Waves in Bangor

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:56 pm (GMT)

Now · significant height 0.9 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 5.1 s · S
Swell: 0.7 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 1.8 ft

Today the sea at Bangor is smooth: 0.9 ft waves with a period of 5.1 s from the south. The swell, 0.7 ft at 4 s, comes from the south. Biggest waves: Friday 30, with waves up to 3.0 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.0 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
Significant0.9 ft
Highest expected1.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 1.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 1.8 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	2.6 ft	Slight	SSW	5 s	1.5 ft S	16 mph SW
Thu 29	2.7 ft	Slight	S	5 s	0.9 ft SSE	14 mph S
Fri 30	3.0 ft	Slight	SSE	4 s	1.3 ft SE	16 mph S
Sat 31	1.6 ft	Smooth	SE	4 s	1.1 ft ESE	10 mph S
Sun 1	1.6 ft	Smooth	N	3 s	0.9 ft NNW	12 mph NNW
Mon 2	1.6 ft	Smooth	E	3 s	1.4 ft E	6 mph E
Tue 3	0.7 ft	Smooth	ESE	3 s	0.6 ft E	2 mph E

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	2.2 ft	2.6 ft	2.2 ft	1.8 ft	1.6 ft	1.3 ft	1.0 ft	0.9 ft
Period	4.0 s	4.2 s	4.6 s	4.7 s	4.4 s	4.5 s	4.9 s	5.1 s
Direction	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Swell	0.9 ft · 6 s	1.0 ft · 6 s	1.5 ft · 5 s	1.4 ft · 5 s	1.1 ft · 5 s	0.9 ft · 5 s	0.9 ft · 4 s	0.7 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	13 SSW	16 SW	11 WSW	11 SW	12 WSW	9 WSW	6 S	4 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	4.3 ft SSW	5 s	2.0 ft SSE
Mon 26	4.6 ft S	5 s	1.6 ft SE
Sun 25	4.6 ft W	5 s	2.0 ft NW
Sat 24	9.8 ft SSW	8 s	8.9 ft SW
Fri 23	3.0 ft NNE	4 s	2.0 ft NE
Thu 22	1.3 ft WNW	4 s	1.0 ft NNW
Wed 21	3.0 ft SW	4 s	1.3 ft E

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.0 ft SE	4 s	1.3 ft ESE
Mon 19	2.6 ft E	4 s	2.3 ft E
Sun 18	0.3 ft ENE	5 s	0.3 ft E
Sat 17	1.6 ft N	5 s	1.3 ft N
Fri 16	2.0 ft NW	4 s	1.3 ft NNW
Thu 15	3.3 ft S	7 s	2.6 ft SSE
Wed 14	3.6 ft S	5 s	1.3 ft SSE

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 BangorQuestions

How are the waves today in Bangor?

Smooth (0.9 ft with a period of 5.1 s from the south). The highest wave to expect is around 1.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Friday 30, with waves up to 3.0 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 1.8 ft.

More about Bangor today

Waves near Bangor

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 5.6 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 9:56 pm (local time).

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