Waves in Skagen

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:49 pm (CET)

Now · significant height 1.7 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 3.8 s · SW
Swell: 1.0 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 3.6 ft

Today the sea at Skagen is slight: 1.7 ft waves with a period of 3.8 s from the southwest. The swell, 1.0 ft at 4 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Thursday 29, with waves up to 2.5 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.5 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 common0.9 ft
Significant1.7 ft
Highest expected3.6 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 3.6 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 3.6 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 · today	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	2.4 ft	Slight	WSW	4 s	1.2 ft W	15 mph SSW
Thu 29	2.5 ft	Slight	W	4 s	1.1 ft WSW	17 mph W
Fri 30	1.9 ft	Slight	WNW	4 s	1.0 ft WNW	12 mph W
Sat 31	0.9 ft	Smooth	W	4 s	0.8 ft W	8 mph SSW
Sun 1	1.6 ft	Smooth	W	3 s	1.0 ft WNW	9 mph SSW
Mon 2	1.9 ft	Slight	N	3 s	1.2 ft N	19 mph NE
Tue 3	0.5 ft	Smooth	WNW	5 s	0.5 ft WNW	11 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	2.4 ft	2.1 ft	1.8 ft	1.8 ft	1.8 ft	1.7 ft	1.7 ft	1.8 ft
Period	3.9 s	3.9 s	4.0 s	4.3 s	4.2 s	4.2 s	4.2 s	4.0 s
Direction	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Swell	1.1 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 4 s	1.1 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	13 SSW	10 SSW	9 SSW	11 SSW	12 SSW	10 SW	11 SSW	14 SSW

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	3.6 ft SSW	5 s	1.3 ft WSW
Mon 26	6.2 ft W	8 s	3.9 ft WNW
Sun 25	6.9 ft S	6 s	2.0 ft S
Sat 24	4.6 ft SE	5 s	1.6 ft E
Fri 23	3.0 ft SSW	5 s	1.3 ft SSW
Thu 22	2.3 ft SSE	4 s	1.3 ft SE
Wed 21	3.0 ft ESE	4 s	1.0 ft ENE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	3.3 ft E	4 s	0.7 ft SSE
Mon 19	1.0 ft ESE	4 s	1.0 ft ESE
Sun 18	2.6 ft NNE	4 s	2.0 ft N
Sat 17	3.3 ft N	5 s	2.0 ft NNW
Fri 16	2.0 ft W	5 s	1.3 ft SW
Thu 15	2.6 ft SW	4 s	1.3 ft W
Wed 14	4.6 ft W	5 s	1.6 ft WNW

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 SkagenQuestions

How are the waves today in Skagen?

Slight (1.7 ft with a period of 3.8 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 3.6 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 2.5 ft (slight).

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 3.6 ft.

More about Skagen today

Waves near Skagen

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 1.7 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 11:49 pm (local time).

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