Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 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 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WNW 19 | WNW 14 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3041 | 2235 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 804 | 4960 | 36924 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.84m | 3:28AM1.81m | 3:46PM1.77m | 4:06AM1.71m | 4:22PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.14m | 9:21PM0.22m | 9:38AM0.27m | 9:57PM0.31m | 10:12AM0.41m | 10:35PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | — | WNW 19 | WNW 14 | W 19 |
| kJ | 48 | 49 | 43 | 69 | 109 | 182 | 1976 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3041 | 2235 | 3377 | 15 | — | 804 | 4960 | 36924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | SW 11 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 20 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 121 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | — | — | — | — | 217 | 1426 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | W 15 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 22 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 81 | 159 | 225 | 300 | 339 | 308 | 4416 | 5824 | 5851 | 6058 | 6030 | 5604 | 1956 | 1721 | 2205 | 7717 | 6248 | 5140 | 7867 | 29955 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 673 | 673 | 673 | 1501 | 1501 | 1355 | 128 | 128 | 2129 | 2168 | 673 | 2177 | 128 | 156 | 156 | 1376 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 1462 |
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