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Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
4.7° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
5
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121211111110101099991112121118161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101725551484643413834222113923793141801245271636984437432736523326
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
55
SE
65
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
25
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
3.54
5:36AM
3.98
5:52PM
3.69
6:12AM
4.12
6:28PM
3.78
6:48AM
4.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
0.42
11:59AM
0.38
12:05AM
0.28
12:34PM
0.27
12:39AM
0.18
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------10:49-------10:48-------10:45
Sunset4:22-------4:24-------4:29-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------11333----1
Temp. °C-2-2-3-3-3-2-112366666664322234
Feels °C (?)-7-7-8-8-8-7-6-5-7-8-7-8-7-7-6-6-6-2-1-2-2-4-6-6
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