Sea View — Bygdoy Beach

Today's Ocean Viewing Index and the six sub-indices behind it.

Ocean Viewing Index

Updated · Oct 23, 2026 21:51

Reference time: local noon · 13:01 (Europe/Oslo)

Estimated
0
Bad

Not recommended for beach viewing today.

Sub-Index Breakdown

Six dimensions feed the overall Ocean Viewing Index.

  • Sea Color
    Muted color · hue
    39.1
  • Clarity
    Turbid · NTU
    10.5
  • Visibility
    Under 8 m · m
    0
  • Sea State
    Calm, glassy (0-1) · Beaufort
    100
  • Lighting
    Low / harsh light · lux
    27.4
  • Water Quality
    index
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Sea Color

Observed Oct 23, 2026

Climatology
Green-Blue
#65a30d
Turbidity
2.80 NTU
Chlorophyll
2.82 mg/m³

FU=12, hue=69.2°, Kd490=0.598

Sea color through the day

The FU index represents the inherent color around local noon (closest to the true sea color); perceived color varies slightly by time of day with light and weather.

Morning08:00
Soft green-blue
#ca8a04

Cloudy/hazy conditions darken the apparent color

Noon13:01
Natural sea color
#65a30d

Cloudy/hazy conditions darken the apparent color

Afternoon15:00
Deep blue
#16a34a

Cloudy/hazy conditions darken the apparent color

Dusk18:00
Deep indigo (low light)
#16a34a

Cloudy/hazy conditions darken the apparent color

Local noon · 13:01 (Europe/Oslo)

7-Day OVI Trend

Forecast ocean viewing conditions for the coming week.

Best on Mon: Viewing conditions are Fair; aim for the golden hour just after sunrise or before sunset. Good for a beach stroll and sea viewing.

7-Day Sub-Index Forecast

Six dimensions of ocean viewing quality over the coming week.

Sea Color
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
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Sea color (Forel-Ule scale) — empty block means no verified data.