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Kvalnes (Lofoten) surfForecast / Lofoten and Arctic / Norway

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 CET
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Kvalnes (Lofoten) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kvalnes (Lofoten) sea temperature is
4.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today?

The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 12AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.3
WNW
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)66661522162019181816161615151515141414111214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)733321932676478541068117712061163964804763636627610508501879436
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.68
11:35AM
1.80
12:05AM
1.78
12:24PM
1.94
12:54AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.40
5:25AM
0.34
5:59PM
0.24
6:16AM
0.24
6:48PM
0.09
7:00AM
0.17
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------9:32-------9:26-------9:22-
Sunset-------3:03-------3:07-------3:11
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-3-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-10011111110
Feels °C (?)-10-10-11-12-13-12-12-13-12-13-13-13-13-11-10-9-7-6-5-6-5-4-4-5
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