[Paddlewise] Wind Wave Calculator

The size of waves that we encounter are commonly predicted using three
variables:
windspeed,
duration of wind event and
fetch (distance that the wind blows over water).

So how big are the waves likely to be?

one website provides a handy calculator to estimate wave conditions.
if you want to estimate likely wave conditions, use the *calculator* at:
http://www.dnv.com/ocean/nbt/Wind/zFrame.htm

Note that the predications are for deep water waves.
If you paddle in a shallow bay, the conditions you encounter maybe
different.

certainly there is much more to predicating wave conditions, but this
website provides a handy starting place that is online. if you browse the
site, you will find much stuff on waves.

are there other sites are folks using for wave info?

bye bye bliven


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