Waves in Skálavík

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:04 am (WET)

Now · significant height 4.4 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 6.8 s · SW
Swell: 2.4 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 9.0 ft

Today the sea at Skálavík is moderate: 4.4 ft waves with a period of 6.8 s from the southwest. The swell, 2.4 ft at 8 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Friday 30, with waves up to 6.4 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.4 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 common2.2 ft
Significant4.4 ft
Highest expected9.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 9.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 9.0 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	6.0 ft	Moderate	SW	8 s	3.8 ft WSW	19 mph SSW
Fri 30	6.4 ft	Moderate	SSW	8 s	3.7 ft SW	24 mph SSW
Sat 31	5.2 ft	Moderate	SW	9 s	3.5 ft WSW	17 mph SW
Sun 1	4.9 ft	Moderate	WSW	7 s	2.6 ft WSW	16 mph WSW
Mon 2	4.7 ft	Moderate	WSW	7 s	2.5 ft WSW	17 mph W
Tue 3	4.9 ft	Moderate	WSW	7 s	2.0 ft WSW	18 mph SW
Wed 4	5.2 ft	Moderate	WSW	7 s	2.7 ft WSW	21 mph SW

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	5.7 ft	5.1 ft	4.7 ft	4.4 ft	4.5 ft	4.8 ft	5.1 ft	5.6 ft
Period	8.0 s	7.8 s	7.3 s	7.0 s	6.5 s	6.2 s	6.5 s	6.6 s
Direction	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Swell	3.8 ft · 9 s	3.0 ft · 8 s	2.6 ft · 8 s	2.5 ft · 8 s	2.2 ft · 8 s	2.4 ft · 8 s	2.8 ft · 8 s	2.9 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	19 WSW	14 WSW	10 SW	8 SSW	13 SSW	14 SSW	16 S	17 S

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	11 ft WSW	9 s	4.3 ft WSW
Tue 27	11 ft SSW	9 s	4.3 ft SSW
Mon 26	8.5 ft WSW	8 s	4.6 ft WSW
Sun 25	14 ft E	11 s	11 ft ESE
Sat 24	9.8 ft SSE	8 s	6.6 ft SW
Fri 23	4.6 ft SW	9 s	3.0 ft WSW
Thu 22	5.9 ft SSW	8 s	4.9 ft SE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	8.2 ft SSE	8 s	5.9 ft ESE
Tue 20	8.2 ft S	8 s	4.6 ft SW
Mon 19	10 ft SW	10 s	6.6 ft WSW
Sun 18	8.5 ft SW	8 s	3.9 ft W
Sat 17	5.6 ft W	8 s	3.0 ft W
Fri 16	6.9 ft WSW	11 s	4.9 ft WSW
Thu 15	13 ft SW	11 s	5.9 ft WSW

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 SkálavíkQuestions

How are the waves today in Skálavík?

Moderate (4.4 ft with a period of 6.8 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 9.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Friday 30, with waves up to 6.4 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 9.0 ft.

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Waves near Skálavík

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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 3.2 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 10:04 am (local time).

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