Science & engineering
Wave speed calculator
Relate wavelength and frequency to wave speed.
A clear answer. Here’s how.
Wave phase speed v = frequency × wavelength, in m/s. Also shows period = 1/frequency. Inputs must refer to the same wave and medium; dispersion and group velocity are not modelled.
See a worked example
Worked example
A fixed demonstration, separate from the values you enter above.
- Wavelength (m)
- 0.5
- Frequency (Hz)
- 680
Example result
- Wave speed (m/s)
- 340
- Period (seconds)
- 0.00147058823529