Waves in Skarbøvik

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:50 am (CET)

Now · significant height 5.1 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 8.0 s · W
Swell: 3.7 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 10 ft

Today the sea at Skarbøvik is moderate: 5.1 ft waves with a period of 8.0 s from the west. The swell, 3.7 ft at 8 s, comes from the west.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.0 ft 5.1 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 common2.6 ft
Significant5.1 ft
Highest expected10 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 10 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 10 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	13.1 ft–19.7 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	5.1 ft	Moderate	W	8 s	3.7 ft WNW	27 mph SW
Fri 30	3.5 ft	Slight	WNW	7 s	2.6 ft W	6 mph SSW
Sat 31	2.4 ft	Slight	W	8 s	1.7 ft W	3 mph ESE
Sun 1	2.4 ft	Slight	WNW	8 s	1.8 ft WNW	8 mph W
Mon 2	3.2 ft	Slight	WNW	7 s	2.6 ft WNW	6 mph SW
Tue 3	3.1 ft	Slight	WNW	7 s	2.5 ft WNW	6 mph SSE
Wed 4	3.5 ft	Slight	WNW	7 s	2.7 ft WNW	5 mph SSE

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	4.9 ft	5.1 ft	5.1 ft	5.1 ft	5.1 ft	4.7 ft	4.3 ft	3.9 ft
Period	8.3 s	8.2 s	8.1 s	7.8 s	7.5 s	7.4 s	7.3 s	7.2 s
Direction	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Swell	3.5 ft · 9 s	3.7 ft · 9 s	3.7 ft · 8 s	3.6 ft · 8 s	3.4 ft · 8 s	3.3 ft · 8 s	3.0 ft · 8 s	2.8 ft · 6 s
Wind (mph)	27 SW	24 SW	23 SW	23 SW	23 WSW	21 WSW	12 WSW	10 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	4.9 ft WSW	9 s	3.6 ft W
Tue 27	4.3 ft WSW	8 s	2.6 ft W
Mon 26	4.6 ft W	12 s	3.3 ft W
Sun 25	1.6 ft NW	12 s	1.3 ft WNW
Sat 24	3.3 ft WNW	11 s	2.3 ft WNW
Fri 23	2.6 ft W	9 s	2.0 ft W
Thu 22	2.0 ft W	12 s	1.6 ft W

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.0 ft WNW	13 s	2.6 ft WNW
Tue 20	4.3 ft WNW	13 s	3.6 ft WNW
Mon 19	4.6 ft W	11 s	3.9 ft W
Sun 18	3.6 ft WNW	8 s	2.3 ft WNW
Sat 17	4.9 ft WNW	10 s	3.6 ft NW
Fri 16	5.6 ft WNW	11 s	4.6 ft WNW
Thu 15	5.9 ft W	14 s	5.2 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 SkarbøvikQuestions

How are the waves today in Skarbøvik?

Moderate (5.1 ft with a period of 8.0 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 10 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 5.1 ft (moderate).

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 10 ft.

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Waves near Skarbøvik

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 0.6 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 6:50 am (local time).

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