Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 192 | 181 | 149 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 71 | 54 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 55 | 80 | 90 | 177 | 313 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.64m | 5:46AM1.84m | 6:28PM1.55m | 6:36AM1.68m | 7:21PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.06m | 11:34PM0.33m | 12:18PM0.19m | 00:24AM0.45m | 1:08PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 12:00 | — | — | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 179 | 192 | 181 | 149 | 137 | 105 | 94 | 71 | 54 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 55 | 80 | 90 | 177 | 313 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 138 | 108 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 73 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 8 | NNW 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 7 | S 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 215 | 290 | 127 | 46 | 93 | 21 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1355 | 1355 | 1272 | 724 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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