Waves in Hvammstangi

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:53 pm (GMT)

Now · significant height 3.1 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 9.6 s · N
Swell: 3.1 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 6.3 ft

Today the sea at Hvammstangi is slight: 3.1 ft waves with a period of 9.6 s from the north. The swell, 3.1 ft at 8 s, comes from the north.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.0 ft 7.3 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 common1.6 ft
Significant3.1 ft
Highest expected6.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.3 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 · week peak	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	7.3 ft	Moderate	N	10 s	6.0 ft N	20 mph N
Thu 29	3.1 ft	Slight	NNE	10 s	3.1 ft NNE	26 mph ESE
Fri 30	1.5 ft	Smooth	NNE	8 s	1.5 ft NNE	15 mph SE
Sat 31	1.4 ft	Smooth	S	4 s	0.5 ft NNE	14 mph SSE
Sun 1	1.4 ft	Smooth	SSW	4 s	0.3 ft S	16 mph SE
Mon 2	1.4 ft	Smooth	S	3 s	0.1 ft S	15 mph SSE
Tue 3	1.3 ft	Smooth	S	3 s	0.3 ft S	13 mph S

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	7.0 ft	7.3 ft	6.4 ft	5.2 ft	4.3 ft	3.8 ft	3.5 ft	3.3 ft
Period	8.5 s	8.9 s	9.2 s	9.4 s	9.6 s	9.8 s	9.9 s	9.8 s
Direction	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Swell	4.9 ft · 9 s	5.8 ft · 9 s	6.0 ft · 8 s	5.1 ft · 8 s	4.3 ft · 8 s	3.8 ft · 8 s	3.5 ft · 8 s	3.3 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	20 NNE	17 N	15 NNW	13 NW	8 WNW	6 NW	2 ENE	5 ENE

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	6.9 ft NNE	9 s	5.2 ft N
Mon 26	3.9 ft N	11 s	3.9 ft N
Sun 25	3.3 ft N	8 s	3.3 ft N
Sat 24	4.9 ft N	12 s	4.9 ft N
Fri 23	6.6 ft N	14 s	6.6 ft N
Thu 22	5.6 ft N	12 s	5.6 ft N
Wed 21	3.3 ft N	9 s	3.0 ft N

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	1.0 ft N	9 s	1.0 ft N
Mon 19	2.6 ft S	6 s	0.3 ft NNE
Sun 18	3.0 ft S	6 s	1.3 ft NNE
Sat 17	3.3 ft ENE	12 s	3.0 ft NNE
Fri 16	5.2 ft NNE	13 s	5.2 ft NNE
Thu 15	11 ft N	13 s	9.5 ft N
Wed 14	12 ft NNE	9 s	3.0 ft NNE

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 HvammstangiQuestions

How are the waves today in Hvammstangi?

Slight (3.1 ft with a period of 9.6 s from the north). The highest wave to expect is around 6.3 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 28, with waves up to 7.3 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 6.3 ft.

More about Hvammstangi today

Waves near Hvammstangi

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 6.7 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 11:53 pm (local time).

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