Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 226 | 227 | 379 | 379 | 389 | 367 | 360 | 374 | 382 | 445 | 427 | 419 | 490 | 480 | 541 | 481 | 513 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM2.99m | 9:17AM2.63m | 9:38PM2.76m | 10:02AM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.12m | 3:12AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.30m | 3:53AM0.40m | 4:07PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 11:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 280 | 226 | 89 | 379 | 379 | 389 | 86 | 30 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 427 | 419 | 93 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 20 | S 6 | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 227 | — | — | — | 367 | 360 | 374 | 382 | 445 | — | — | 490 | 480 | 541 | 481 | 513 | 538 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 732 | 1270 | 1140 | 314 | 2489 | 314 | 992 |
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