Waves in Bremerhaven

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:50 pm (CET)

Now · significant height 1.9 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 4.5 s · WNW
Swell: 1.6 ft · 5 s
Highest expected: 4.0 ft

Today the sea at Bremerhaven is slight: 1.9 ft waves with a period of 4.5 s from the west-northwest. The swell, 1.6 ft at 5 s, comes from the west-northwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 2.7 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 2.7 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 common1.0 ft
Significant1.9 ft
Highest expected4.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.0 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 · 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	1.9 ft	Slight	WNW	5 s	1.6 ft WNW	10 mph SW
Thu 29	1.9 ft	Slight	WNW	6 s	1.5 ft NW	9 mph WSW
Fri 30	1.0 ft	Smooth	NW	6 s	0.9 ft NW	3 mph E
Sat 31	0.9 ft	Smooth	NNW	6 s	0.9 ft NW	6 mph N
Sun 1	0.8 ft	Smooth	NNW	6 s	0.4 ft NNW	4 mph WNW
Mon 2	2.7 ft	Slight	NNW	6 s	2.4 ft NNW	15 mph N
Tue 3	2.4 ft	Slight	NNW	6 s	2.1 ft NNW	9 mph NNE

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	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.2 ft	1.4 ft	1.6 ft	1.8 ft	1.7 ft	1.8 ft
Period	3.3 s	3.6 s	3.9 s	4.0 s	4.1 s	4.5 s	5.1 s	4.8 s
Direction	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Swell	0.7 ft · 4 s	0.9 ft · 4 s	1.0 ft · 4 s	1.2 ft · 4 s	1.4 ft · 4 s	1.6 ft · 4 s	1.6 ft · 5 s	1.6 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	6 WSW	7 SW	7 WSW	7 SW	8 SW	10 WSW	6 SSW	8 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	2.6 ft SW	5 s	1.6 ft NW
Mon 26	5.2 ft WNW	8 s	3.9 ft WNW
Sun 25	6.6 ft WSW	7 s	3.3 ft WNW
Sat 24	4.3 ft SW	4 s	1.6 ft WNW
Fri 23	3.3 ft SSW	5 s	1.3 ft WNW
Thu 22	2.6 ft SW	4 s	1.0 ft WNW
Wed 21	1.3 ft SE	3 s	0.3 ft NNE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	1.6 ft E	3 s	0.3 ft N
Mon 19	2.3 ft ENE	4 s	1.0 ft NNW
Sun 18	3.9 ft NNE	5 s	2.6 ft NNW
Sat 17	3.9 ft NNW	5 s	2.6 ft NW
Fri 16	2.6 ft W	5 s	1.3 ft WNW
Thu 15	2.0 ft W	6 s	2.0 ft NW
Wed 14	4.3 ft WNW	6 s	3.0 ft NW

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 BremerhavenQuestions

How are the waves today in Bremerhaven?

Slight (1.9 ft with a period of 4.5 s from the west-northwest). The highest wave to expect is around 4.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 2.7 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 4.0 ft.

More about Bremerhaven today

Waves near Bremerhaven

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 11 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 10:50 pm (local time).

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