
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | NW 11 | W 11 | ESE 4 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 18 | E 4 | NW 7 | W 10 | NE 5 | SW 13 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 128 | 125 | 148 | 180 | 132 | 19 | 86 | 13 | 96 | 103 | 52 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 58 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:29PM1.68m | 00:31AM1.78m | 1:03PM1.79m | 1:08AM1.87m | 1:38PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.21m | 6:30PM0.35m | 6:51AM0.10m | 7:06PM0.25m | 7:26AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
65 | 71 | 128 | 125 | 148 | 80 | 106 | 108 | 86 | 59 | 96 | 103 | 71 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 138 | 277 | 334 | 424 | 388 | 494 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | N 8 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 8 | W 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | W 18 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | SW 9 | N 6 |
32 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 180 | 132 | 87 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | N 8 | N 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | W 14 | WSW 10 | N 6 | W 7 | N 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — |
16 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 66 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | SSW 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 |
22 | 18 | 124 | 110 | 120 | — | 36 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 47 | 36 | 43 | 60 | 54 | 28 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 673 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 156 | 749 | 724 | 749 | 673 | 673 | 673 | 800 | 1642 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
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