Alnes Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 62.48° N 5.97° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Alnes Lighthouse sea temperature is

13.7° C

Alnes Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Alnes Lighthouse today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alnes Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

Table - waves today at Alnes Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 8	W 10	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	N 7	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	251	186	169	82	53	84	75	56	59	65	76	96	105	126	108	121	240	173	166	158	119	86	181	148
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	N	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				00:48AM1.86m				1:27PM1.66m				1:34AM1.87m					2:15PM1.60m				2:20AM1.83m
Low Tide		6:46PM0.18m				7:23AM-0.07m				7:32PM0.17m					8:11AM-0.08m				8:17PM0.20m				8:57AM-0.03m


	—	—	—	4:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	11:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11:06	—	—	—	—	11:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	8	10	10	11	12	11	13	13	13	13	13	11	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	2	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 8	NW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 9	W 9
kJ	251	186	169	82	53	84	75	56	59	65	76	96	105	126	108	75	240	173	166	158	110	86	79	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 9	W 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 8	—	NW 8
kJ	—	—	—	48	47	46	30	28	27	26	25	26	25	57	106	121	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	WNW 13	WSW 9	N 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	6	5	5	5	33	15	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 8	N 4	N 7	N 6
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	15	31	56	47	28	119	38	181	148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Farstadstranda South and West	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Flo South and West	Farstadstranda South and West	Farstadstranda South and West	Seines Lofoten and Arctic	Farstadstranda South and West	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Alnes Lighthouse South and West	Alnes Lighthouse South and West	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Farstadstranda South and West	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn Reykjanes Peninsula	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn Reykjanes Peninsula	Fámjin Left Faroe Islands	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Farstadstranda South and West	Lista (Bausje) South and West	Havik South and West	Havik South and West
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	2	4
Distance (km)	82	626	10	82	82	657	82	626	0	0	749	82	749	749	749	1370	749	1370	679	728	82	490	493	493
Best forecast wave conditions in South and West Norway	Farstadstranda		Farstadstranda	Farstadstranda	Farstadstranda		Farstadstranda		Ulla	Ulla		Farstadstranda									Farstadstranda	Lista (Bausje)	Havik	Havik
Rating (10 max)	2		1	1	1		1		1	1		1									1	4	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Norway	Farstadstranda South and West	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Farstadstranda South and West	Farstadstranda South and West	Seines Lofoten and Arctic	Seines Lofoten and Arctic	Farstadstranda South and West		Ulla South and West	Ulla South and West	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic	Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic		Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic		Kvalnes (Lofoten) Lofoten and Arctic		Farstadstranda South and West	Lista (Bausje) South and West	Havik South and West	Havik South and West
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	4	4	3	3	3		2		2		1	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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