Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 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
6.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
42
40
39
38
41
57
62
48
51
60
75
134
172
176
176
176
151
387
387
436
643
716
808
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
5
E
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
S
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM3.39m
11:47AM3.04m
00:18AM3.29m
12:55PM3.02m
1:25AM3.28m
Low Tide
4:50PM1.00m
5:41AM1.06m
5:56PM1.12m
6:55AM1.07m
7:17PM1.12m
8:09AM0.94m
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rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:31
4:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:12
10:15
10:17
10:22
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
3
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
3
3
4
3
2
0
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
45
42
40
29
29
41
57
62
48
51
60
75
134
172
176
176
176
151
387
387
436
643
716
808
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3
11
39
38
34
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
1
3
2
2
4
1
1
3
1
3
Distance (km)
34
1329
39
39
1034
39
34
34
34
39
0
39
39
34
0
39
39
0
39
315
315
1030
315
1100
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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