Waves in Chula Vista

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 2:56 pm (PDT)

Now · significant height 3.1 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 10.9 s · WSW
Swell: 1.8 ft · 13 s
Highest expected: 6.3 ft

Today the sea at Chula Vista is slight: 3.1 ft waves with a period of 10.9 s from the west-southwest. The swell, 1.8 ft at 13 s, comes from the south-southwest. Biggest waves: Sunday 1, with waves up to 6.2 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.2 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 common1.6 ft
Significant3.1 ft
Highest expected6.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.3 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	3.2 ft	Slight	WSW	12 s	2.4 ft WSW	9 mph S
Thu 29	3.0 ft	Slight	SW	13 s	2.5 ft SSW	11 mph SW
Fri 30	3.1 ft	Slight	SW	14 s	2.9 ft SSW	9 mph SW
Sat 31	3.4 ft	Slight	SSW	15 s	3.1 ft SSW	11 mph SSE
Sun 1	6.2 ft	Moderate	SSW	14 s	5.2 ft SSW	17 mph SSW
Mon 2	5.2 ft	Moderate	SW	12 s	3.0 ft SW	9 mph N
Tue 3	3.5 ft	Slight	SW	13 s	2.8 ft SSW	9 mph NNW

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	3.0 ft	3.1 ft	3.2 ft	3.1 ft	3.1 ft	3.1 ft	3.1 ft	3.1 ft
Period	9.9 s	10.0 s	10.3 s	10.6 s	10.8 s	11.0 s	11.2 s	11.5 s
Direction	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Swell	2.0 ft · 6 s	2.3 ft · 5 s	2.4 ft · 5 s	2.2 ft · 6 s	1.8 ft · 10 s	1.8 ft · 13 s	1.8 ft · 13 s	1.9 ft · 14 s
Wind (mph)	4 E	4 ESE	3 ENE	5 ESE	6 SW	8 SW	6 WSW	4 SE

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	3.3 ft WSW	10 s	2.6 ft W
Mon 26	3.3 ft WSW	11 s	2.6 ft SSW
Sun 25	3.3 ft WSW	11 s	2.3 ft SW
Sat 24	4.3 ft WSW	10 s	3.6 ft W
Fri 23	4.6 ft WSW	10 s	3.9 ft WSW
Thu 22	4.3 ft SW	10 s	2.6 ft SSW
Wed 21	4.6 ft SW	12 s	3.0 ft SSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	3.9 ft WSW	12 s	3.0 ft WSW
Mon 19	3.9 ft SW	14 s	3.3 ft SSW
Sun 18	3.9 ft SW	15 s	3.0 ft SSW
Sat 17	3.3 ft SSW	15 s	3.0 ft SSW
Fri 16	3.0 ft SW	14 s	2.3 ft SSW
Thu 15	3.3 ft SW	13 s	2.3 ft SSW
Wed 14	4.3 ft SW	13 s	3.0 ft SSW

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 Chula VistaQuestions

How are the waves today in Chula Vista?

Slight (3.1 ft with a period of 10.9 s from the west-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 6.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Sunday 1, with waves up to 6.2 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 6.3 ft.

More about Chula Vista today

Waves near Chula Vista

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 2.6 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 2:56 pm (local time).

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