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Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf break

Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surfForecast / Reykjanes Peninsula / Iceland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 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
6.5° 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 3AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
9
8
7
7
6
0
0
0
4
0
0
3
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151615151414131313121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85331059311842123881104896858046718463715373640849743697294922541954172114761111828715534408316
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
15
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
20
E
40
ENE
50
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
2.52
6:27AM
2.92
6:38PM
2.61
6:59AM
2.99
7:11PM
2.67
7:31AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.33
12:39PM
0.38
12:40AM
0.22
1:12PM
0.29
1:13AM
0.16
1:44PM
0.22
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----10:40-------10:37-------10:34--
Sunset------4:30-------4:35-------4:37-
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12421-3121-1121-----1----
Temp. °C533322255544322232345556
Feels °C (?)-2-20-1-2-3-7-7-4-3-3-3-2-4-4-4-3-4-5-4-3-3-3-2
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