Waves in Kabelvåg

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:25 am (CET)

Now · significant height 13 ft

Sea state: Very rough · Douglas 6
Period: 8.9 s · SSW
Swell: 4.2 ft · 12 s
Highest expected: 26 ft

Today the sea at Kabelvåg is very rough: 13 ft waves with a period of 8.9 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 4.2 ft at 12 s, comes from the southwest.

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 common6.6 ft
Significant13 ft
Highest expected26 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 26 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 26 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	13 ft	Very rough	SSW	10 s	8.1 ft SW	27 mph SSW
Fri 30	5.0 ft	Moderate	SW	10 s	5.0 ft SW	13 mph WSW
Sat 31	7.4 ft	Moderate	SSW	9 s	5.5 ft SW	23 mph SW
Sun 1	3.8 ft	Slight	SW	8 s	3.3 ft SW	12 mph WSW
Mon 2	3.7 ft	Slight	SW	6 s	3.1 ft SW	17 mph W
Tue 3	2.7 ft	Slight	WSW	8 s	2.2 ft SW	14 mph WNW
Wed 4	3.9 ft	Slight	SW	7 s	3.4 ft SW	15 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	13 ft	13 ft	13 ft	12 ft	11 ft	9.4 ft	7.3 ft	5.8 ft
Period	9.0 s	8.9 s	8.9 s	8.8 s	8.5 s	8.6 s	9.3 s	9.9 s
Direction	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Swell	4.2 ft · 12 s	4.1 ft · 12 s	4.7 ft · 11 s	5.8 ft · 10 s	6.3 ft · 10 s	7.5 ft · 8 s	7.2 ft · 8 s	5.8 ft · 8 s
Wind (mph)	26 SSW	26 SSW	27 SSW	23 SSW	22 SSW	8 SSW	2 SW	2 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	12 ft SW	10 s	9.2 ft SW
Tue 27	3.6 ft SW	10 s	3.3 ft SW
Mon 26	3.0 ft S	11 s	2.6 ft SW
Sun 25	3.0 ft SSE	6 s	1.6 ft SW
Sat 24	3.3 ft SSW	8 s	3.0 ft SW
Fri 23	2.6 ft S	7 s	2.0 ft S
Thu 22	3.6 ft SSW	10 s	3.0 ft SSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	4.6 ft SW	11 s	4.6 ft SW
Tue 20	10 ft SW	11 s	5.2 ft SW
Mon 19	17 ft SSW	9 s	4.3 ft WSW
Sun 18	9.5 ft SW	9 s	3.0 ft SW
Sat 17	5.2 ft SW	10 s	4.9 ft SW
Fri 16	14 ft SW	10 s	7.5 ft SW
Thu 15	14 ft SSW	10 s	5.2 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 KabelvågQuestions

How are the waves today in Kabelvåg?

Very rough (13 ft with a period of 8.9 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 26 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, 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 26 ft.

More about Kabelvåg today

Waves near Kabelvåg

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 0.5 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 4:25 am (local time).

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