Waves in Edison

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 3:49 pm (PDT)

Now · significant height 0.1 ft

Sea state: Calm (rippled) · Douglas 1
Period: 2.1 s · WSW
Swell: 0.1 ft · 2 s
Highest expected: 0.3 ft

Today the sea at Edison is calm (rippled): 0.1 ft waves with a period of 2.1 s from the west-southwest. The swell, 0.1 ft at 2 s, comes from the west-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 0.9 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 common0.1 ft
Significant0.1 ft
Highest expected0.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.3 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

Degree	Name	Wave height
0	Calm (glassy)	0
1	Calm (rippled) · today	0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2	Smooth · week peak	0.3 ft–1.6 ft
3	Slight	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	0.9 ft	Smooth	S	2 s	0.5 ft S	12 mph SE
Thu 29	0.9 ft	Smooth	ESE	2 s	0.5 ft ESE	10 mph ESE
Fri 30	0.2 ft	Calm (rippled)	N	2 s	0.2 ft N	4 mph E
Sat 31	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	N	3 s	0.1 ft N	4 mph ENE
Sun 1	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	NNW	4 s	0.1 ft NW	3 mph ESE
Mon 2	0.1 ft	Calm (rippled)	NNW	4 s	0.1 ft NNW	2 mph ENE
Tue 3	0.3 ft	Calm (rippled)	NNW	4 s	0.3 ft NNW	2 mph NNE

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	0.5 ft	0.7 ft	0.4 ft	0.2 ft	0.1 ft	0.1 ft	0.1 ft	0.4 ft
Period	2.2 s	2.0 s	2.3 s	2.5 s	2.4 s	2.2 s	1.9 s	1.7 s
Direction	SW	SSE	S	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE
Swell	0.3 ft · 2 s	0.3 ft · 2 s	0.4 ft · 2 s	0.2 ft · 2 s	0.1 ft · 2 s	0.1 ft · 2 s	0.1 ft · 2 s	0.1 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph)	11 E	6 ESE	3 SE	5 SE	7 SSE	5 S	3 SSE	12 ESE

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	0.3 ft W	3 s	0.3 ft W
Mon 26	0.0 ft NNW	3 s	0.0 ft NNW
Sun 25	0.3 ft NE	2 s	0.3 ft NE
Sat 24	0.0 ft N	3 s	0.0 ft N
Fri 23	0.7 ft NW	3 s	0.3 ft NW
Thu 22	0.3 ft NW	4 s	0.3 ft NW
Wed 21	0.3 ft NNW	3 s	0.3 ft NNW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	0.3 ft NW	2 s	0.3 ft NNW
Mon 19	0.0 ft NW	3 s	0.0 ft NNW
Sun 18	0.0 ft WNW	3 s	0.0 ft W
Sat 17	1.0 ft WSW	3 s	0.3 ft WSW
Fri 16	0.0 ft E	4 s	0.0 ft ENE
Thu 15	0.3 ft N	2 s	0.3 ft N
Wed 14	0.0 ft ESE	2 s	0.0 ft ENE

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 EdisonQuestions

How are the waves today in Edison?

Calm (rippled) (0.1 ft with a period of 2.1 s from the west-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 0.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 0.9 ft (smooth).

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 0.3 ft.

More about Edison today

Waves near Edison

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 1.6 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 3:49 pm (local time).

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