Surf Forecasts:
Grindavik Antenas surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 14 Oct, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SW swell with 3,050 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 9 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s 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 Friday (Oct 09) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Grindavik Antenas in the next 16 days are 3.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 10s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Wed 14th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Grindavik Antenas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 692 | 1269 | 1555 | 1363 | 1373 | 531 | 593 | 415 | 176 | 200 | 302 | 1132 | 2011 | 1567 | 1938 | 2223 | 1576 | 627 | 1970 | 2219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:44PM3.08m | 5:07AM3.01m | 5:23PM3.19m | 5:42AM3.17m | 5:58PM3.22m | 6:16AM3.27m | 6:31PM3.19m | 6:48AM3.30m | 7:02PM3.10m | 7:19AM3.26m | 7:33PM2.97m | 7:51AM3.15m | 8:05PM2.79m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.34m | 10:58PM0.19m | 11:11AM0.16m | 11:33PM0.06m | 11:49AM0.05m | 00:05AM0.01m | 12:24PM0.03m | 00:36AM0.03m | 12:57PM0.09m | 1:06AM0.12m | 1:30PM0.21m | 1:37AM0.26m | 2:03PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.44m | |||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -7 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 397 | 1269 | 1555 | 1363 | 1017 | 524 | 593 | 415 | 176 | 105 | 302 | 2276 | 122 | 1567 | 1938 | 2223 | 1576 | 627 | 1970 | 2219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | N 13 | NW 6 | W 5 | S 12 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 278 | 131 | 49 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 1132 | — | 416 | 294 | 148 | 79 | 28 | 18 | 860 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | S 8 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | SE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | E 7 | WSW 10 | NW 6 | — | SW 10 | — | SSE 10 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 134 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 157 | — | 425 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 9 | — | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | — | S 10 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | S 9 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1014 | 692 | — | 15 | 265 | 1373 | 531 | 151 | — | 9 | 200 | 2508 | — | 2011 | — | — | 2116 | — | 465 | — | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 349 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 349 | 0 | 30 | 1036 | 832 | 785 | 1037 | 1097 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 54 |
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