Here you can read the sea forecast for the areas within Norway's responsibility.
The sea forecasts covering areas from 56° north latitude to the Arctic ice edge are automatically generated two times a day. Gale and storm warnings are checked by a meteorologist and issued for sea areas where gale force 8 or stronger is expected.
The relation between wave height and sea state can be found here: https://snl.no/sjøgang.
You can also view the subjective analysis chart, forecast chart, and satellite images, to get a better understanding of the weather developments.
Forecast for thursday 24 July 22:00 to saturday 26 July 09:59
Synoptic situation
Low 989hPa, 80N 53E, almost stationary expected 993hPa at 81N 49E Friday 18utc.
Low 990hPa, 60N 35W, moving NE expected 990hPa at 68N 15W Friday 18utc.
High pressure ridge 1015hPa, 59N 03W, moving S expected 1015 hPa at 53N 02E Friday 18utc.
Ocean forecast
Inner Skagerrak
West 6. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Dry and good.
Outer Skagerrak
Variable 4, increasing to west near gale 7. Slight to rough. Dry and good.
Fisher
Northwest 6. Slight or moderate. Dry and good.
Forties
Variable 4. Slight. Dry and good, becoming occasional rain with moderate.
South Utsire
Northwest 5. Slight. Dry and good.
North Utsire
Variable 4. Slight. Dry and good, becoming rain with moderate.
Viking
Variable 5. Slight. Rain with moderate.
East-Tampen
Southwest 5. Slight or moderate. Rain with moderate.
Storegga
Southwest 5. Slight or moderate. Dry and good, becoming rain with moderate.
Froeya Bank
Southwest 4. Slight or moderate. Dry and good, becoming rain with moderate.
Halten Bank
Variable 4. Slight. Dry and good, becoming rain with moderate.
Storegga-Halten Bank to Greenwich Meridian
Southwest 5. Slight or moderate, occasionally rough. Rain with moderate.
Sklinna Bank
Southwest 4. Slight. Dry and good, becoming rain with moderate.
Traena Bank
Southwest 4. Slight. Rain with moderate.
Roest Bank
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate.
Outer Vestfjord
Southwest 5. Slight. Rain with moderate.
Vesteraalsbank
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate.
Banks outside Troms
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate.
Tromsoeflaket
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
Hjelmsoey Bank
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
North Cape Bank
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
North Bank
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
Kildin Bank
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate.
DWH
Variable 4. Slight. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
BWH
Variable 4. Slight. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
NBB
Variable 4. Slight. Dry and good.
LeD
Variable 4. Slight. Dry and good. Risk of fog.
YP
Variable 4. Slight. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good. Risk of fog.
LiD
Northwest 4. Slight. Occasional snow with poor.
BnS
Northwest 5. Slight. Snow with poor.
A1
Variable 4. Occasional snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
A2
Variable 4. Slight. Dry and good. Risk of fog.
A3
Variable 4. Slight. Snow with poor, becoming dry and good. Risk of fog.
A4
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate.
A5
Northwest 5. Slight. Rain with moderate, becoming occasional snow with poor.
B1
Variable 4. Slight. Occasional snow with poor, becoming dry and good.
B2
Variable 4. Slight. Occasional snow with poor, becoming dry and good. Risk of fog.
B3
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
B4
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
B5
West 5. Slight. Dry and good, becoming rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
C2
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
C3
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
C4
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
C5
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
D2
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
D3
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
Deep D4
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
E2
Variable 4. Slight or moderate. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
E3
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
Deep E4
Variable 4. Slight. Rain with moderate.
F2
South 5. Moderate, occasionally rough. Rain with moderate. Risk of fog.
F3
Variable 5. Slight or moderate. Rain with moderate.