Waves in Vik

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:25 pm (GMT)

Now · significant height 5.4 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 8.2 s · SSW
Swell: 4.5 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 11 ft

Waves up to 14 ft on Tuesday 3

Today the sea at Vik is moderate: 5.4 ft waves with a period of 8.2 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 4.5 ft at 8 s, comes from the south-southwest. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 14 ft (very rough).

Wave height, next 7 days

5.01015 ft 14 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 common2.7 ft
Significant5.4 ft
Highest expected11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 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 · week peak	13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7	High	19.7 ft–29.5 ft
8	Very high	29.5 ft–45.9 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	11 ft	Rough	WSW	9 s	8.2 ft SW	16 mph W
Thu 29	13 ft	Rough	S	11 s	13 ft SSW	24 mph E
Fri 30	13 ft	Rough	SSW	11 s	13 ft SSW	10 mph W
Sat 31	13 ft	Rough	SW	10 s	11 ft SW	16 mph WSW
Sun 1	11 ft	Rough	SW	9 s	10 ft SW	9 mph NNE
Mon 2	10 ft	Rough	SW	8 s	8.9 ft SW	7 mph SSE
Tue 3	14 ft	Very rough	SW	13 s	14 ft SW	13 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	10 ft	11 ft	11 ft	10 ft	9.3 ft	7.5 ft	6.3 ft	5.6 ft
Period	8.5 s	8.6 s	8.6 s	8.6 s	8.1 s	7.7 s	7.8 s	8.1 s
Direction	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Swell	6.5 ft · 8 s	7.4 ft · 8 s	8.1 ft · 8 s	8.2 ft · 8 s	6.8 ft · 8 s	5.9 ft · 7 s	5.3 ft · 6 s	4.3 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	10 W	13 W	16 W	12 W	13 WSW	12 W	6 W	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
Tue 27	10 ft S	10 s	6.2 ft SSE
Mon 26	6.9 ft SW	10 s	5.9 ft SW
Sun 25	7.2 ft S	10 s	5.6 ft SE
Sat 24	6.6 ft SW	10 s	6.2 ft SW
Fri 23	8.9 ft SW	11 s	8.5 ft SW
Thu 22	8.9 ft SW	10 s	8.5 ft SW
Wed 21	10 ft SW	10 s	8.5 ft WSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Tue 20	16 ft SW	12 s	16 ft SW
Mon 19	23 ft SW	13 s	18 ft SW
Sun 18	23 ft SSW	12 s	14 ft SW
Sat 17	17 ft SSW	11 s	12 ft SW
Fri 16	11 ft SW	11 s	10 ft SW
Thu 15	23 ft SW	12 s	18 ft SSW
Wed 14	28 ft S	14 s	27 ft S

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 VikQuestions

How are the waves today in Vik?

Moderate (5.4 ft with a period of 8.2 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 11 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 14 ft (very rough).

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 11 ft.

More about Vik today

Waves near Vik

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 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 11:25 pm (local time).

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