Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1550 | 1912 | 2455 | 2100 | 1545 | 1176 | 954 | 784 | 609 | 535 | 510 | 449 | 405 | 489 | 844 | 1027 | 1110 | 1447 | 1883 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM2.22m | 9:55AM2.31m | 10:06PM1.99m | 10:58AM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.80m | 3:30AM0.80m | 4:12PM1.05m | 4:17AM1.02m | 5:27PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1550 | 1912 | 2129 | 2100 | 1545 | 1176 | 954 | 784 | 609 | 535 | 510 | 449 | 405 | 489 | 844 | 1027 | 1110 | 1447 | 1883 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 56 | 125 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | S 19 | E 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 468 | 602 | 2455 | 189 | 79 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1343 | 1370 | 314 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1545 | 0 |
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