Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 02 Aug 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)21ft (6.5m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s

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

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Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tue
05
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
3
S
4
S
5.5
SSW
6.5
SSW
6
SSW
5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)78911131212111112111010101010101111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)668107826067411128561020869604033399743183982375525952048190627502136202715961255988669938643
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
55
S
60
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
40
WNW
45
NW
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
2.33
12:12AM
2.14
1:08PM
2.27
1:36AM
2.05
2:35PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
0.95
6:09PM
1.17
6:29AM
1.10
7:36PM
1.26
7:53AM
1.15
9:05PM
1.21
Saturday
02
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tue
05
Sunrise-4:39-------4:43-------4:47------
Sunset------10:28-------10:24-------10:22-
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Rain (mm)
41111122111---1111-2----
Temp. °C121212121111111111111111111111111111111111101111
Feels °C (?)420-2-2-1133212344467873054
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Reykjanes Peninsula

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) have swung cross-off (strong winds from the SSE at Sléttan 14 km from Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta)). A 2.8m swell from the S

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Actual: 45 min ago

46 km/h
SSE
Cross-Off
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