Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
6.4° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (26 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
2
4
7
6
7
7
6
4
4
9
5
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSE
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.7
S
3.5
W
5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
3
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)9101010119111212121212141212121212121212111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1931181914299896632372620299239797880276355470343639594709328826012004147412349806403751006
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
30
E
10
SE
70
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
1.98
2:17AM
2.32
3:00PM
2.07
3:39AM
2.53
4:09PM
2.29
4:36AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.02
7:29PM
0.93
8:52AM
0.92
9:05PM
0.79
10:05AM
0.68
10:10PM
0.54
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise8:44-------8:41-------8:37-------
Sunset---6:32-------6:36-------6:38----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
122---------------------
Temp. °C445-2-4-5-5-5-4-4-3-1-1-1-10-1110-1-2-2-3
Feels °C (?)-5-32-18-17-18-17-17-16-16-13-10-11-9-8-6-5-2-2-4-7-9-8-9
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