
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 83 | 55 | 27 | 22 | 61 | 43 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 50 | 61 | 59 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 49 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.52m | 8:28PM1.43m | 8:52AM1.48m | 9:49PM1.48m | 10:19AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.61m | 1:59PM0.49m | 2:33AM0.65m | 3:23PM0.53m | 4:06AM0.60m | 4:45PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
3:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 43 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 50 | 61 | 59 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 49 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 55 | 41 | 62 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 11 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | W 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
99 | 83 | 55 | 27 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 49 | 120 | 209 | 296 | 246 | 178 | 69 | 37 | 142 | 106 | 367 | 430 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1381 | 1063 | 1181 | 1078 | 1397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 673 | 673 | 0 | 1400 | 128 | 128 | 673 | 0 | 18 | 128 | 128 | 673 | 1805 | 1801 |
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