Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (16 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | WNW 11 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 906 | 113 | 106 | 136 | 169 | 255 | 484 | 959 | 700 | 694 | 349 | 508 | 589 | 618 | 624 | 637 | 678 | 187 | 616 | 245 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.56m | 5:05AM1.33m | 5:24PM1.48m | 6:11AM1.26m | 6:26PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.59m | 10:56AM0.69m | 00:01AM0.64m | 11:57AM0.75m | 1:11AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:33 |
 | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 2:02 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Feels °C | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | N 10 | WNW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 906 | 1935 | 1037 | 729 | 543 | 400 | 484 | 242 | 65 | 38 | 242 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 44 | 115 | 616 | 245 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNE 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 166 | 113 | 106 | 136 | 168 | 255 | 275 | 120 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 111 | 45 | 42 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | NW 13 | WSW 12 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 57 | 59 | 169 | 242 | 94 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 4055 | 636 | 2335 | 42 | 23 | — | — | — | 959 | 700 | 694 | 349 | 508 | 589 | 618 | 624 | 637 | 678 | 187 | 2 | 92 | 651 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1339 | 1287 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 724 | 673 | 673 | 156 | 156 | 673 | 673 | 673 | 673 | 673 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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