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Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
5.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today?

The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 8PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.9
SW
1
S
1.1
S
0.8
WSW
1
SW
1.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1312121111121411111110101010141010131210681011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2636189011828084373451297617634672632467402345284196239198286342358164439248048
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
45
S
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
2.42
5:01AM
2.77
5:18PM
2.65
5:34AM
2.96
5:51PM
2.86
6:06AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.45
11:14AM
0.33
11:20PM
0.22
11:45AM
0.10
11:54PM
0.04
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------7:37-------7:35-------7:31-
Sunset-7:27-------7:30-------7:32------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------3783
Temp. °C1123122122200-1-2-111244456
Feels °C (?)-8-9-9-8-8-7-8-9-6-6-6-7-8-8-7-5-4-4-2-4-6-7-5-4
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