Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 242 | 209 | 277 | 455 | 501 | 604 | 541 | 506 | 586 | 573 | 480 | 358 | 329 | 260 | 254 | 218 | 213 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.91m | 1:26PM1.83m | 1:40AM2.03m | 2:13PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.27m | 7:19AM0.10m | 7:32PM0.18m | 8:07AM-0.03m | 8:16PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 174 | 30 | 209 | 277 | 455 | 501 | 604 | 541 | 506 | 586 | 573 | 480 | 358 | 329 | 260 | 254 | 218 | 213 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | N 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 14 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 65 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 31 | 66 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 8 | — | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 242 | — | 93 | 47 | 91 | 83 | 110 | 107 | 101 | 34 | 99 | 68 | 52 | 46 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1376 | 1390 | 1390 | 1358 | 0 | 0 | 724 | 724 | 0 | 724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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