Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 6 | SSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 2 | ENE 2 | E 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 145 | 117 | 91 | 88 | 77 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.44m | 9:27PM1.39m | 9:50AM1.39m | 10:34PM1.42m | 10:59AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.58m | 3:44AM0.69m | 4:19PM0.63m | 4:58AM0.67m | 5:22PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 12:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 127 | 145 | 117 | 91 | 88 | 77 | 139 | 245 | 338 | 316 | 270 | 229 | 264 | 341 | 396 | 295 | 238 | 339 | 308 | 294 | 287 | 260 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | NE 4 | W 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | ESE 2 | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 19 | 36 | 59 | 143 | 341 | 350 | 318 | 77 | 122 | 101 | 80 | 193 | 15 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 1283 | 2963 | 2963 | 1712 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 1642 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 18 | 128 | 128 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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