Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Surf Forecast

/ Reykjanes Peninsula (8 surf breaks) /

Iceland (9 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 GMT

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

Today's Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) sea temperature is 11.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) today?

The current surf forecast for Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (16 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

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	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	1	0	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	10	10	10	12	14	13	12	11	10	9	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	600	553	469	308	433	437	258	208	181	173	161	171	247	322	300	237	513	789	815	608	352	260	255	214
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	ENE	NE	N	NE	E	N	NNE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					1:47PM 2.47				2:38AM 2.17					3:15PM 2.62				3:51AM 2.38				4:14PM 2.83
Low Tide / height (m)			6:59AM 1.05				8:29PM 1.02				8:42AM 0.96					9:45PM 0.81				9:51AM 0.73				10:34PM 0.57

	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
Sunrise	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	8	9	8	7	6	7	5	6	6	7	6	6
Feels °C (?)	6	7	6	6	4	5	6	6	5	3	2	2	3	4	2	2	1	3	-1	1	-1	-1	-1	0

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Reykjanes Peninsula

Wind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) (light winds from the ENE at Sléttan 14 km from Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta)). 2.0m 8s swell from the SE with a 0.9m 8s swell, also from the SE and a 0.4m 10s swell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 hour 29 minutes ago Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta)

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