Waves in Vogar

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:38 am (GMT)

Now · significant height 4.1 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 4.6 s · ESE
Swell: 1.6 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 8.5 ft

Today the sea at Vogar is slight: 4.1 ft waves with a period of 4.6 s from the east-southeast. The swell, 1.6 ft at 8 s, comes from the southwest. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 8.1 ft (moderate).

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.0 ft 8.1 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 common2.0 ft
Significant4.1 ft
Highest expected8.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 8.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 8.5 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	6.3 ft	Moderate	S	10 s	5.8 ft SW	40 mph SE
Fri 30	7.4 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	6.8 ft SW	21 mph S
Sat 31	7.3 ft	Moderate	WSW	9 s	6.4 ft WSW	17 mph SSW
Sun 1	6.6 ft	Moderate	WSW	8 s	6.2 ft WSW	17 mph S
Mon 2	6.2 ft	Moderate	SW	8 s	5.5 ft SW	35 mph SSE
Tue 3	8.1 ft	Moderate	SW	14 s	8.1 ft SW	27 mph S
Wed 4	7.2 ft	Moderate	SW	12 s	7.0 ft WSW	21 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	2.6 ft	3.8 ft	4.3 ft	3.7 ft	4.1 ft	4.7 ft	5.4 ft	6.0 ft
Period	5.3 s	4.5 s	4.8 s	5.7 s	7.2 s	8.4 s	9.1 s	9.7 s
Direction	S	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Swell	1.4 ft · 7 s	1.6 ft · 8 s	1.7 ft · 8 s	2.1 ft · 7 s	3.0 ft · 9 s	4.0 ft · 8 s	4.9 ft · 9 s	5.4 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	17 E	31 ESE	35 ESE	19 S	16 S	18 S	14 SSE	16 SSE

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	3.6 ft WSW	8 s	3.3 ft SW
Tue 27	3.6 ft W	8 s	3.0 ft WSW
Mon 26	3.3 ft WSW	10 s	3.0 ft SW
Sun 25	3.9 ft WNW	8 s	2.3 ft WSW
Sat 24	3.6 ft W	9 s	3.0 ft SW
Fri 23	5.2 ft WSW	12 s	5.2 ft WSW
Thu 22	5.6 ft SW	12 s	5.6 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	5.6 ft WSW	10 s	5.6 ft WSW
Tue 20	11 ft WSW	12 s	10 ft WSW
Mon 19	16 ft WSW	12 s	13 ft WSW
Sun 18	16 ft SW	12 s	9.5 ft WSW
Sat 17	9.5 ft SSW	12 s	7.9 ft SW
Fri 16	7.5 ft WSW	9 s	5.9 ft WSW
Thu 15	10 ft WNW	10 s	4.6 ft SW

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 VogarQuestions

How are the waves today in Vogar?

Slight (4.1 ft with a period of 4.6 s from the east-southeast). The highest wave to expect is around 8.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 8.1 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 8.5 ft.

More about Vogar today

Waves near Vogar

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 16 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 4:38 am (local time).

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