Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, gales from the E by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1555 | 1181 | 706 | 1234 | 1621 | 1259 | 1367 | 1660 | 13340 | 21342 | 15176 | 8359 | 5108 | 3663 | 3000 | 2547 | 2402 | 2078 | 1930 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:16PM2.76m | 7:34AM2.93m | 7:46PM2.60m | 8:07AM2.78m | 8:18PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.20m | 1:19AM0.22m | 1:46PM0.37m | 1:50AM0.39m | 2:20PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -9 | -7 | -3 | -1 | 1 | -7 | -5 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1555 | 1181 | 706 | 1234 | 1621 | 1259 | 689 | 401 | 13340 | 21342 | 15176 | 8359 | 5108 | 3663 | 3000 | 2547 | 2402 | 2078 | 1930 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 41 | 334 | 27 | 4 | 220 | 105 | 24 | 265 | 177 | 106 | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 117 | 1367 | 1660 | — | — | — | 290 | 1375 | 978 | 460 | 114 | 75 | 181 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 1224 | 39 | 48 | 1086 | 1744 | 1952 | 1410 | 1744 | 1238 | 1138 | 1138 | 1079 | 1238 | 1238 | 0 | 1238 | 0 |
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