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Kvalnes (Lofoten) surfForecast / Lofoten and Arctic / Norway

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 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
5.8° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s 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-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.2
W
1.2
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
NW
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)17161616161515141418131313612966665555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1116120114740000002504210108012554321596422
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
1.57
12:18PM
1.71
12:36AM
1.63
12:54PM
1.80
1:12AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.52
6:08AM
0.46
6:38PM
0.43
6:44AM
0.39
7:15PM
0.35
7:17AM
0.33
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------10:37-------10:33-------10:27
Sunset------------------------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C122223466666666655555565
Feels °C (?)-6-4-3-3-3-3-111000232211222221
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