Kvalnes (Lofoten) Surf Break

Kvalnes (Lofoten) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 68.35° N 13.97° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kvalnes (Lofoten) sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Kvalnes (Lofoten) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
N
7
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
29
54
47
51
30
27
47
24
25
35
35
35
16
16
48
64
31
24
16
10
9
8
4
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
10
N
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
E
20
SE
30
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:19PM1.82m
4:34AM2.00m
5:15PM1.71m
5:26AM1.92m
6:12PM1.60m
6:21AM1.81m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.03m
10:22PM0.24m
11:05AM0.06m
11:13PM0.32m
12:01PM0.12m
00:07AM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
12:00
12:00
12:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
 mm
2
6
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
2
2
2
5
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
10
10
10
7
6
3
4
7
8
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NW
9
0.5
N
7
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
43
43
43
42
51
30
6
47
24
25
35
35
35
65
65
48
64
31
24
16
9
9
8
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
5
25
42
28
27
15
36
18
18
18
18
16
16
28
31
11
16
10
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
NW
9
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
5
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
4
4
20
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
10
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.6
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
8
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
Energy kJ
13
29
54
47
26
15
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
13
133
256
325
418
541
591
716
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1231
1323
1309
1309
18
0
18
18
18
18
673
18
18
18
18
1961
749
724
800
2098
1365
1365
1365
1365
Best forecast wave conditions in Lofoten Islands and Arctic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Norway
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kvalnes (Lofoten) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest