Waves in Atauro

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:09 pm (GMT+9)

Now · significant height 0.7 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 7.7 s · SW
Swell: 0.6 ft · 9 s
Highest expected: 1.5 ft

Today the sea at Atauro is smooth: 0.7 ft waves with a period of 7.7 s from the southwest. The swell, 0.6 ft at 9 s, comes from the west-southwest. Biggest waves: Friday 30, with waves up to 1.2 ft (smooth).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.2 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
Significant0.7 ft
Highest expected1.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.5 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	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	1.0 ft	Smooth	SW	10 s	0.9 ft SW	4 mph SSE
Fri 30	1.2 ft	Smooth	ENE	5 s	1.0 ft ENE	6 mph N
Sat 31	0.9 ft	Smooth	E	7 s	0.9 ft E	6 mph ESE
Sun 1	1.0 ft	Smooth	E	7 s	0.9 ft ENE	6 mph NE
Mon 2	1.0 ft	Smooth	E	8 s	0.9 ft ENE	6 mph NNE
Tue 3	1.0 ft	Smooth	SSE	8 s	0.7 ft ESE	6 mph ENE
Wed 4	0.9 ft	Smooth	SSW	10 s	0.7 ft SW	5 mph NNW

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	1.0 ft	1.0 ft	0.9 ft	0.9 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.8 ft	0.9 ft
Period	10.3 s	9.1 s	8.2 s	7.9 s	7.8 s	7.1 s	6.0 s	5.5 s
Direction	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	E
Swell	0.9 ft · 11 s	0.9 ft · 9 s	0.7 ft · 8 s	0.7 ft · 9 s	0.6 ft · 9 s	0.5 ft · 9 s	0.5 ft · 6 s	0.7 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	3 SW	3 SSE	3 ENE	3 ESE	3 NW	4 SW	2 NNW	1 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	1.3 ft WSW	13 s	1.3 ft WSW
Tue 27	1.3 ft WSW	14 s	1.3 ft WSW
Mon 26	1.3 ft WSW	14 s	1.0 ft WSW
Sun 25	1.3 ft WSW	15 s	1.3 ft WSW
Sat 24	1.3 ft SW	14 s	1.3 ft WSW
Fri 23	2.0 ft SE	10 s	1.0 ft E
Thu 22	1.6 ft SE	10 s	1.3 ft ESE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	1.6 ft SSW	10 s	1.3 ft SW
Tue 20	1.3 ft SSW	12 s	1.0 ft WSW
Mon 19	1.6 ft E	8 s	1.6 ft E
Sun 18	1.6 ft E	7 s	1.3 ft ESE
Sat 17	1.6 ft NE	7 s	1.6 ft E
Fri 16	2.0 ft ENE	6 s	1.6 ft ENE
Thu 15	1.3 ft SSW	10 s	1.3 ft SW

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 AtauroQuestions

How are the waves today in Atauro?

Smooth (0.7 ft with a period of 7.7 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 1.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Friday 30, with waves up to 1.2 ft (smooth).

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 1.5 ft.

More about Atauro today

Waves near Atauro

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 4.3 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 12:09 pm (local time).

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