Waves in Kirkjubæjarklaustur

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:46 am (GMT)

Now · significant height 3.0 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 7.0 s · S
Swell: 2.6 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 6.0 ft

Today the sea at Kirkjubæjarklaustur is slight: 3.0 ft waves with a period of 7.0 s from the south. The swell, 2.6 ft at 6 s, comes from the south-southwest. Biggest waves: Saturday 31, with waves up to 6.2 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.2 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 common1.5 ft
Significant3.0 ft
Highest expected6.0 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.0 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.0 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 · 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	6.0 ft	Moderate	SSE	8 s	5.9 ft S	30 mph E
Fri 30	6.0 ft	Moderate	SSE	8 s	5.6 ft S	6 mph NE
Sat 31	6.2 ft	Moderate	S	8 s	4.8 ft S	10 mph E
Sun 1	5.0 ft	Moderate	SSW	6 s	4.3 ft S	8 mph N
Mon 2	4.8 ft	Moderate	SSW	6 s	3.5 ft S	8 mph E
Tue 3	5.9 ft	Moderate	S	7 s	4.5 ft S	13 mph S
Wed 4	4.9 ft	Moderate	S	7 s	3.9 ft S	2 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	2.9 ft	3.1 ft	4.7 ft	5.9 ft	6.0 ft	6.0 ft	6.0 ft	6.0 ft
Period	7.3 s	6.3 s	5.4 s	5.9 s	6.7 s	7.3 s	7.8 s	8.1 s
Direction	S	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Swell	2.6 ft · 5 s	2.6 ft · 6 s	2.5 ft · 6 s	3.5 ft · 6 s	5.1 ft · 6 s	5.9 ft · 6 s	5.6 ft · 6 s	5.8 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	6 NE	13 ENE	23 E	28 E	4 SSE	6 SSE	4 ENE	5 NNE

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	4.6 ft SSW	8 s	3.6 ft SSW
Tue 27	7.9 ft ESE	10 s	6.9 ft E
Mon 26	4.3 ft ESE	10 s	3.6 ft E
Sun 25	4.9 ft ESE	9 s	4.3 ft ESE
Sat 24	3.6 ft SE	7 s	3.0 ft ESE
Fri 23	3.6 ft S	8 s	3.3 ft SSW
Thu 22	3.9 ft SSE	8 s	3.0 ft SSE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	5.2 ft SSE	8 s	4.3 ft SE
Tue 20	8.2 ft SSE	9 s	6.9 ft SSE
Mon 19	9.8 ft S	9 s	7.5 ft S
Sun 18	10 ft S	8 s	4.9 ft SSE
Sat 17	8.5 ft S	7 s	3.6 ft SSW
Fri 16	5.6 ft SSW	10 s	4.9 ft SSW
Thu 15	12 ft SSW	11 s	9.2 ft SSE

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 KirkjubæjarklausturQuestions

How are the waves today in Kirkjubæjarklaustur?

Slight (3.0 ft with a period of 7.0 s from the south). The highest wave to expect is around 6.0 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Saturday 31, with waves up to 6.2 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 6.0 ft.

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Waves near Kirkjubæjarklaustur

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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 13 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 12:46 am (local time).

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