Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 GMT
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Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn sea temperature is
6.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today?

The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
2
3
2
6
!
6
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SE
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
W
4
W
2.5
SSW
3.5
W
5.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
6
WSW
Period(s) (?)101916910101011138988811111110101210121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15817719812632051197016311403275012652023137415991502399128562234247128362116243282811338211555
Wind
(km/h)
60
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
20
W
25
S
50
SSW
45
S
50
SSE
50
SE
55
SE
60
ESE
50
ESE
30
SSW
20
SSW
60
WNW
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
2.42
11:25AM
2.12
12:26AM
2.28
1:12PM
1.98
2:17AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
0.63
5:20AM
0.87
5:44PM
0.85
7:03AM
1.02
7:29PM
0.93
8:52AM
0.92
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------8:47-------8:44-------8:41-
Sunset-6:27-------6:30-------6:32------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Rain (mm)
--------2-1221221-------
Temp. °C1-1-2-2-2-2-2-1343334455-2-4-4-5-4-4-3
Feels °C (?)-13-15-14-13-13-12-8-8-9-8-8-9-9-9-7-2-1-16-16-15-17-17-15-15
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