
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kvalnes (Lofoten) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kvalnes (Lofoten) at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kvalnes (Lofoten). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
442 | 534 | 424 | 225 | 177 | 151 | 100 | 97 | 127 | 145 | 117 | 115 | 109 | 88 | 139 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 234 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32AM1.54m | 8:20PM1.41m | 8:37AM1.44m | 9:27PM1.39m | 9:50AM1.39m | 10:34PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.48m | 2:27AM0.65m | 3:09PM0.58m | 3:44AM0.69m | 4:19PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
1:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
12:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:57 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
2 | — | 304 | 225 | 177 | 151 | 100 | 97 | 127 | 145 | 117 | 115 | 109 | 88 | 139 | 47 | 408 | 333 | 277 | 238 | 217 | 234 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NW 7 | W 9 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 72 | 75 | 97 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | W 11 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
442 | 534 | 424 | 197 | 118 | 90 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 253 | 475 | 462 | 282 | 51 | 186 | 352 | 297 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1181 | 1181 | 1181 | 1680 | 1827 | 673 | 673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1198 | 1667 | 1715 | 1712 | 1642 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 1642 | 128 | 128 | 156 |
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