Breiðasandur

Eysturoy region, Faroe Islands

No photo of Breiðasandur yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:48 pm

9 am
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

10 am
3.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

11 am
3.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
2.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
2.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
1.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
1.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
1.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 4°C38°F
Water: 10°C50°F
Wind: 32 km/hmph ESE
Gusts: 85 km/hmph
Waves: 1.9 m6 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:48 pm

Today

4.1Fair9 am106

3.6Poor10 am127

3.1Poor11 am106

2.5Poor12 pm127

2.1Poor1 pm128

1.6Poor2 pm1811

1.3Poor3 pm2415

1.6Poor4 pm1811

1.5Poor5 pm2214

Sat

2.4Poor9 am2616

2.2Poor10 am3119

2.2Poor11 am3119

1.8Poor12 pm3622

1.6Poor1 pm3924

1.4Poor2 pm3723

1.2Poor3 pm4126

1.1Poor4 pm3723

0.8Poor5 pm4327

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
High 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
Low 2 am, -1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sun1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 93%
Mon2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 87%
Wed1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 63%
Thu1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 60%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 1 km0.6 miEiði (village)
Nearest airport: 27 km17 miVágar Airport (FAE)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Niðri á Sand3.5 km2.2 mi west away
3.4 Poor later
Trogarásandur4.7 km2.9 mi south away
3.6 Poor later
Skorpusoyri6.5 km4.1 mi south away
3.6 Poor later
Leynarsandur20 km12 mi south away
4.0 Fair later
Gøtusandur21 km13 mi south-east away
4.6 Fair later