Waves in Henningsvær

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:45 am (CET)

Now · significant height 15 ft

Sea state: Very rough · Douglas 6
Period: 9.2 s · SSW
Swell: 4.3 ft · 12 s
Highest expected: 31 ft

Today the sea at Henningsvær is very rough: 15 ft waves with a period of 9.2 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 4.3 ft at 12 s, comes from the west-southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

5.01015 ft 15 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 common7.6 ft
Significant15 ft
Highest expected31 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 31 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 31 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	4.1 ft–8.2 ft
5	Rough	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough · today	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	15 ft	Very rough	SW	10 s	9.8 ft SW	31 mph SSW
Fri 30	6.2 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	6.2 ft SW	18 mph SW
Sat 31	8.5 ft	Rough	SW	9 s	6.6 ft SW	28 mph SW
Sun 1	4.7 ft	Moderate	SW	8 s	4.0 ft SW	17 mph WSW
Mon 2	4.4 ft	Moderate	SW	6 s	3.2 ft SW	21 mph W
Tue 3	3.4 ft	Slight	W	8 s	2.6 ft SW	20 mph WNW
Wed 4	4.7 ft	Moderate	SW	7 s	4.1 ft SW	13 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	15 ft	15 ft	15 ft	14 ft	13 ft	11 ft	8.5 ft	7.0 ft
Period	9.3 s	9.3 s	9.2 s	9.0 s	8.9 s	9.1 s	9.7 s	10.2 s
Direction	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Swell	3.6 ft · 13 s	3.7 ft · 13 s	4.2 ft · 12 s	5.6 ft · 11 s	6.9 ft · 10 s	8.9 ft · 9 s	8.5 ft · 8 s	7.0 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	31 SSW	31 SSW	31 SSW	24 SSW	25 SSW	9 SSW	3 WSW	3 WNW

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	15 ft SW	10 s	9.8 ft SW
Tue 27	4.6 ft SW	9 s	3.9 ft SW
Mon 26	3.9 ft S	11 s	3.0 ft SW
Sun 25	3.6 ft SSE	6 s	2.0 ft SSW
Sat 24	4.3 ft SSW	7 s	3.3 ft SW
Fri 23	3.6 ft S	6 s	2.3 ft SSW
Thu 22	4.9 ft SSW	9 s	3.3 ft SW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	5.6 ft SW	11 s	5.6 ft SW
Tue 20	12 ft SW	11 s	6.2 ft SW
Mon 19	19 ft SW	9 s	4.6 ft SW
Sun 18	11 ft SW	9 s	3.6 ft SW
Sat 17	6.6 ft SW	10 s	5.6 ft SW
Fri 16	17 ft SW	10 s	8.5 ft SW
Thu 15	17 ft SSW	10 s	6.2 ft SW

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 HenningsværQuestions

How are the waves today in Henningsvær?

Very rough (15 ft with a period of 9.2 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 31 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 15 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 31 ft.

More about Henningsvær today

Waves near Henningsvær

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 1.9 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 6:45 am (local time).

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