TidePlanet

Today in Hafnir there are high tides at 7:17 am (15.1 ft) and 7:38 pm (13.9 ft) and low tides at 1:11 am and 1:38 pm. Tide coefficient 100. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 1:51 am. The sun rises at 9:00 am and sets at 5:28 pm: 8 h 28 min of daylight. The moon is 92% illuminated (waning gibbous). Major solunar periods run from 1:56 am to 3:56 am and from 2:28 pm to 4:28 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is moderate, with 4.8 ft waves. There's a strong breeze from the east-southeast (24 mph). Overcast, 43 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Hafnir today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
6
Average day · 6 out of 10 12:10–2:10 am Also 6:30–8:20 am and 12:40–2:40 pm
  • Low tide at 1:11 am
  • Major period 1:56–3:56 am
  • Rising pressure (+0.13 inHg in 24 h), light onshore wind (9 mph) and 6.1 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 100 (big spring tides)
  • A major period lines up with sunset

Your day at a glance

The best window, 12:10 am to 2:10 am, combines the 1:11 am low tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 6:30 am to 8:20 am, with the 7:17 am high tide, sunrise and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 12:40 pm to 2:40 pm, with the 1:38 pm low tide and a major period, though with rising pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: Atlantic cod, whiting, haddock and European plaice. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Hafnir

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sun and clouds
  • Offshore breeze (5 mph)
  • Low tide at 1:38 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 41 °F: chilly for the beach
  • Swim with care: 6.3 ft waves every 8 s; high rip current risk
  • Water at 47 °F (very cold)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Use care · 6.3 ft

    6.3 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 47 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 0 · SPF 15

    Max UV 0 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 5 mph

    Offshore breeze (5 mph).

  • Tide & sand 1:11 am

    Low tide at 1:11 am and 1:38 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 7:17 am and 7:38 pm.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Hafnir

We don't know of any named beaches within 6.2 mi of Hafnir.

Missing one? Beaches come from OpenStreetMap: you can add it there. Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Tides

Tides in Hafnir

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 1:11 am 1.6 ft
  • ▲ High tide 7:17 am 15.1 ft · coef. 100
  • ▼ Low tide 1:38 pm 1.9 ft
  • ▲ High tide 7:38 pm 13.9 ft · coef. 97

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 2 h 2 min to low tide at 1:51 am.

Tide coefficient 100 for the 7:17 am high tide and 97 for the 7:38 pm high tide. Big spring tides. The water rises and falls 13.5 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 26 (15.4 ft) and the lowest, on April 18 (0.7 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 101, 13.5 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 25, 3.9 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 9:00 am · 5:28 pm Low tide 1:11 am · 1.6 ft High tide 7:17 am · 15.1 ft Low tide 1:38 pm · 1.9 ft High tide 7:38 pm · 13.9 ft Coef. 100 92% Major periods 1:56 am · 2:28 pm Medium
Thu 29 9:03 am · 5:25 pm Low tide 1:51 am · 2.0 ft High tide 7:59 am · 14.8 ft Low tide 2:23 pm · 2.5 ft High tide 8:22 pm · 13.3 ft Coef. 93 85% Major periods 3:00 am · 3:32 pm High
Fri 30 9:06 am · 5:21 pm Low tide 2:35 am · 2.7 ft High tide 8:47 am · 14.2 ft Low tide 3:14 pm · 3.3 ft High tide 9:13 pm · 12.4 ft Coef. 82 76% Major periods 4:05 am · 4:37 pm Medium
Sat 31 9:10 am · 5:18 pm Low tide 3:24 am · 3.6 ft High tide 9:44 am · 13.3 ft Low tide 4:15 pm · 4.2 ft High tide 10:18 pm · 11.4 ft Coef. 68 65% Major periods 5:07 am · 5:37 pm Medium
Sun 1 9:13 am · 5:15 pm Low tide 4:27 am · 4.6 ft High tide 10:58 am · 12.4 ft Low tide 5:30 pm · 4.9 ft High tide 11:45 pm · 10.7 ft Coef. 54 Last quarter Major periods 6:06 am · 6:33 pm Medium
Mon 2 9:16 am · 5:12 pm Low tide 5:50 am · 5.3 ft High tide 12:23 pm · 11.9 ft Low tide 6:55 pm · 5.1 ft — Coef. 46 43% Major periods 7:00 am · 7:25 pm Medium
Tue 3 9:19 am · 5:08 pm High tide 1:16 am · 10.7 ft Low tide 7:20 am · 5.4 ft High tide 1:43 pm · 11.9 ft Low tide 8:13 pm · 4.8 ft Coef. 48 32% Major periods 7:49 am · 8:12 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Hafnir has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Reykjavík (TICON-4), 27 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Hafnir

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · fresh breeze, Beaufort 5
Waves 4.8 ft · 6.7 s from the south (179°)
Swell 2.8 ft · 7.7 s from the south-southwest
Current 0.6 mph toward the WSW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common2.4 ft
  • Significant4.8 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest9.7 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 9.7 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 9.7 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 24 mph ESE · gusts 36
Offshore (5.1 mi NNW)Offshore 19 mph E · gusts 29

Offshore wind. The coast faces west and the wind blows from land out to sea: calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

Offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Tuesday 3: 16 ft with a period of 13 s, from the southwest (very rough).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now46.9 °F
Today 46.8–46.9 °F air: 38 / 45 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 46.2 °F measured 0.5 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water about normal for late October.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:50 pm (local time).

Surf

Surf in Hafnir today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Good
6
Good · 6 out of 10 9:00 am–1:00 pm 3.7–5.6 ft
  • 3.7–5.6 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 5.7 ft swell at 7 s from the southwest, short: weak, messy waves
  • Almost no wind (2 mph): glassy water
  • Falling tide (low tide at 1:38 pm)
Surf at the shore 3.7–5.6 ft average – sets
Swell 5.7 ft 7 s · SW · 251 kJ
Wind 2 mph E · calm
Water and wetsuit 46.8 °F 6/5 hooded fullsuit
  • Light: First light 8:09 am · sunrise 9:00 am · sunset 5:28 pm · last light 6:19 pm
  • Tide: low 1:11 am (1.6 ft), high 7:17 am (15.1 ft), low 1:38 pm (1.9 ft) and high 7:38 pm (13.9 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 46.8 °F: a 6/5 hooded fullsuit with booties and gloves.
  • Energy: 251 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, has a good size and glassy water, though with a short-period swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Hafnir today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: fair
5
Average day · 5 out of 10 12:50–2:00 pm
  • Slack water around low tide (1:38 pm): little current from 1:20 pm to 2:00 pm
  • 5.2 ft swell at 6 s from the southwest: strong surge on the bottom
  • Almost no wind
  • 0.5 mph current toward the east-southeast, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 5.2 ft 6 s · from the SW
Likely visibility Fair Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 46.8 °F Drysuit
Current 0.5 mph toward the ESE
  • Slack water today: low tide 1:11 am (12:50–1:30 am), high tide 7:17 am (7:00–7:40 am), low tide 1:38 pm (1:20–2:00 pm) and high tide 7:38 pm (7:20–8:00 pm)
  • Likely visibility: fair. Swell (up to 5.1 ft at 8 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 46.8 °F: a drysuit, with hood, gloves and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:19 pm. Waning gibbous (92%): a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 12:50 pm to 2:00 pm, combines slack water at low tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with some swell.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Hafnir.

If you know one, you can add it to OpenStreetMap and it will show up here after the next update. Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Sites: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Weather

Weather in Hafnir

14-day weather

Now in Hafnir

Now 43 °F Overcast · feels like 30 °F · 38 / 45 °F
Low / high
38 / 45 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 55%
Clouds
100%
Humidity
74%
Dew pointDew point
36 °F
Visibility
23 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Good · 20
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
None

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Falling now (−0.06 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.50 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastOvercastPartly cloudyOvercastOvercastMainly clearClearOvercast
Temperature 44°43°42°42°42°45°40°40°
Wind (mph) 8 NNW12 N10 N4 N2 ENE3 ESE6 E12 E
Gusts 131316747916
Waves 6.0 ft6.4 ft6.4 ft6.4 ft6.2 ft5.3 ft4.5 ft4.3 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 am 44° 25 ESE 4.8 ft
  • 3:00 am 47° 37 ESE 6.0 ft
  • 6:00 am 49° 41 ESE 8.5 ft
  • 9:00 am 49° 18 S 8.3 ft
  • 12:00 pm 48° 20 S 9.9 ft
  • 3:00 pm 47° 19 S 12 ft
  • 6:00 pm 44° 15 SSE 13 ft
  • 9:00 pm 44° 17 SSE 13 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Overcast 38 / 45 °F 19 mph NE 6.4 ft 7:17 am · 7:38 pm
Thu 29 Light rain 44 / 50 °F 41 mph SE 13 ft 7:59 am · 8:22 pm
Fri 30 Light showers 42 / 45 °F 21 mph S 13 ft 8:47 am · 9:13 pm
Sat 31 Overcast 41 / 44 °F 20 mph SSW 13 ft 9:44 am · 10:18 pm
Sun 1 Light rain 42 / 49 °F 18 mph S 11 ft 10:58 am · 11:45 pm
Mon 2 Light rain 47 / 49 °F 33 mph SSE 12 ft 12:23 pm
Tue 3 Light rain 43 / 49 °F 27 mph S 16 ft 1:16 am · 1:43 pm
Wed 4 Light drizzle 43 / 47 °F 21 mph S 12 ft 2:34 am · 2:51 pm
Thu 5 Heavy drizzle 44 / 47 °F 19 mph S 11 ft 3:35 am · 3:47 pm
Fri 6 Heavy drizzle 42 / 44 °F 15 mph NNW 6.6 ft 4:22 am · 4:33 pm
Sat 7 Light drizzle 39 / 42 °F 14 mph NW 6.2 ft 5:01 am · 5:13 pm
Sun 8 Drizzle 40 / 43 °F 20 mph SSW 12 ft 5:36 am · 5:48 pm
Mon 9 Light drizzle 40 / 42 °F 16 mph SW 11 ft 6:09 am · 6:22 pm
Tue 10 Drizzle 41 / 47 °F 20 mph SSE 8.4 ft 6:40 am · 6:54 pm
  • Thu 29 Light rain 44° / 50° 13 ft
  • Fri 30 Light showers 42° / 45° 13 ft
  • Sat 31 Overcast 41° / 44° 13 ft
  • Sun 1 Light rain 42° / 49° 11 ft
  • Mon 2 Light rain 47° / 49° 12 ft
  • Tue 3 Light rain 43° / 49° 16 ft
  • Wed 4 Light drizzle 43° / 47° 12 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:50 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Hafnir

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 9:00 am in the ESE (119°)ESE
Sets 5:28 pm in the WSW (240°)WSW
  • First light 7:13 am
  • Full dark 7:15 pm
  • Civil dawn 8:09 am
  • Civil dusk 6:19 pm
  • Solar noon 1:15 pm (13° high)
  • Daylight 8 h 28 min (−6 min)
  • Evening golden hour 4:08 pm
  • Full dark 7:15 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour9:00–10:20 am
Evening golden hour4:08–5:28 pm
Hafnir

Today the sun is 92,358,321 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Hafnir

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 92% 92% illuminated · 17.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am
Rises — up all day
Sets — does not set today
Transit 2:56 am overhead
Visible 24 h

Today the moon is 226,451 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:56–3:56 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:28–4:28 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 8:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 11:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 2:54 pmNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Hafnir

All places in Southern Peninsula →

Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.

Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 0.25 mi from shore and 33 ft at 0.5 mi. It reaches 164 ft at 2.1 mi.

From the shoreline (0.35 mi from Hafnir) out to sea, heading west.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.25 mi
  • 33 ft deep0.5 mi
  • 66 ft deep0.65 mi
  • 164 ft deep2.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.25 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.5 mi and 66 ft at 0.65 mi from shore.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Stafnesviti
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stafnesviti 3.4 mi northwest

Light
3 flashes every 15 s; white or red depending on where you see it from · Fl(3) WR 15s
Range
12 nautical miles (14 mi)
Light height
43 ft above sea level
Tower height
36 ft
Built
1925

Light details: NGA List of Lights (USA); the rest from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses

Tides near HafnirTides nearby

All places in Southern Peninsula, A to Z (8) →

Hafnir at a glance

  • Town or city of about 109 people. Coordinates: 63.933° N, 22.682° W.
  • It is 6.1 mi southwest of Keflavík, the main place in Southern Peninsula. The sun rises at the same time and sets 1 min later than in Keflavík.
  • The nearest tide station, Reykjavík, is 27 mi to the northeast.
  • Its coast faces west.

Questions about HafnirQuestions

What time is high tide today in Hafnir?

Today in Hafnir there are high tides at 7:17 am (15.1 ft) and 7:38 pm (13.9 ft) and low tides at 1:11 am and 1:38 pm. Tide coefficient 100.

What time is sunset today in Hafnir?

At 5:28 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:19 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Hafnir?

At 9:03 am. First light comes at 7:15 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 92% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:56–3:56 am, Major 2:28–4:28 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Hafnir?

Overcast, from 38 °F to 45 °F, with a strong breeze from the east-southeast (24 mph) and a 55% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Hafnir?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 4.8 ft waves with a period of 6.7 s from the south. The water is 46.9 °F.

When is the best time to visit Hafnir?

The best time to visit Hafnir is from June to July: highs of 53 °F to 56 °F, about 12 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Reykjavík station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Spotted a mistake? Tell us · How we calculate the tide

Settings

How numbers and colors show across the site.

Height and distance Tides, waves and distances
Temperature Air and water
Wind Speed and gusts
Time Tides, sun and moon
Pressure Air pressure
Theme Automatic: same as your system

Saved only in this browser.