Kvalnes (Lofoten) surfForecast / Lofoten and Arctic / Norway

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
5.7° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 35mm) on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
1.4
W
7
0.4
N
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNW
11
2.1
W
9
1.2
NNW
8
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
11
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
118
118
93
72
54
192
17
20
5
12
683
184
763
836
1102
1379
2
2
18
17
0
0
1814
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
45
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:37AM1.72m
00:18AM1.66m
12:21PM1.76m
00:54AM1.73m
1:00PM1.79m
1:27AM1.78m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.17m
6:22AM0.36m
6:46PM0.14m
7:01AM0.30m
7:20PM0.13m
7:36AM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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4:09
4:05
4:00
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9:52
9:55
10:00
10:05
1
9
4
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
0
-1
-2
-4
-5
-7
-9
-8
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
1
-1
-2
0
-1
0
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
7
1.4
W
7
1.9
WSW
8
0.5
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
W
15
1.2
NNW
8
0.5
W
13
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
142
118
118
93
72
54
192
509
20
5
12
38
184
92
836
1102
2
2
2
18
17
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
15
0.1
N
7
0.6
W
13
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
8
7
7
6
11
8
28
17
11
5
11
4
17
1
130
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
10
8
3
14
5
5
1
1
1
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
S
5
1.7
S
6
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
1.3
SW
7
2.1
W
9
1.5
WSW
9
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
Energy kJ
2
14
65
121
185
573
492
617
683
156
763
368
1379
1775
1861
1377
2103
2316
1980
1814
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1309
1309
1309
1309
128
1309
1309
1309
0
0
0
0
1309
0
1309
1309
1309
1063
1063
1133
1133
Best forecast wave conditions in Lofoten Islands and Arctic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Norway
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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