Waves in Nordvågen

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:01 am (CET)

Now · significant height 2.2 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 4.6 s · SSW
Swell: 1.1 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 4.5 ft

Today the sea at Nordvågen is slight: 2.2 ft waves with a period of 4.6 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 1.1 ft at 8 s, comes from the northeast. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.4 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 3.4 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 common1.1 ft
Significant2.2 ft
Highest expected4.5 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 4.5 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 4.5 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	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	2.2 ft	Slight	S	7 s	1.1 ft NE	16 mph SSW
Fri 30	1.6 ft	Smooth	N	8 s	1.3 ft NNE	11 mph WNW
Sat 31	2.7 ft	Slight	WSW	6 s	1.2 ft NNE	23 mph SW
Sun 1	2.3 ft	Slight	W	5 s	1.3 ft NNW	19 mph SW
Mon 2	2.6 ft	Slight	W	6 s	1.6 ft NNW	17 mph WSW
Tue 3	3.4 ft	Slight	NNW	6 s	2.2 ft N	29 mph NW
Wed 4	3.4 ft	Slight	NW	7 s	2.6 ft N	22 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	1.6 ft	1.8 ft	2.0 ft	2.1 ft	2.2 ft	2.2 ft	1.8 ft	1.4 ft
Period	5.7 s	5.3 s	4.8 s	4.6 s	4.6 s	4.5 s	5.0 s	6.4 s
Direction	NE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	E
Swell	1.1 ft · 7 s	1.1 ft · 7 s	1.1 ft · 7 s	1.1 ft · 8 s	1.0 ft · 7 s	1.0 ft · 7 s	1.0 ft · 7 s	1.0 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	12 SSW	14 SSW	15 SSW	15 SSW	14 SSW	15 SSW	11 SSW	6 SW

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	1.6 ft NNE	7 s	1.0 ft NNE
Tue 27	2.0 ft E	8 s	1.0 ft NNE
Mon 26	2.3 ft SSE	5 s	1.0 ft NNE
Sun 25	3.0 ft SSW	4 s	0.7 ft NNE
Sat 24	3.0 ft SSW	4 s	0.7 ft NE
Fri 23	3.6 ft SSW	4 s	0.7 ft NE
Thu 22	3.3 ft SSW	4 s	0.7 ft NNE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	2.6 ft WNW	9 s	2.0 ft NNW
Tue 20	4.9 ft WNW	8 s	2.0 ft NNW
Mon 19	4.6 ft WSW	7 s	3.0 ft N
Sun 18	5.2 ft NNW	9 s	4.6 ft N
Sat 17	4.6 ft WNW	8 s	3.3 ft NNW
Fri 16	3.3 ft SW	5 s	1.6 ft NW
Thu 15	3.6 ft SSW	4 s	0.7 ft NW

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 NordvågenQuestions

How are the waves today in Nordvågen?

Slight (2.2 ft with a period of 4.6 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 4.5 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.4 ft (slight).

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 4.5 ft.

More about Nordvågen today

Waves near Nordvågen

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 2.6 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 10:01 am (local time).

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