Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 36 | 62 | 61 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 96 | 87 | 147 | 122 | 114 | 93 | 86 | 65 | 78 | 163 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:45PM1.75m | 3:53AM1.88m | 4:21PM1.72m | 4:30AM1.81m | 5:00PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.07m | 9:43PM0.23m | 10:11AM0.12m | 10:19PM0.29m | 10:48AM0.21m | 11:00PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 36 | 62 | 61 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 96 | 87 | 147 | 122 | 114 | 93 | 86 | 65 | 37 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 78 | 163 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1323 | 1331 | 1471 | 1358 | 673 | 673 | 800 | 1231 | 1687 | 1687 | 1971 | 18 | 18 | 156 | 156 | 673 | 1355 | 724 | 724 | 673 | 724 |
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