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Kvalnes (Lofoten) surfForecast / Lofoten and Arctic / Norway

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CET
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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 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.4
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
0.3
W
1.2
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
0.4
NW
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)1922211618181716161616151514141813131366666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2818345813083010751116120114740000005704210888582516
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
1.49
11:39AM
1.61
11:56PM
1.57
12:18PM
1.71
12:36AM
1.63
12:54PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
0.53
5:59PM
0.52
6:08AM
0.46
6:38PM
0.43
6:44AM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----10:42-------10:37-------10:33--
Sunset------------------------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C111011222233456666666655
Feels °C (?)-6-6-5-8-6-6-5-4-2-2-1-3-101110123322
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