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Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 31 Jan 2026 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
7.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) at 6AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Feb)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (01 Feb)13ft (4.0m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
6
8
7
7
6
5
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
3
ESE
1.5
SW
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SSE
2
S
2.2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)139139918181717161615141413131112121212111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11441260767865104245837222902686297059555939493212292229751676126410551347109210551019955890
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
3.29
6:08PM
2.94
6:30AM
3.44
6:50PM
3.06
7:10AM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
0.30
12:04PM
0.21
12:09AM
0.11
12:46PM
0.06
12:51AM
-0.01
1:24PM
-0.00
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-----10:08-------10:06-------10:03--
Sunset------5:17-------5:21-------5:23-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C444455556666667777777776
Feels °C (?)-2-3-4-4-3-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5
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