Hafnir surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 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
7.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hafnir today?

The current surf forecast for Hafnir at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.3
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
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
SW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2817
2202
1905
1150
839
640
471
378
299
292
244
202
162
158
179
192
202
197
145
120
79
68
57
80
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM2.70m
3:16AM2.90m
3:50PM2.98m
4:05AM3.10m
4:35PM3.27m
4:51AM3.29m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.84m
9:09PM0.89m
9:37AM0.59m
10:00PM0.64m
10:22AM0.35m
10:47PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:25
10:30
10:32
10:36
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.3
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
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
SW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
2817
2202
1905
1150
839
640
471
378
299
292
244
202
162
158
179
192
202
197
145
120
79
68
57
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
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
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
281
9
8
7
7
30
43
20
6
23
31
30
30
30
30
45
29
28
26
19
32
32
30
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
NW
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
17
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
9
37
37
36
27
11
2
2
6
24
4
4
3
25
25
19
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
0.5
N
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1531
702
9
91
72
45
12
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
Distance (km)
1436
1757
1431
1199
1177
1150
1150
16
16
16
16
66
0
0
0
0
0
17
37
1473
1431
17
17
1403
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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