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Waves in Glumslöv

Hourly wave forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:26 am (CET)
Now · significant height 0.3 ft
Sea state
Calm (rippled) · Douglas 1
Period
2.3 s · SSW
Swell
0.1 ft · 3 s
Highest expected
0.7 ft

Today the sea at Glumslöv is calm (rippled): 0.3 ft waves with a period of 2.3 s from the south-southwest. The swell, 0.1 ft at 3 s, comes from the south. Biggest waves: Wednesday 4, with waves up to 0.9 ft (smooth).

Wave height, next 7 days

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 common0.2 ft
  • Significant0.3 ft
  • Highest expected0.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 0.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 0.7 ft.

The Douglas sea state scale

DegreeNameWave height
0 Calm (glassy) 0
1 Calm (rippled) · today 0.0 ft–0.3 ft
2 Smooth · week peak 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 0.9 ft Smooth WSW 3 s 0.7 ft SW 10 mph W
Fri 30 0.9 ft Smooth NW 2 s 0.3 ft NW 9 mph NW
Sat 31 0.5 ft Smooth NNW 3 s 0.3 ft NNW 7 mph NNE
Sun 1 0.6 ft Smooth SSW 2 s 0.2 ft SSE 7 mph SSE
Mon 2 0.5 ft Smooth SSW 3 s 0.4 ft S 9 mph S
Tue 3 0.5 ft Smooth NW 3 s 0.2 ft NW 9 mph NNW
Wed 4 0.9 ft Smooth W 3 s 0.3 ft W 6 mph NW

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Waves 0.3 ft0.7 ft0.9 ft0.8 ft0.8 ft0.7 ft0.4 ft0.3 ft
Period 2.3 s2.4 s2.6 s2.6 s2.3 s2.3 s2.5 s2.7 s
Direction SSWSSWSSWSWWSWWWW
Swell 0.1 ft · 2 s0.2 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 2 s0.5 ft · 3 s0.4 ft · 3 s0.5 ft · 2 s0.3 ft · 2 s0.2 ft · 2 s
Wind (mph) 7 SSW8 SSW8 W7 W9 WNW9 WNW7 W7 W

Previous days

The waves over the last 14 days. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 28 1.6 ft S4 s1.0 ft S
Tue 27 3.0 ft S4 s1.0 ft S
Mon 26 2.6 ft SW4 s0.7 ft SSW
Sun 25 6.6 ft S5 s0.7 ft SSE
Sat 24 3.9 ft SSE4 s1.3 ft SSE
Fri 23 2.6 ft S4 s1.0 ft SSW
Thu 22 1.6 ft S3 s0.7 ft S
Show all 14 days
DayMax wavePeriodSwell
Wed 21 1.6 ft SE3 s0.7 ft SSE
Tue 20 1.6 ft E3 s0.3 ft ESE
Mon 19 1.0 ft E2 s0.3 ft ESE
Sun 18 1.6 ft NE3 s0.3 ft N
Sat 17 1.6 ft N3 s0.7 ft WNW
Fri 16 2.0 ft SSW3 s1.0 ft S
Thu 15 1.6 ft SSW3 s0.7 ft SSW

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 GlumslövQuestions

How are the waves today in Glumslöv?

Calm (rippled) (0.3 ft with a period of 2.3 s from the south-southwest). The highest wave to expect is around 0.7 ft.

Which day will have the biggest waves this week?

Wednesday 4, with waves up to 0.9 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 0.7 ft.

More about Glumslöv today

Waves near Glumslöv

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 4.6 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 12:26 am (local time).

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