Waves in Suðureyri

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:33 am (GMT)

Now · significant height 8.6 ft

Sea state: Rough · Douglas 5
Period: 8.3 s · NE
Swell: 7.3 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 17 ft

Today the sea at Suðureyri is rough: 8.6 ft waves with a period of 8.3 s from the northeast. The swell, 7.3 ft at 8 s, comes from the north-northeast.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.08.010 ft 9.2 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 common4.3 ft
Significant8.6 ft
Highest expected17 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 17 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 17 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	4.1 ft–8.2 ft
5	Rough · today	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough	13.1 ft–19.7 ft
7	High	19.7 ft–29.5 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	9.2 ft	Rough	NNE	10 s	8.7 ft NNE	12 mph ESE
Fri 30	7.5 ft	Moderate	SW	11 s	6.9 ft SW	9 mph S
Sat 31	8.3 ft	Rough	SW	10 s	6.8 ft SW	8 mph S
Sun 1	8.1 ft	Moderate	SW	8 s	6.5 ft SW	9 mph SSW
Mon 2	5.7 ft	Moderate	SW	9 s	4.9 ft SW	14 mph S
Tue 3	9.2 ft	Rough	SW	13 s	8.5 ft SW	15 mph SSW
Wed 4	9.0 ft	Rough	SW	11 s	7.5 ft SW	11 mph SSW

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	9.2 ft	8.7 ft	8.6 ft	8.7 ft	7.6 ft	6.6 ft	6.4 ft	6.4 ft
Period	9.4 s	8.7 s	8.3 s	8.1 s	8.5 s	8.9 s	9.1 s	9.3 s
Direction	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Swell	8.7 ft · 8 s	7.5 ft · 8 s	7.3 ft · 8 s	6.6 ft · 8 s	7.3 ft · 7 s	6.3 ft · 7 s	5.6 ft · 7 s	5.0 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	9 E	12 E	9 E	10 E	6 ESE	7 SSE	5 SE	5 SE

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	20 ft NNE	11 s	13 ft NNE
Tue 27	21 ft NNE	11 s	6.9 ft NNW
Mon 26	16 ft NNE	10 s	11 ft N
Sun 25	10 ft NNE	8 s	5.2 ft N
Sat 24	11 ft NNE	10 s	10 ft NNE
Fri 23	17 ft NNE	12 s	17 ft NNE
Thu 22	18 ft NNE	12 s	17 ft N

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	8.5 ft NNW	10 s	6.9 ft N
Tue 20	11 ft WSW	12 s	11 ft SW
Mon 19	16 ft SW	12 s	14 ft SW
Sun 18	16 ft SW	13 s	13 ft SW
Sat 17	9.5 ft WNW	12 s	8.5 ft W
Fri 16	13 ft N	11 s	10 ft NNE
Thu 15	23 ft NNE	12 s	16 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 SuðureyriQuestions

How are the waves today in Suðureyri?

Rough (8.6 ft with a period of 8.3 s from the northeast). The highest wave to expect is around 17 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 9.2 ft (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 17 ft.

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Waves near Suðureyri

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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 11 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 5:33 am (local time).

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