Check the Beach

Leynarsandur

Streymoy region, Faroe Islands

Leynarsandur 5 photos

  • Kvívík Beach

    Kvívík Beach. Greenlife, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • A wooden bridge for pedestrians in Kvívík

    A wooden bridge for pedestrians in Kvívík. EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Kvivik Faroe Islands in July 2012

    Kvivik Faroe Islands in July 2012. EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Kvívík Streymoy Faroe Islands 2012

    Kvívík Streymoy Faroe Islands 2012. EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Kvívík Faroe Islands the river and the village

    Kvívík Faroe Islands the river and the village. EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:49 pm
9 am
4.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
4°C39°F
Water
10°C50°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:49 pm
Today
4.4Fair9 am42
4.0Fair10 am96
3.5Poor11 am96
2.9Poor12 pm117
2.4Poor1 pm96
1.8Poor2 pm2314
1.6Poor3 pm2817
2.0Poor4 pm1811
2.1Poor5 pm2113
Sat
3.2Poor9 am1912
3.4Poor10 am1610
3.0Poor11 am2012
2.2Poor12 pm2918
1.7Poor1 pm3119
1.5Poor2 pm3421
1.3Poor3 pm3924
1.2Poor4 pm4025
1.1Poor5 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -1.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 12 am, -1.3 mHigh 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -1.1 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 am, -1.3 m4 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -1.1 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.3 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.

  • Sun2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 91%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 34%
  • Tue2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 43%
  • Thu2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 50%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms100 m310 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m510 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp50 m150 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.3 miLeynar
Nearest town
180 m590 ftLeynar (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miVágar Airport (FAE)

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

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