Kvalnes (Lofoten) Surf Break

Lat Long: 68.35° N 13.97° E

Kvalnes (Lofoten) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kvalnes (Lofoten) sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 6PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
1198
1041
963
865
702
609
582
501
500
539
525
459
450
396
437
498
578
560
608
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:14PM1.88m
3:27AM2.10m
4:03PM1.83m
4:13AM2.06m
4:51PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:07AM-0.04m
9:17PM0.13m
9:56AM-0.07m
10:02PM0.17m
10:43AM-0.03m
10:48PM0.24m
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cloud
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12:00
12:00
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12:00
12:00
12:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
5
6
6
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
6
7
5
4
3
2
-1
1
1
2
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