Waves in Boddam

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:53 pm (GMT)

Now · significant height 2.2 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 4.7 s · S
Swell: 1.9 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 4.7 ft

Today the sea at Boddam is slight: 2.2 ft waves with a period of 4.7 s from the south. The swell, 1.9 ft at 4 s, comes from the south.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 5.8 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 common1.1 ft
Significant2.2 ft
Highest expected4.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.7 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	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight · today	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate · week peak	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	5.8 ft	Moderate	S	6 s	3.7 ft SSE	22 mph SW
Thu 29	2.2 ft	Slight	S	5 s	1.9 ft S	14 mph SSW
Fri 30	3.4 ft	Slight	S	4 s	2.2 ft SE	22 mph S
Sat 31	2.5 ft	Slight	S	4 s	2.3 ft SSE	11 mph SW
Sun 1	1.7 ft	Slight	N	4 s	1.0 ft NE	15 mph NW
Mon 2	1.0 ft	Smooth	NNE	4 s	1.0 ft NNE	11 mph NW
Tue 3	0.7 ft	Smooth	NE	4 s	0.7 ft NE	7 mph WNW

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	5.8 ft	5.4 ft	5.4 ft	4.5 ft	3.7 ft	3.0 ft	2.7 ft	2.5 ft
Period	6.1 s	5.8 s	5.6 s	5.5 s	5.4 s	5.3 s	4.8 s	4.7 s
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Swell	3.2 ft · 7 s	2.8 ft · 6 s	3.0 ft · 5 s	3.7 ft · 5 s	2.4 ft · 5 s	2.8 ft · 5 s	1.8 ft · 5 s	2.1 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	21 SSW	21 SSW	18 SW	13 WSW	15 WSW	8 WSW	9 SSW	8 SSW

Previous days

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

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 27	9.2 ft S	7 s	4.9 ft SE
Mon 26	7.9 ft S	6 s	2.0 ft SSW
Sun 25	10 ft SSW	9 s	8.5 ft SSE
Sat 24	10 ft SE	8 s	5.6 ft ESE
Fri 23	5.6 ft E	7 s	4.9 ft ESE
Thu 22	6.6 ft ESE	8 s	5.6 ft ESE
Wed 21	10 ft ESE	8 s	8.2 ft ESE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	9.5 ft SE	8 s	6.9 ft E
Mon 19	5.2 ft ESE	7 s	2.6 ft E
Sun 18	2.0 ft NE	9 s	1.6 ft NNE
Sat 17	2.6 ft NNE	7 s	1.6 ft NE
Fri 16	3.9 ft S	7 s	3.9 ft SSE
Thu 15	7.2 ft S	7 s	4.9 ft SSE
Wed 14	7.9 ft S	6 s	3.0 ft SE

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 BoddamQuestions

How are the waves today in Boddam?

Slight (2.2 ft with a period of 4.7 s from the south). The highest wave to expect is around 4.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 5.8 ft (moderate).

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 4.7 ft.

More about Boddam today

Waves near Boddam

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 6.6 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 11:53 pm (local time).

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