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Wave Period | Time Between Swells

The Wave Period and time between swells is provided by SurferToday.com and NOAA.
Check the peak wave period for the next seven days. Select your Surf Forecast region:

USA WEST COAST

USA EAST COAST

BRAZIL, MEXICO & EAST USA

AUSTRALIA & INDONESIA

UK & FRANCE

ATLANTIC

HAWAII

GULF OF MEXICO

PUERTO RICO

ALASKA, CANADA & RUSSIA

INDIA & AFRICA


The technical notice made by NOAA:

The peak period identifies either the period (the time between waves) associated with the locally generated wind sea (in cases with strong local winds) or the dominant wave system (swell) that is generated elsewhere. Note that this peak period field shows discontinuities. These discontinuities can loosely be interpreted as swell fronts, although in reality many swell systems overlap at most locations and times.

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