Waves in Golovin

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 3:53 pm (AKDT)

Now · significant height 3.9 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 4.6 s · SSE
Swell: 1.5 ft · 5 s
Highest expected: 8.2 ft

Today the sea at Golovin is slight: 3.9 ft waves with a period of 4.6 s from the south-southeast. The swell, 1.5 ft at 5 s, comes from the east-southeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.05.0 ft 4.9 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 common2.0 ft
Significant3.9 ft
Highest expected8.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 8.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 8.2 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	4.9 ft	Moderate	S	5 s	2.2 ft SSW	26 mph SSE
Thu 29	4.1 ft	Slight	S	5 s	2.6 ft SW	21 mph SE
Fri 30	1.9 ft	Slight	S	4 s	1.6 ft SSE	15 mph SSE
Sat 31	1.6 ft	Smooth	NW	5 s	0.5 ft W	17 mph NNW
Sun 1	1.7 ft	Slight	SW	6 s	0.8 ft WSW	14 mph NE
Mon 2	3.3 ft	Slight	E	4 s	1.0 ft SE	23 mph E
Tue 3	3.3 ft	Slight	ESE	4 s	1.1 ft SSE	26 mph ESE

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	4.0 ft	3.7 ft	3.5 ft	3.6 ft	4.1 ft	4.1 ft	4.6 ft	4.5 ft
Period	5.1 s	4.9 s	4.7 s	4.5 s	4.5 s	4.6 s	5.0 s	5.2 s
Direction	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW
Swell	1.6 ft · 5 s	1.6 ft · 5 s	1.6 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 4 s	0.8 ft · 8 s	1.2 ft · 6 s	1.7 ft · 4 s	2.0 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	18 SSE	18 SE	18 SE	19 ESE	23 SE	22 SSE	20 WSW	21 WSW

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	5.9 ft S	6 s	1.6 ft SW
Mon 26	4.9 ft SSW	5 s	3.6 ft SW
Sun 25	5.9 ft S	5 s	2.0 ft SW
Sat 24	6.6 ft S	6 s	1.3 ft SW
Fri 23	9.2 ft SE	6 s	2.0 ft SW
Thu 22	4.3 ft SW	5 s	2.0 ft WSW
Wed 21	1.6 ft W	4 s	1.3 ft W

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	2.0 ft NW	6 s	0.7 ft WSW
Mon 19	3.6 ft SE	6 s	2.6 ft SE
Sun 18	4.6 ft S	6 s	3.3 ft SSW
Sat 17	1.6 ft W	4 s	1.0 ft WSW
Fri 16	2.3 ft NW	4 s	1.0 ft WNW
Thu 15	2.0 ft NNE	3 s	0.3 ft NNE
Wed 14	1.3 ft SE	5 s	0.7 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 GolovinQuestions

How are the waves today in Golovin?

Slight (3.9 ft with a period of 4.6 s from the south-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 8.2 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 4.9 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 8.2 ft.

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Waves near Golovin

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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 5.8 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 3:53 pm (local time).

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