Waves in Svortland

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

Now · significant height 5.9 ft

Sea state: Moderate · Douglas 4
Period: 8.1 s · W
Swell: 3.8 ft · 8 s
Highest expected: 12 ft

Today the sea at Svortland is moderate: 5.9 ft waves with a period of 8.1 s from the west. The swell, 3.8 ft at 8 s, comes from the west-northwest.

Wave height, next 7 days

2.04.06.0 ft 6.1 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 common3.0 ft
Significant5.9 ft
Highest expected12 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 12 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 12 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	6.1 ft	Moderate	W	8 s	4.2 ft WNW	11 mph WSW
Fri 30	3.9 ft	Slight	WNW	8 s	3.3 ft NW	11 mph SSE
Sat 31	3.0 ft	Slight	WSW	6 s	1.9 ft WSW	13 mph SSE
Sun 1	4.2 ft	Moderate	WNW	6 s	1.9 ft WNW	19 mph NNW
Mon 2	4.3 ft	Moderate	WNW	7 s	3.5 ft WNW	20 mph N
Tue 3	4.4 ft	Moderate	NW	7 s	3.7 ft WNW	11 mph N
Wed 4	2.7 ft	Slight	WNW	8 s	2.4 ft WNW	8 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	6.1 ft	5.9 ft	6.0 ft	5.9 ft	5.6 ft	5.3 ft	4.9 ft	4.3 ft
Period	8.3 s	8.2 s	8.0 s	8.0 s	7.9 s	7.8 s	7.9 s	7.9 s
Direction	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Swell	4.2 ft · 7 s	3.9 ft · 7 s	3.8 ft · 9 s	4.0 ft · 9 s	3.9 ft · 8 s	3.9 ft · 7 s	3.9 ft · 7 s	3.7 ft · 7 s
Wind (mph)	11 WSW	9 WSW	9 W	6 WSW	7 WSW	6 WSW	3 SW	4 SE

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	9.5 ft WSW	10 s	7.2 ft WSW
Tue 27	9.5 ft SW	9 s	6.6 ft WSW
Mon 26	12 ft WSW	12 s	11 ft WSW
Sun 25	10 ft SSW	12 s	10 ft SW
Sat 24	5.6 ft SW	9 s	3.6 ft WSW
Fri 23	7.5 ft WSW	8 s	5.9 ft WSW
Thu 22	8.2 ft SSW	8 s	5.2 ft SSW

Show all 14 days

Day	Max wave	Period	Swell
Wed 21	3.9 ft SW	11 s	3.0 ft W
Tue 20	4.3 ft WSW	11 s	3.0 ft W
Mon 19	4.6 ft W	8 s	2.6 ft WNW
Sun 18	4.6 ft NW	10 s	4.6 ft NW
Sat 17	6.2 ft NW	10 s	5.2 ft NW
Fri 16	6.9 ft W	10 s	4.9 ft NW
Thu 15	9.5 ft WSW	11 s	5.9 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 SvortlandQuestions

How are the waves today in Svortland?

Moderate (5.9 ft with a period of 8.1 s from the west). The highest wave to expect is around 12 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Thursday 29, with waves up to 6.1 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 12 ft.

More about Svortland today

Waves near Svortland

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 1.6 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 4:25 am (local time).

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