Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 12AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 1041 | 971 | 810 | 702 | 609 | 582 | 501 | 493 | 552 | 536 | 470 | 450 | 443 | 439 | 509 | 603 | 722 | 704 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.88m | 3:27AM2.10m | 4:03PM1.83m | 4:13AM2.06m | 4:51PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.13m | 9:56AM-0.07m | 10:02PM0.17m | 10:43AM-0.03m | 10:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 11 | W 16 | NW 11 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 171 | 136 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 24 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1215 | 1041 | 971 | 810 | 702 | 609 | 582 | 501 | 493 | 552 | 536 | 470 | 450 | 443 | 439 | 509 | 603 | 722 | 704 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1419 | 673 | 1439 | 1232 | 1611 | 1419 | 1181 | 156 | |
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