Surf Forecasts:
Unstad (Lofoten) surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period, WSW swell with 484 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 4 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Unstad (Lofoten) this week:
The surf forecast for Unstad (Lofoten) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 04) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Unstad (Lofoten) in the next 16 days are 1.2m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 07) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Thu 4th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Unstad (Lofoten) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 87 | 161 | 111 | 66 | 371 | 342 | 292 | 250 | 203 | 130 | 90 | 215 | 43 | 60 | 161 | 190 | 133 | 128 | 86 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.56m | 4:41AM1.73m | 5:04PM1.47m | 5:22AM1.67m | 5:51PM1.40m | 6:06AM1.60m | 6:44PM1.35m | 6:54AM1.55m | 7:45PM1.34m | 7:48AM1.52m | 8:47PM1.38m | 8:46AM1.53m | 9:48PM1.47m | 9:47AM1.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.49m | 11:05AM0.49m | 11:00PM0.54m | 11:50AM0.52m | 11:41PM0.59m | 12:37PM0.52m | 00:30AM0.64m | 1:29PM0.51m | 1:28AM0.67m | 2:25PM0.46m | 2:34AM0.67m | 3:22PM0.40m | 3:41AM0.63m | ||||||||
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mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 87 | 161 | 111 | 66 | 371 | 342 | 292 | 250 | 203 | 130 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 60 | 161 | 190 | 133 | 128 | 86 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | WSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 10 | W 9 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 7 | — | 95 | 90 | 8 | 43 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 6 | NW 14 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | N 6 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NE 11 | — | N 8 | SW 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 4 | SW 6 | SSE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 107 | 41 | — | 38 | 173 | 130 | 29 | 215 | 6 | — | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | 77 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1119 | 657 | 123 | 0 | 657 | 123 | 0 | 18 | 123 | 0 | 657 | 657 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 657 | 0 |
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