Waves in Nyksund

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

Now · significant height 13 ft

Sea state: Rough · Douglas 5
Period: 10.1 s · SW
Swell: 10 ft · 10 s
Highest expected: 26 ft

Today the sea at Nyksund is rough: 13 ft waves with a period of 10.1 s from the southwest. The swell, 10 ft at 10 s, comes from the west-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 · today	8.2 ft–13.1 ft
6	Very rough · week peak	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	WSW	11 s	11 ft WSW	24 mph S
Fri 30	8.0 ft	Moderate	WSW	11 s	7.9 ft WSW	12 mph SW
Sat 31	9.1 ft	Rough	WSW	9 s	7.9 ft WSW	23 mph SW
Sun 1	10 ft	Rough	W	9 s	8.5 ft W	19 mph SW
Mon 2	11 ft	Rough	WNW	9 s	9.1 ft WNW	22 mph W
Tue 3	9.6 ft	Rough	NW	9 s	7.5 ft WNW	11 mph WNW
Wed 4	10 ft	Rough	WNW	9 s	6.4 ft NW	10 mph SW

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	11 ft	11 ft	10 ft	9.5 ft	8.7 ft
Period	10.1 s	10.1 s	10.3 s	10.5 s	10.7 s	10.9 s	11.2 s	11.2 s
Direction	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Swell	9.7 ft · 10 s	9.8 ft · 11 s	11 ft · 10 s	10 ft · 10 s	10.0 ft · 10 s	9.8 ft · 10 s	9.4 ft · 9 s	8.6 ft · 9 s
Wind (mph)	24 SSW	24 SSW	20 SSW	17 S	15 S	11 S	6 SSW	4 SSW

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	13 ft SW	13 s	10 ft WSW
Tue 27	4.3 ft WSW	13 s	3.9 ft WSW
Mon 26	3.9 ft WSW	14 s	3.9 ft WSW
Sun 25	3.6 ft WSW	9 s	3.3 ft WSW
Sat 24	3.9 ft WSW	10 s	3.3 ft WSW
Fri 23	3.3 ft WSW	9 s	3.3 ft WSW
Thu 22	6.6 ft WSW	11 s	6.2 ft WSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	10 ft W	11 s	10 ft W
Tue 20	19 ft W	13 s	17 ft W
Mon 19	23 ft WSW	13 s	14 ft W
Sun 18	13 ft WNW	10 s	9.5 ft NNW
Sat 17	17 ft NW	11 s	16 ft NW
Fri 16	25 ft W	15 s	24 ft W
Thu 15	25 ft WSW	16 s	23 ft WSW

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 NyksundQuestions

How are the waves today in Nyksund?

Rough (13 ft with a period of 10.1 s from the 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 Nyksund today

Waves near Nyksund

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

Waves: Open-Meteo with Météo-France (MFWAM, up to 10 days) and ECMWF WAM, CC BY 4.0; wave grid point 4.7 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 4:29 am (local time).

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