Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
7.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today?

The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 9AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111101011111010101010999988121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11429979548196944964323672902341901171087957393740147218356437522585
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
2.73
8:44PM
2.97
9:05AM
2.48
9:39PM
2.74
10:05AM
2.22
10:48PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.21
3:04AM
0.40
3:11PM
0.44
4:04AM
0.65
4:12PM
0.68
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-5:35-------5:31-------5:28------
Sunset------9:14-------9:16-------9:20-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C655798655458986655688877
Feels °C (?)433453111002321211343444
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