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Hafnir surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:32 | — | — | 10:36 |
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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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
 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) | SW 19 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 14 |
| 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) | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | NW 8 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SE 12 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
| 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) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1531 | 702 | 9 | 91 | 72 | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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