Waves in Bakkafjörður

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:26 am (GMT)

Now · significant height 4.4 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 9.1 s · NE
Swell: 3.5 ft · 7 s
Highest expected: 8.8 ft

Today the sea at Bakkafjörður is moderate: 4.4 ft waves with a period of 9.1 s from the northeast. The swell, 3.5 ft at 7 s, comes from the northeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 5.4 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 expected8.8 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 8.8 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 8.8 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	5.4 ft	Moderate	ENE	9 s	3.7 ft NE	19 mph SE
Fri 30	3.7 ft	Slight	ESE	7 s	3.2 ft ESE	14 mph SW
Sat 31	2.6 ft	Slight	SSE	7 s	2.2 ft SE	21 mph SW
Sun 1	2.4 ft	Slight	SSE	6 s	1.1 ft SE	14 mph SSW
Mon 2	1.3 ft	Smooth	SSE	6 s	0.9 ft SE	15 mph SSW
Tue 3	1.5 ft	Smooth	SE	5 s	1.2 ft SE	13 mph SSW
Wed 4	2.0 ft	Slight	SSE	5 s	1.2 ft SE	20 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	4.9 ft	4.4 ft	4.1 ft	4.3 ft	5.1 ft	5.4 ft	4.8 ft	4.1 ft
Period	9.0 s	9.1 s	8.9 s	7.6 s	6.4 s	6.0 s	6.3 s	6.4 s
Direction	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	E	E	E
Swell	3.2 ft · 8 s	3.5 ft · 7 s	3.5 ft · 8 s	3.5 ft · 7 s	3.3 ft · 7 s	2.8 ft · 8 s	3.7 ft · 5 s	3.2 ft · 5 s
Wind (mph)	8 W	2 S	6 ESE	15 SE	16 SE	10 SE	4 SSE	6 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	9.8 ft ENE	11 s	8.5 ft ENE
Tue 27	13 ft ENE	9 s	9.5 ft E
Mon 26	7.5 ft E	9 s	6.6 ft E
Sun 25	7.5 ft E	9 s	6.6 ft E
Sat 24	3.9 ft ENE	10 s	3.3 ft E
Fri 23	4.3 ft ENE	10 s	3.3 ft E
Thu 22	4.9 ft E	8 s	4.6 ft ESE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	4.6 ft ESE	8 s	4.3 ft ESE
Tue 20	5.6 ft SE	8 s	5.6 ft SE
Mon 19	4.6 ft SSE	8 s	3.3 ft SE
Sun 18	5.6 ft SE	8 s	4.6 ft ESE
Sat 17	4.9 ft NE	12 s	4.6 ft NNE
Fri 16	7.2 ft NNE	13 s	6.6 ft NNE
Thu 15	11 ft NE	12 s	8.9 ft NE

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 BakkafjörðurQuestions

How are the waves today in Bakkafjörður?

Moderate (4.4 ft with a period of 9.1 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 8.8 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 5.4 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 8.8 ft.

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Waves near Bakkafjörður

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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 3:26 am (local time).

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