Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 70 | 63 | 67 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM2.97m | 9:32AM2.81m | 9:47PM2.82m | 10:16AM2.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.36m | 3:23AM0.34m | 3:38PM0.50m | 4:02AM0.46m | 4:24PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 6 | S 8 | SW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 47 | 63 | 67 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 51 | 37 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 39 | 70 | 28 | 19 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1165 | 1096 | 1094 | 1034 | 1034 | 1104 | 1042 | 1032 | 1032 | 1032 | 1032 | 1032 | 1032 | 0 | 1096 | 1174 | 1321 | 1671 | 1671 |
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