Waves in Minnesott Beach

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:01 pm (EDT)

Now · significant height 2.1 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 5.8 s · ESE
Swell: 1.8 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 4.3 ft

Today the sea at Minnesott Beach is slight: 2.1 ft waves with a period of 5.8 s from the east-southeast. The swell, 1.8 ft at 6 s, comes from the southeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.1 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 common1.0 ft
Significant2.1 ft
Highest expected4.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.3 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	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	2.1 ft	Slight	ESE	6 s	1.9 ft SE	13 mph NE
Thu 29	2.1 ft	Slight	SE	8 s	2.0 ft SE	12 mph NE
Fri 30	1.9 ft	Slight	SE	8 s	1.9 ft SE	5 mph NNE
Sat 31	1.6 ft	Smooth	ESE	7 s	1.3 ft SE	12 mph NE
Sun 1	1.5 ft	Smooth	ESE	5 s	1.2 ft ESE	12 mph NE
Mon 2	1.5 ft	Smooth	SE	5 s	1.4 ft SE	13 mph NE
Tue 3	1.9 ft	Slight	SE	6 s	1.8 ft SE	16 mph NE

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	1.4 ft	1.4 ft	1.6 ft	1.8 ft	2.0 ft	2.1 ft	2.1 ft	2.1 ft
Period	6.4 s	5.7 s	5.1 s	5.2 s	5.4 s	5.4 s	5.7 s	6.1 s
Direction	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Swell	1.1 ft · 6 s	1.2 ft · 6 s	1.2 ft · 5 s	1.4 ft · 5 s	1.6 ft · 6 s	1.6 ft · 6 s	1.7 ft · 6 s	1.8 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	6 NNE	8 NNE	7 NNE	10 NNE	12 ENE	13 NE	8 ENE	8 NNE

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	1.6 ft SE	8 s	1.6 ft SE
Mon 26	2.0 ft ESE	8 s	1.6 ft SE
Sun 25	2.6 ft E	7 s	2.0 ft ESE
Sat 24	2.3 ft ENE	5 s	1.6 ft ESE
Fri 23	2.0 ft ENE	8 s	1.0 ft ESE
Thu 22	1.0 ft E	9 s	0.7 ft E
Wed 21	1.3 ft NE	8 s	0.7 ft E

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	1.6 ft NNE	6 s	1.0 ft E
Mon 19	2.3 ft NNE	6 s	1.0 ft E
Sun 18	3.3 ft NNE	5 s	1.3 ft E
Sat 17	2.3 ft WNW	4 s	1.6 ft SSW
Fri 16	2.3 ft SSW	5 s	1.0 ft SSW
Thu 15	1.3 ft S	5 s	1.0 ft SSW
Wed 14	1.3 ft S	6 s	1.0 ft S

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 Minnesott BeachQuestions

How are the waves today in Minnesott Beach?

Slight (2.1 ft with a period of 5.8 s from the east-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 4.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 2.1 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 4.3 ft.

More about Minnesott Beach today

Waves near Minnesott Beach

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 16 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 7:01 pm (local time).

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