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Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 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
6.8° 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: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Period(s) (?)101010121211111414141514121212111110121221191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1331287177140988178131169106687110065615754141493367393791464513701
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
45
N
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
2.02
1:28AM
2.11
1:50PM
1.96
2:45AM
2.18
3:06PM
2.00
3:47AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.05
6:52PM
0.96
7:48AM
1.12
8:06PM
0.98
9:07AM
1.08
9:13PM
0.92
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-10:56-------10:53-------10:52------
Sunset--4:10-------4:13-------4:15-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-3-2-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-3-2-1-2-2
Feels °C (?)-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-12-12-10-10-11-12-12-12-13-13-12-12-11-9-8-8-8
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