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Alnes Lighthouse surf break

Alnes Lighthouse surfForecast / South and West / Norway

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 CEST
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Alnes Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alnes Lighthouse sea temperature is
7.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alnes Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Alnes Lighthouse at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.1
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)998121211111111141313131312121313111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)280225177150183331245202146215239421408380290290339255280575706711657524
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
1.76
2:11AM
1.74
2:43PM
1.65
2:59AM
1.65
3:40PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.04
8:08PM
0.14
8:35AM
0.10
8:55PM
0.29
9:29AM
0.20
9:50PM
0.43
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:56-------5:52-------5:50------
Sunset-----9:15-------9:17-------9:21--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9991099887655555445667776
Feels °C (?)767767565322112222323442
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