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Kvalnes (Lofoten) surfForecast / Lofoten and Arctic / Norway

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 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
5.6° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
NW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)1918171616161515151455555551212127667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3754327087558381065106510378717132332536153110108128813
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
1.90
2:22AM
1.68
2:34PM
1.91
2:58AM
1.66
3:06PM
1.89
3:34AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.29
8:23PM
0.21
8:21AM
0.27
8:56PM
0.17
8:53AM
0.27
9:29PM
0.16
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-10:22-------10:18-------10:12------
Sunset------------------------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111111000-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-3-2-2-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-5
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