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Waves in Bremsnes

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:13 am (CET)
Now · significant height 11 ft
Sea state
Rough · Douglas 5
Period
9.5 s · W
Swell
7.7 ft · 10 s
Highest expected
22 ft

Today the sea at Bremsnes is rough: 11 ft waves with a period of 9.5 s from the west. The swell, 7.7 ft at 10 s, comes from the west.

Wave height, next 7 days

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 common5.4 ft
  • Significant11 ft
  • Highest expected22 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 22 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 22 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave 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 11 ft Rough W 10 s 8.3 ft WNW 28 mph WSW
Fri 30 7.4 ft Moderate WNW 8 s 6.3 ft WNW 15 mph WSW
Sat 31 5.4 ft Moderate W 10 s 5.1 ft W 3 mph SSE
Sun 1 4.5 ft Moderate W 10 s 4.2 ft W 7 mph W
Mon 2 6.0 ft Moderate W 8 s 4.5 ft WNW 9 mph SSW
Tue 3 5.7 ft Moderate WNW 7 s 4.6 ft WNW 10 mph WSW
Wed 4 7.5 ft Moderate W 8 s 3.9 ft WNW 13 mph SW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 10 ft11 ft11 ft11 ft11 ft11 ft9.7 ft8.5 ft
Period 9.8 s9.6 s9.4 s9.1 s8.9 s8.6 s8.6 s8.4 s
Direction WWWWWWWWNW
Swell 8.3 ft · 10 s7.8 ft · 10 s7.5 ft · 10 s5.6 ft · 11 s4.3 ft · 11 s3.8 ft · 11 s5.6 ft · 9 s6.3 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph) 17 SW24 SW24 WSW22 WSW24 WSW23 WSW19 WSW16 W

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 10 ft WSW11 s8.9 ft W
Tue 27 6.2 ft WSW10 s5.6 ft W
Mon 26 6.9 ft WSW13 s4.6 ft W
Sun 25 4.3 ft NNE12 s3.3 ft W
Sat 24 3.9 ft W11 s3.6 ft W
Fri 23 3.9 ft W10 s3.6 ft W
Thu 22 4.3 ft W12 s3.9 ft W
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 6.2 ft W13 s6.2 ft W
Tue 20 9.8 ft W14 s9.8 ft W
Mon 19 9.8 ft W12 s9.8 ft W
Sun 18 7.5 ft NW10 s5.9 ft NW
Sat 17 9.5 ft NW11 s8.5 ft NW
Fri 16 13 ft W13 s12 ft WNW
Thu 15 15 ft W15 s14 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 BremsnesQuestions

How are the waves today in Bremsnes?

Rough (11 ft with a period of 9.5 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 22 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 11 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 22 ft.

More about Bremsnes today

Waves near Bremsnes

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 8.4 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 4:13 am (local time).

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