Waves in Devonport

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:42 am (GMT)

Now · significant height 3.1 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 8.5 s · SW
Swell: 3.0 ft · 7 s
Highest expected: 6.1 ft

Today the sea at Devonport is slight: 3.1 ft waves with a period of 8.5 s from the southwest. The swell, 3.0 ft at 7 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 3.9 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 3.9 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 common1.5 ft
Significant3.1 ft
Highest expected6.1 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.1 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	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	3.6 ft	Slight	SSW	9 s	3.4 ft SW	12 mph SE
Fri 30	3.1 ft	Slight	S	7 s	2.2 ft SW	11 mph ESE
Sat 31	3.1 ft	Slight	SSW	7 s	2.4 ft SW	10 mph E
Sun 1	2.4 ft	Slight	SSW	7 s	1.7 ft SW	3 mph N
Mon 2	2.8 ft	Slight	ESE	5 s	2.2 ft ESE	10 mph NE
Tue 3	2.6 ft	Slight	ESE	6 s	2.4 ft ESE	11 mph NE
Wed 4	3.9 ft	Slight	ESE	6 s	2.6 ft ESE	11 mph ENE

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	3.6 ft	3.2 ft	3.0 ft	2.9 ft	3.0 ft	3.0 ft	2.9 ft	2.8 ft
Period	8.7 s	8.5 s	8.4 s	7.4 s	6.5 s	5.9 s	5.6 s	5.4 s
Direction	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S
Swell	3.4 ft · 7 s	3.1 ft · 7 s	3.0 ft · 7 s	2.4 ft · 7 s	2.2 ft · 7 s	1.9 ft · 8 s	1.6 ft · 6 s	1.5 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	3 NNW	2 SE	5 ESE	7 SE	11 S	11 SSE	7 SE	7 ESE

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	5.9 ft SW	9 s	5.6 ft SW
Tue 27	11 ft SW	9 s	7.2 ft SW
Mon 26	10 ft SSW	7 s	3.6 ft SW
Sun 25	12 ft SW	9 s	8.9 ft SW
Sat 24	12 ft SW	9 s	6.2 ft SW
Fri 23	17 ft SW	11 s	14 ft SW
Thu 22	12 ft SW	8 s	5.2 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	6.6 ft SW	7 s	4.3 ft SSW
Tue 20	4.3 ft S	8 s	2.3 ft S
Mon 19	3.3 ft ESE	5 s	2.0 ft ESE
Sun 18	2.3 ft E	6 s	1.6 ft ESE
Sat 17	2.0 ft SW	9 s	1.6 ft SW
Fri 16	4.3 ft WSW	8 s	3.3 ft SW
Thu 15	4.6 ft SW	7 s	3.6 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 DevonportQuestions

How are the waves today in Devonport?

Slight (3.1 ft with a period of 8.5 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 6.1 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 3.9 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 6.1 ft.

More about Devonport today

Waves near Devonport

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 6.1 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 4:42 am (local time).

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