.3 ft ESE

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 BagamoyoQuestions

How are the waves today in Bagamoyo?

Smooth (1.0 ft with a period of 4.3 s from the east-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.2 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 1.7 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 2.2 ft.

More about Bagamoyo today

Waves near Bagamoyo

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 11 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 2:01 am (local time).

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