Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hafnarfjordur today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hafnarfjordur at 8PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hafnarfjordur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
778 | 663 | 794 | 666 | 601 | 530 | 559 | 490 | 455 | 325 | 253 | 168 | 106 | 83 | 53 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM3.26m | 2:46AM3.03m | 3:16PM3.42m | 3:39AM3.20m | 4:05PM3.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM1.09m | 9:14AM0.98m | 9:53PM0.91m | 10:02AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 5 |
778 | 663 | 794 | 666 | 601 | 530 | 559 | 490 | 455 | 325 | 253 | 168 | 106 | 83 | 53 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | S 16 | SW 15 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — |
— | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1157 | 1310 | 1125 | 1100 | 1100 | 1100 | 1100 | 1100 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 315 | 1033 | 1029 | 766 |
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