Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 11PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1621 | 1651 | 2992 | 4478 | 5514 | 5276 | 5772 | 1677 | 1450 | 1794 | 2555 | 2239 | 1685 | 1267 | 1031 | 784 | 653 | 624 | 542 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:49PM2.45m | 9:13AM2.54m | 9:23PM2.22m | 9:55AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.54m | 2:55AM0.56m | 3:26PM0.80m | 3:30AM0.80m | 4:12PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 733 | 1651 | 2992 | 4478 | 5514 | 5276 | 3925 | 1677 | 1450 | 1794 | 2262 | 352 | 1685 | 1267 | 1031 | 784 | 653 | 624 | 542 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1621 | — | — | — | — | — | 5772 | 526 | 637 | 426 | 2555 | 2239 | 67 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 732 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 48 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest