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Hafnir surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
5.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hafnir today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnir at 11AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
6
7
9
8
7
4
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)91011111117161616161616161615151314131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2104249548013834352458019899118421277212072101138937813964045182396641933674302020821709142613811148
Wind
(km/h)
75
SE
70
SE
75
SE
65
SE
65
ESE
35
S
20
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
15
SE
25
E
35
E
50
E
40
SSE
45
S
45
S
30
SSW
20
S
20
SE
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
3.35
6:40PM
3.03
6:59AM
3.48
7:14PM
3.13
7:32AM
3.56
7:47PM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.56
12:40PM
0.53
12:41AM
0.40
1:13PM
0.38
1:15AM
0.27
1:45PM
0.27
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise---10:48-------10:47-------10:44----
Sunset----4:32-------4:36-------4:38---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-2344211---2211-11--21--
Temp. °C766665555533445535545554
Feels °C (?)-9-9-10-8-8-3-1-100-4-6-8-6-6-6-5-1-1-4-4-4-3-2
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