Waves in Skarsvåg

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:32 am (CET)

Now · significant height 6.1 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 7.2 s · W
Swell: 3.6 ft · 6 s
Highest expected: 12 ft

Waves up to 13 ft on Monday 2

Today the sea at Skarsvåg is moderate: 6.1 ft waves with a period of 7.2 s from the west. The swell, 3.6 ft at 6 s, comes from the west-northwest. Biggest waves: Monday 2, with waves up to 13 ft (very rough).

Wave height, next 7 days

5.01015 ft 13 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 common3.1 ft
Significant6.1 ft
Highest expected12 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 12 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 12 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	6.2 ft	Moderate	W	11 s	5.8 ft W	13 mph SSW
Fri 30	5.4 ft	Moderate	W	11 s	5.2 ft W	11 mph NW
Sat 31	6.2 ft	Moderate	W	8 s	5.4 ft W	16 mph SW
Sun 1	12 ft	Rough	W	9 s	7.1 ft WNW	18 mph WSW
Mon 2	13 ft	Very rough	WNW	9 s	9.6 ft WNW	19 mph WSW
Tue 3	12 ft	Rough	NW	9 s	9.3 ft WNW	16 mph NW
Wed 4	9.0 ft	Rough	WNW	8 s	8.0 ft NW	14 mph WSW

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	6.0 ft	6.1 ft	6.0 ft	6.0 ft	6.2 ft	6.2 ft	6.0 ft	5.6 ft
Period	7.0 s	8.4 s	9.6 s	10.4 s	10.9 s	11.2 s	11.3 s	11.4 s
Direction	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Swell	3.3 ft · 6 s	4.5 ft · 6 s	5.0 ft · 7 s	5.4 ft · 9 s	5.7 ft · 10 s	5.8 ft · 10 s	5.6 ft · 10 s	5.3 ft · 10 s
Wind (mph)	9 S	10 S	11 S	12 S	12 S	9 SSW	5 SW	3 W

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	5.9 ft W	9 s	2.6 ft NNW
Tue 27	3.6 ft SW	9 s	2.0 ft W
Mon 26	5.9 ft SSE	7 s	2.6 ft WNW
Sun 25	4.3 ft SSW	7 s	2.3 ft W
Sat 24	3.9 ft SSW	6 s	2.0 ft W
Fri 23	4.3 ft WSW	10 s	3.3 ft W
Thu 22	5.9 ft W	11 s	5.6 ft W

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	11 ft WNW	11 s	10 ft WNW
Tue 20	23 ft W	12 s	13 ft W
Mon 19	23 ft W	12 s	11 ft WNW
Sun 18	15 ft NW	10 s	12 ft NW
Sat 17	19 ft WNW	11 s	10 ft WNW
Fri 16	19 ft W	16 s	15 ft W
Thu 15	9.2 ft W	11 s	8.9 ft W

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 SkarsvågQuestions

How are the waves today in Skarsvåg?

Moderate (6.1 ft with a period of 7.2 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 12 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Monday 2, with waves up to 13 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 12 ft.

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Waves near Skarsvåg

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 12 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 12:32 am (local time).

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