Waves in Klitmøller

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:11 am (CET)

Now · significant height 5.3 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 6.9 s · W
Swell: 3.3 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 11 ft

Today the sea at Klitmøller is moderate: 5.3 ft waves with a period of 6.9 s from the west. The swell, 3.3 ft at 6 s, comes from the west-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.1 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 common2.7 ft
Significant5.3 ft
Highest expected11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 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	1.6 ft–4.1 ft
4	Moderate · today	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	6.1 ft	Moderate	W	7 s	4.6 ft W	12 mph W
Fri 30	4.0 ft	Slight	WNW	6 s	2.4 ft WNW	11 mph WNW
Sat 31	2.4 ft	Slight	WNW	6 s	1.6 ft WNW	9 mph WNW
Sun 1	5.0 ft	Moderate	WNW	6 s	4.5 ft WNW	7 mph WSW
Mon 2	5.1 ft	Moderate	NNW	6 s	4.3 ft WNW	17 mph NNE
Tue 3	3.7 ft	Slight	WNW	7 s	3.7 ft WNW	9 mph N
Wed 4	5.9 ft	Moderate	WNW	7 s	3.7 ft WNW	18 mph WNW

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	6.1 ft	5.6 ft	5.3 ft	4.9 ft	4.7 ft	4.6 ft	4.4 ft	4.1 ft
Period	7.3 s	7.0 s	6.9 s	7.0 s	7.0 s	6.8 s	6.7 s	6.6 s
Direction	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Swell	4.6 ft · 6 s	3.7 ft · 6 s	3.3 ft · 6 s	3.4 ft · 5 s	3.0 ft · 6 s	2.6 ft · 8 s	2.6 ft · 8 s	2.6 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	10 WNW	9 WNW	9 WNW	8 W	11 W	11 W	7 W	7 WNW

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 28	7.5 ft WSW	7 s	4.9 ft W
Tue 27	8.5 ft SW	8 s	5.9 ft W
Mon 26	20 ft W	12 s	10 ft WNW
Sun 25	19 ft SW	11 s	6.6 ft WSW
Sat 24	5.9 ft S	7 s	2.3 ft WSW
Fri 23	6.2 ft W	9 s	5.6 ft W
Thu 22	6.2 ft SW	7 s	4.9 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	5.2 ft E	8 s	3.0 ft NE
Tue 20	5.2 ft NNE	11 s	2.3 ft NW
Mon 19	2.3 ft NW	10 s	1.6 ft WNW
Sun 18	4.6 ft NNW	7 s	3.0 ft WNW
Sat 17	6.2 ft NNW	7 s	4.3 ft WNW
Fri 16	6.6 ft W	9 s	5.2 ft W
Thu 15	7.5 ft WSW	8 s	4.6 ft W

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 KlitmøllerQuestions

How are the waves today in Klitmøller?

Moderate (5.3 ft with a period of 6.9 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 11 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 6.1 ft (moderate).

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 11 ft.

More about Klitmøller today

Waves near Klitmøller

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 12 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 6:11 am (local time).

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