Hafnir surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 2026 GMT
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Hafnir surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hafnir sea temperature is
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hafnir today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnir at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (12 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4320
5057
3921
2993
2817
2202
1779
1060
839
650
471
378
299
292
249
207
193
184
212
254
248
213
158
120
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
W
20
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
15
N
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:22AM2.72m
3:01PM2.70m
3:16AM2.90m
3:50PM2.98m
4:05AM3.10m
4:35PM3.27m
Low Tide
8:06PM1.10m
8:48AM0.84m
9:09PM0.89m
9:37AM0.59m
10:00PM0.64m
10:22AM0.35m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:26
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:22
10:25
10:30
10:32
1
2
Temp °C
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
-5
-4
0
-5
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-4
-1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
Energy kJ
9
3921
2993
2817
2202
1779
1060
839
650
471
378
299
292
249
207
193
184
212
254
248
213
158
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
9
281
281
9
8
29
7
30
30
20
8
23
31
30
30
30
30
30
29
28
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
N
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
9
7
37
5
27
3
1
2
4
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.1
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.3
SE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4320
5057
1954
555
165
97
98
33
26
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
9
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
348
348
66
348
1436
1763
1431
1199
1168
1150
1114
16
16
16
37
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
17
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
9
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
9
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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