Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 260 | 218 | 202 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 131 | 193 | 90 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.88m | 2:24AM2.11m | 2:57PM1.89m | 3:06AM2.12m | 3:38PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM-0.03m | 8:16PM0.11m | 8:51AM-0.11m | 8:57PM0.09m | 9:32AM-0.12m | 9:38PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 260 | 260 | 218 | 202 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 131 | 193 | 251 | 241 | 217 | 180 | 218 | 218 | 206 | 212 | 186 | 183 | 135 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 47 | 59 | 167 | 161 | 133 | 90 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 8 | — | SW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 66 | 123 | 120 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 122 | — | 192 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 156 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 2206 | 156 | 128 | 128 | 1355 | 1355 | 2963 | 1063 | 1419 |
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