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Waves in Novoozerne

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:31 am (GMT+3)
Now · significant height 1.2 ft
Sea state
Smooth · Douglas 2
Period
3.1 s · E
Swell
0.5 ft · 4 s
Highest expected
2.5 ft

Today the sea at Novoozerne is smooth: 1.2 ft waves with a period of 3.1 s from the east. The swell, 0.5 ft at 4 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 2.2 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 common0.6 ft
  • Significant1.2 ft
  • Highest expected2.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.5 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 1.2 ft Smooth ENE 3 s 0.6 ft S 13 mph NE
Fri 30 0.7 ft Smooth NNE 3 s 0.4 ft NNE 7 mph NE
Sat 31 0.5 ft Smooth WNW 4 s 0.5 ft WNW 6 mph NNW
Sun 1 1.0 ft Smooth N 3 s 0.5 ft W 9 mph NE
Mon 2 1.0 ft Smooth NE 3 s 0.4 ft SE 13 mph NE
Tue 3 1.2 ft Smooth NE 3 s 0.3 ft NE 12 mph ENE
Wed 4 2.2 ft Slight N 4 s 1.0 ft NW 16 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 1.2 ft1.2 ft1.2 ft1.2 ft1.1 ft1.1 ft1.1 ft1.0 ft
Period 3.2 s3.1 s2.9 s2.8 s2.8 s2.6 s2.6 s2.5 s
Direction EEENEENEEENEENENE
Swell 0.6 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 4 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.4 ft · 3 s0.3 ft · 3 s
Wind (mph) 10 NE10 NE11 NE12 NE12 NE11 NNE10 NNE8 NNE

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 ESE4 s0.7 ft S
Tue 27 1.3 ft ESE4 s0.7 ft SSE
Mon 26 1.0 ft SSE5 s0.7 ft SSE
Sun 25 0.7 ft SW4 s0.7 ft SW
Sat 24 1.6 ft S5 s1.6 ft S
Fri 23 2.3 ft S6 s2.0 ft S
Thu 22 1.6 ft S5 s1.6 ft S
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 2.0 ft SSW5 s1.6 ft SSW
Tue 20 4.3 ft SSW6 s3.6 ft SSW
Mon 19 6.2 ft SSW7 s5.2 ft SSW
Sun 18 4.9 ft SSE7 s4.6 ft S
Sat 17 1.0 ft W4 s1.0 ft W
Fri 16 1.3 ft WNW4 s1.3 ft W
Thu 15 1.6 ft NNW4 s1.0 ft NW

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 NovoozerneQuestions

How are the waves today in Novoozerne?

Smooth (1.2 ft with a period of 3.1 s from the east). The highest wave to expect is around 2.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 2.2 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 2.5 ft.

More about Novoozerne today

Waves near Novoozerne

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 6.4 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 2:31 am (local time).

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