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Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 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
4.5° C
 (Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 6PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
5
5
5
5
4
5
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211181616161616161616161514141313131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3352721471245343642674894471739513326275126152295198016471230863690551551543501387296
Wind
(km/h)
60
SE
55
SE
60
ESE
20
S
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ESE
35
E
45
SSE
40
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
4.12
6:28PM
3.78
6:48AM
4.20
7:05PM
3.83
7:25AM
4.20
7:43PM
3.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
0.27
12:39AM
0.18
1:08PM
0.20
1:14AM
0.15
1:43PM
0.18
1:50AM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-10:48-------10:45-------10:42------
Sunset--4:29-------4:31-------4:35-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
light snow
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2236--1---111-----------
Temp. °C666422222334422332322322
Feels °C (?)-7-6-7-2-1-1-2-3-3-4-6-7-6-2-2-2-2-3-2-3-2-1-2-3
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