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Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
5.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today?
The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 12AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hafnarfjordur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 431 | 521 | 647 | 1098 | 1571 | 2007 | 1907 | 1550 | 1377 | 1158 | 947 | 752 | 626 | 479 | 465 | 370 | 273 | 223 | 193 | 152 | 98 | 93 | 114 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:40PM 3.03 | 3:18AM 3.21 | 3:37PM 3.15 | 4:06AM 3.45 | 4:24PM 3.31 | 4:48AM 3.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:15PM 0.93 | 9:47AM 0.94 | 10:02PM 0.77 | 10:32AM 0.75 | 10:42PM 0.61 | 11:12AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11:15 |
| Sunset | 3:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -2 | -4 | -5 |
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