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Waves in Turnasuyu

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:33 am (GMT+3)
Now · significant height 1.3 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
5.2 s · NE
Swell
1.3 ft · 4 s
Highest expected
2.7 ft

Today the sea at Turnasuyu is smooth: 1.3 ft waves with a period of 5.2 s from the northeast. The swell, 1.3 ft at 4 s, comes from the northeast. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 1.4 ft (smooth).

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 common0.7 ft
  • Significant1.3 ft
  • Highest expected2.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.7 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 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 1.4 ft Smooth NE 6 s 1.4 ft NE 4 mph SE
Fri 30 1.3 ft Smooth NE 5 s 1.2 ft ENE 4 mph SSW
Sat 31 1.4 ft Smooth NNW 5 s 1.4 ft NW 6 mph NE
Sun 1 0.9 ft Smooth NNW 5 s 0.9 ft NNW 4 mph SSE
Mon 2 0.9 ft Smooth N 4 s 0.7 ft N 4 mph SE
Tue 3 0.7 ft Smooth N 5 s 0.7 ft NNW 7 mph SSE
Wed 4 1.4 ft Smooth N 4 s 0.9 ft N 7 mph SW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 1.4 ft1.2 ft1.0 ft0.9 ft0.9 ft1.0 ft1.2 ft1.3 ft
Period 5.5 s5.2 s4.9 s4.6 s4.7 s5.4 s5.8 s5.8 s
Direction NENENENENENENENE
Swell 1.4 ft · 5 s1.2 ft · 4 s1.0 ft · 4 s0.9 ft · 4 s0.7 ft · 4 s1.0 ft · 5 s1.2 ft · 5 s1.3 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph) 3 SSE3 S2 S1 NE3 N3 NNE2 NW2 S

Previous days

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

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.3 ft NE6 s1.3 ft NE
Tue 27 1.3 ft NE5 s1.3 ft NE
Mon 26 0.3 ft N4 s0.3 ft N
Sun 25 0.3 ft NNE3 s0.3 ft NNE
Sat 24 0.7 ft N3 s0.3 ft N
Fri 23 0.7 ft NE3 s0.7 ft NE
Thu 22 0.7 ft N5 s0.7 ft N
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 0.7 ft NNW6 s0.7 ft NW
Tue 20 1.6 ft NW8 s1.6 ft NW
Mon 19 2.3 ft NW8 s2.3 ft NW
Sun 18 1.6 ft NNW6 s1.3 ft NNW
Sat 17 3.0 ft NNW7 s3.0 ft NNW
Fri 16 4.6 ft NNW8 s4.3 ft NW
Thu 15 1.0 ft N6 s0.7 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 TurnasuyuQuestions

How are the waves today in Turnasuyu?

Smooth (1.3 ft with a period of 5.2 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 2.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 1.4 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 2.7 ft.

More about Turnasuyu today

Waves near Turnasuyu

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 9.4 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 2:33 am (local time).

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