Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, gales from the SE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 577 | 510 | 449 | 402 | 367 | 690 | 973 | 1037 | 1447 | 1765 | 1775 | 1656 | 2031 | 1254 | 476 | 741 | 663 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:06PM1.99m | 10:58AM2.11m | 11:23PM1.81m | 12:49PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM1.05m | 4:17AM1.02m | 5:27PM1.25m | 5:42AM1.18m | 7:36PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 653 | 577 | 510 | 449 | 402 | 367 | 690 | 973 | 1037 | 1447 | 1765 | 1775 | 1656 | 1580 | 1254 | 334 | 741 | 663 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 18 | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 113 | 80 | 6 | 1 | — | 83 | 20 | 20 | 49 | 70 | 476 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2031 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
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