Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 110 | 449 | 404 | 899 | 2260 | 2352 | 2016 | 1132 | 864 | 515 | 250 | 218 | 325 | 269 | 662 | 4037 | 3979 | 6413 | 7537 | 8597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.99m | 6:49AM3.21m | 7:06PM2.91m | 7:30AM3.15m | 7:49PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.00m | 00:33AM-0.06m | 1:03PM0.04m | 1:13AM0.02m | 1:47PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  |  |  | |
 | 8:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 157 | 110 | 163 | 404 | 899 | 1385 | 1394 | 1319 | 425 | 141 | 515 | 250 | 139 | 325 | 269 | 391 | 4037 | 3979 | 6413 | 7537 | 8597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | E 7 | — | SSE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 96 | 99 | 220 | 377 | 367 | 276 | 206 | 157 | 6 | 125 | 119 | 218 | 34 | 8 | — | 144 | — | 2012 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SW 11 | W 15 | E 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | E 13 | E 12 | SW 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 39 | 449 | — | — | 2260 | 2352 | 2016 | 1132 | 864 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 178 | 662 | 2652 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1216 | 1113 | 1099 | 1079 | 1086 | 732 | 1050 | 314 | 1050 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Reykjanes Peninsula | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Iceland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest