Waves in Skjold

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:32 am (CET)

Now · significant height 1.0 ft

Sea state: Smooth · Douglas 2
Period: 5.8 s · SW
Swell: 0.9 ft · 4 s
Highest expected: 2.1 ft

Today the sea at Skjold is smooth: 1.0 ft waves with a period of 5.8 s from the southwest. The swell, 0.9 ft at 4 s, comes from the southwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.0 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 common0.5 ft
Significant1.0 ft
Highest expected2.1 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.1 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 · today	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	13.1 ft–19.7 ft

Waves day by day

Day	Max wave	Sea state	Direction	Max period	Swell	Max wind
Today	1.0 ft	Smooth	SW	6 s	0.9 ft SW	6 mph SW
Fri 30	0.6 ft	Smooth	SW	5 s	0.5 ft SW	5 mph SE
Sat 31	0.7 ft	Smooth	SW	5 s	0.7 ft SW	8 mph ESE
Sun 1	1.0 ft	Smooth	WNW	5 s	0.5 ft SW	13 mph NNW
Mon 2	0.7 ft	Smooth	WNW	5 s	0.3 ft WNW	10 mph NNW
Tue 3	0.6 ft	Smooth	NW	4 s	0.1 ft NW	10 mph NNW
Wed 4	0.3 ft	Calm (rippled)	WNW	4 s	0.1 ft W	6 mph NNW

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	1.0 ft	1.0 ft	1.0 ft	0.9 ft	0.8 ft	0.7 ft	0.7 ft	0.6 ft
Period	5.8 s	5.2 s	4.8 s	5.1 s	5.4 s	5.4 s	5.4 s	5.4 s
Direction	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Swell	0.9 ft · 4 s	0.9 ft · 5 s	0.8 ft · 5 s	0.9 ft · 4 s	0.8 ft · 4 s	0.7 ft · 4 s	0.7 ft · 4 s	0.6 ft · 4 s
Wind (mph)	3 S	3 SSW	4 WSW	4 WSW	4 SW	6 WSW	3 SSE	4 ESE

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	3.0 ft SSW	6 s	1.6 ft SW
Tue 27	5.2 ft SSW	5 s	1.6 ft SW
Mon 26	3.3 ft WSW	9 s	2.3 ft WSW
Sun 25	4.9 ft S	9 s	2.6 ft SW
Sat 24	3.0 ft ESE	6 s	1.0 ft SSW
Fri 23	3.0 ft SSW	6 s	1.6 ft SW
Thu 22	3.6 ft S	5 s	1.6 ft SSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	1.6 ft ESE	3 s	1.0 ft SSW
Tue 20	0.7 ft SSW	6 s	0.7 ft SSW
Mon 19	0.7 ft SW	5 s	0.7 ft SW
Sun 18	0.3 ft W	6 s	0.3 ft W
Sat 17	1.0 ft NW	5 s	0.7 ft WSW
Fri 16	1.0 ft SW	7 s	1.0 ft SW
Thu 15	3.3 ft SSW	6 s	1.3 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 SkjoldQuestions

How are the waves today in Skjold?

Smooth (1.0 ft with a period of 5.8 s from the southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 2.1 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 1.0 ft (smooth).

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 2.1 ft.

More about Skjold today

Waves near Skjold

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 9.8 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 12:32 am (local time).

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