Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 May 2026 GMT
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Hafnarfjordur surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hafnarfjordur sea temperature is
7.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Hafnarfjordur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
48
47
45
32
30
21
40
26
26
39
192
302
359
353
365
402
489
489
512
444
353
336
330
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:57PM3.94m
5:17AM3.95m
5:44PM4.20m
6:05AM4.08m
6:29PM4.38m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.19m
11:18PM0.21m
11:37AM0.01m
00:04AM-0.00m
12:20PM-0.10m
00:49AM-0.12m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:15
4:11
4:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:30
10:35
10:37
10:40
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
4
5
4
4
2
2
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
1
2
4
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
49
48
47
45
32
30
21
40
26
26
39
192
302
359
353
365
402
489
489
512
444
353
336
330
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
15
0.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
7
17
17
8
4
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
5
5
3
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
33
34
1640
33
34
34
1348
1348
1401
1524
1348
1030
12
315
1029
315
1029
1031
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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