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Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 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
4.9° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)666665555544141312121223212018171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110131144135104804536191479817151415200147033183799362130112262
Wind
(km/h)
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
40
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
2.91
2:32AM
3.15
2:56PM
3.00
3:29AM
3.35
3:50PM
3.17
4:16AM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
1.10
9:12AM
1.11
9:26PM
0.96
10:03AM
0.91
10:12PM
0.78
10:45AM
0.72
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------10:59-------10:56-------10:55
Sunset4:10-------4:13-------4:15-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C-3-3-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-2-1-1-1-2-3-4
Feels °C (?)-15-15-14-15-15-14-11-10-9-9-10-10-11-11-10-9-7-7-6-6-6-7-8-9
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