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Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 29 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
6.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today?

The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 9AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
1
ESE
1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1212111010108910191817161615151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210714888825132291841751804021234274635173685334029782655220321441945173514961242772903
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
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)
2:55PM
2.18
3:40AM
2.58
4:08PM
2.34
4:41AM
2.83
5:04PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.85
9:06PM
0.69
10:04AM
0.66
10:13PM
0.49
11:01AM
0.43
11:06PM
0.28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise---10:12-------10:10-------10:07----
Sunset----5:02-------5:07-------5:09---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C223333444544444443333222
Feels °C (?)-8-7-5-5-4-4-2-2-110000000-2-2-2-3-4-5-5
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