Waves in Shinnecock Hills

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:26 am (EDT)

Now · significant height 1.7 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.1 s · SE
Swell: 1.6 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 3.4 ft

Today the sea at Shinnecock Hills is slight: 1.7 ft waves with a period of 7.1 s from the southeast. The swell, 1.6 ft at 6 s, comes from the east-southeast. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 2.8 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.8 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 common0.9 ft
Significant1.7 ft
Highest expected3.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.4 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	2.2 ft	Slight	SE	7 s	1.7 ft SE	13 mph SSW
Fri 30	2.4 ft	Slight	SSW	6 s	1.5 ft SSE	12 mph WNW
Sat 31	2.1 ft	Slight	ESE	7 s	1.3 ft SE	12 mph NNW
Sun 1	1.4 ft	Smooth	SSE	8 s	1.1 ft SE	6 mph WSW
Mon 2	1.6 ft	Smooth	SSE	7 s	1.3 ft S	7 mph WSW
Tue 3	1.7 ft	Slight	SSE	7 s	1.1 ft ESE	9 mph ENE
Wed 4	3.0 ft	Slight	SSE	8 s	2.9 ft SSE	11 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	1.7 ft	1.7 ft	1.6 ft	1.6 ft	1.5 ft	1.5 ft	1.7 ft	2.0 ft
Period	7.3 s	7.1 s	7.1 s	7.1 s	7.2 s	6.8 s	5.5 s	4.9 s
Direction	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Swell	1.7 ft · 6 s	1.6 ft · 6 s	1.6 ft · 6 s	1.6 ft · 6 s	1.5 ft · 6 s	1.4 ft · 6 s	1.4 ft · 6 s	1.3 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	5 SSE	7 S	9 SSW	8 SW	10 SW	12 SW	10 SW	13 SW

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	2.3 ft ESE	9 s	2.3 ft ESE
Tue 27	2.3 ft ESE	9 s	2.0 ft SE
Mon 26	2.3 ft ESE	9 s	2.0 ft ESE
Sun 25	2.0 ft E	10 s	2.0 ft E
Sat 24	2.6 ft E	10 s	2.3 ft E
Fri 23	3.3 ft ENE	9 s	2.6 ft E
Thu 22	6.9 ft E	9 s	5.9 ft E

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	7.2 ft E	9 s	5.9 ft E
Tue 20	6.2 ft E	9 s	5.6 ft ESE
Mon 19	5.9 ft ESE	9 s	5.2 ft ESE
Sun 18	2.6 ft ENE	6 s	1.6 ft E
Sat 17	3.9 ft ESE	6 s	3.3 ft SSE
Fri 16	4.3 ft SSE	7 s	3.6 ft SE
Thu 15	2.6 ft SE	8 s	2.0 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 Shinnecock HillsQuestions

How are the waves today in Shinnecock Hills?

Slight (1.7 ft with a period of 7.1 s from the southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 3.4 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 2.8 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 3.4 ft.

More about Shinnecock Hills today

Waves near Shinnecock Hills

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 4.8 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 3:26 am (local time).

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