Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn at 12PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Þorlákshöfn or Porlackshofn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4899 | 3399 | 2459 | 1829 | 1555 | 1433 | 1312 | 1351 | 1677 | 1125 | 1457 | 4984 | 13494 | 11893 | 7109 | 5477 | 5299 | 4186 | 3753 | 3244 | 3201 | 3163 | 3223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03AM3.03m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -11 | -4 | -3 | 3 | 2 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4899 | 3399 | 2459 | 1829 | 1555 | 1181 | 1312 | 1351 | 1677 | 1125 | 701 | 408 | 13494 | 11893 | 7109 | 5477 | 5299 | 4186 | 3753 | 3244 | 3201 | 3163 | 3223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 396 | 262 | 91 | 93 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 185 | 105 | — | 249 | 191 | 690 | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 10 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 17 | — | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1433 | — | — | 9 | 221 | 1457 | 4984 | — | 554 | 1354 | 1755 | 860 | 386 | 191 | 347 | 299 | 383 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1370 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1224 | 39 | 314 | 1086 | 1744 | 1786 | 39 | 0 | 1261 | 1138 | 1113 | 1079 | 1238 | 48 | 0 | 1264 | 1264 |
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