Levantine Sea

ERA5 reanalysis 2015-2024, 10 years

Roughest in Jan

31%

Week 4 · 1.9 m

Calmest in May

Week 19 · 0.9 m

Week by week

Days above 2.5 m

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Rough end of the range — At the same height a long swell is a slow roll and a short chop is a hammering. Anything under about 6 seconds is chop.

Typical wave height

1.1 m

Wave period

5.2 s

Mean wind

28 km/h

Air temperature

21°C

No sailing in this catalogue crosses it.