Hafnarfjordur surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 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 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
33
52
75
137
180
184
184
188
361
408
394
478
608
680
854
925
925
1046
1121
1234
1365
1106
862
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM3.29m
12:55PM3.02m
1:25AM3.28m
2:06PM3.14m
2:31AM3.37m
Low Tide
5:56PM1.12m
6:55AM1.07m
7:17PM1.12m
8:09AM0.94m
8:34PM0.99m
9:11AM0.71m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:28
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:15
10:17
10:22
10:24
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
8
3
3
4
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
4
3
2
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
1
1
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
48
33
52
75
137
180
184
184
188
361
408
394
478
608
680
854
925
1121
1234
1365
1106
862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
9
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
21
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
925
1046
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
9
5
Distance (km)
34
0
0
39
39
0
0
0
0
34
0
0
315
315
315
315
766
1179
1177
1100
1125
315
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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