Surf Forecasts:
Grindavik Antenas surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, S swell with 416 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Grindavik Antenas this week:
The surf forecast for Grindavik Antenas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Grindavik Antenas in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Grindavik Antenas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 6 | SW 8 | S 13 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 108 | 135 | 123 | 160 | 32 | 28 | 58 | 326 | 144 | 65 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 93 | 51 | 149 | 157 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM3.13m | 8:39PM3.19m | 8:59AM3.01m | 9:15PM2.94m | 9:36AM2.85m | 9:51PM2.66m | 10:17AM2.65m | 10:31PM2.39m | 11:06AM2.44m | 11:22PM2.15m | 12:15PM2.28m | 00:46AM1.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.00m | 2:27PM0.08m | 2:49AM0.16m | 3:05PM0.29m | 3:24AM0.37m | 3:44PM0.56m | 3:59AM0.62m | 4:27PM0.85m | 4:40AM0.87m | 5:22PM1.11m | 5:35AM1.09m | 6:46PM1.30m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 9:45 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 108 | 135 | 123 | 59 | 32 | 28 | 440 | 376 | 215 | 100 | 70 | 46 | 37 | 93 | 51 | 149 | 157 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 18 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 8 | NW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 58 | 326 | 144 | 65 | 49 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 47 | 47 | 72 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 13 | S 11 | W 6 | S 13 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 9 | S 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | E 6 | S 18 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 25 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | ESE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 160 | 610 | 665 | 1 | — | 4 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 832 | 0 | 54 | 1034 | 785 | 832 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1040 | 0 | 54 | 1036 | 1259 | 1256 | 1040 |
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