Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
8.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010109999881213131313131212121110101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290234154117835957393736109222289361447498549514454319296279497794
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
2.48
9:39PM
2.74
10:05AM
2.22
10:48PM
2.51
11:27AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.44
4:04AM
0.65
4:12PM
0.68
5:22AM
0.84
5:33PM
0.86
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-5:31-------5:28-------5:24------
Sunset------9:16-------9:20-------9:22-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C44578766556898766568111276
Feels °C (?)-10012112123643323235891-1
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