
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | N 7 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 35 | 50 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 73 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 89 | 73 | 108 | 138 | 200 | 134 | 134 | 100 | 135 | 110 | 43 | 22 | 25 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.48m | 9:49PM1.48m | 10:19AM1.53m | 11:03PM1.60m | 11:33AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.65m | 3:23PM0.53m | 4:06AM0.60m | 4:45PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.46m | 5:51PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
3:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 7 | N 7 | SW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 |
28 | 35 | 50 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 73 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 89 | 73 | 104 | 138 | 78 | 127 | 104 | 96 | 154 | 168 | 137 | 117 | 113 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 |
18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 25 | 75 | 65 | 62 | 86 | 88 | 84 | — | — | 27 | 18 | 25 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | WSW 10 | N 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 6 |
4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 68 | 37 | 64 | 29 | 35 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 4 | W 6 |
3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 107 | 101 | 93 | 93 | 115 | 95 | 143 | 108 | 19 | 200 | 134 | 134 | 100 | 135 | 110 | 43 | — | 4 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1181 | 1791 | 673 | 1801 | 1365 | 1287 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 1448 | 1462 | 2213 | 156 | 18 | 673 | 673 | 724 | 1507 | 1494 | 1439 | 0 |
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