Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 11 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
6.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (11 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
W
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
619
785
1034
1027
1347
1483
1570
1540
1426
1186
536
763
506
479
354
245
196
150
113
119
92
80
62
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
1:25AM3.28m
2:06PM3.14m
2:31AM3.37m
3:10PM3.36m
3:32AM3.55m
4:07PM3.65m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.94m
8:34PM0.99m
9:11AM0.71m
9:36PM0.75m
10:05AM0.44m
10:30PM0.47m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:24
4:22
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:22
10:24
10:28
10:30
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
8
9
9
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
6
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
0
0
1
1
1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
1
1
1
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.8
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
540
619
1540
1426
1186
486
763
506
479
354
245
196
150
113
119
92
80
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
536
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
785
1034
1027
1347
1483
1570
9
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
5
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
315
315
315
315
1340
1100
1125
315
39
315
1401
1834
1395
1173
1157
1125
39
34
0
34
39
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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