Waves in Vardø

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:25 am (CET)

Now · significant height 2.8 ft

Sea state: Slight · Douglas 3
Period: 5.1 s · SW
Swell: 1.7 ft · 7 s
Highest expected: 5.9 ft

Today the sea at Vardø is slight: 2.8 ft waves with a period of 5.1 s from the southwest. The swell, 1.7 ft at 7 s, comes from the east-northeast. Biggest waves: Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.9 ft (slight).

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.04.0 ft 3.9 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 common1.4 ft
Significant2.8 ft
Highest expected5.9 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.9 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	3.7 ft	Slight	SW	5 s	1.8 ft NNE	23 mph SW
Fri 30	2.4 ft	Slight	N	7 s	1.8 ft NNE	18 mph NW
Sat 31	3.4 ft	Slight	NW	6 s	2.4 ft NNE	23 mph WSW
Sun 1	2.5 ft	Slight	NW	6 s	1.6 ft N	13 mph WSW
Mon 2	3.2 ft	Slight	W	6 s	1.9 ft NW	15 mph WSW
Tue 3	3.9 ft	Slight	NNW	7 s	3.3 ft NNW	22 mph NW
Wed 4	3.8 ft	Slight	WNW	7 s	3.1 ft NNW	21 mph W

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	2.9 ft	3.0 ft	3.3 ft	3.5 ft	3.7 ft	3.7 ft	3.5 ft	2.8 ft
Period	5.1 s	4.8 s	4.7 s	4.6 s	4.5 s	4.5 s	4.5 s	4.6 s
Direction	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Swell	1.8 ft · 6 s	1.4 ft · 7 s	1.4 ft · 7 s	1.3 ft · 7 s	1.2 ft · 7 s	1.1 ft · 7 s	1.0 ft · 7 s	1.5 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	10 WSW	15 SW	17 SW	21 SW	22 SW	23 SW	20 SW	11 WSW

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 S	5 s	2.3 ft NE
Tue 27	3.3 ft SE	5 s	1.6 ft NE
Mon 26	3.3 ft SE	6 s	1.6 ft NE
Sun 25	3.9 ft SSW	6 s	1.6 ft NE
Sat 24	2.6 ft SSW	4 s	1.0 ft ENE
Fri 23	4.3 ft SW	4 s	0.7 ft NE
Thu 22	5.6 ft SW	5 s	1.3 ft NNE

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	4.3 ft WNW	8 s	2.6 ft NNW
Tue 20	4.9 ft WNW	8 s	3.3 ft NNW
Mon 19	6.2 ft WNW	9 s	5.6 ft N
Sun 18	6.9 ft NNW	9 s	6.2 ft NNW
Sat 17	4.6 ft W	7 s	3.0 ft NW
Fri 16	4.9 ft SSW	5 s	1.3 ft S
Thu 15	5.2 ft S	5 s	2.0 ft ESE

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 VardøQuestions

How are the waves today in Vardø?

Slight (2.8 ft with a period of 5.1 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 5.9 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Tuesday 3, with waves up to 3.9 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 5.9 ft.

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Waves near Vardø

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 5.5 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 12:25 am (local time).

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