Check the Beach

Saxa

Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:05 pm
9 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
3.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 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
3°C37°F
Water
8°C46°F
Wind
74 km/hmph NW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:05 pm
Today
5.5Good9 am53
4.1Fair10 am32
5.8Good11 am32
5.5Good12 pm32
3.6Poor1 pm32
2.6Poor2 pm2616
3.2Poor3 pm74
3.1Poor4 pm106
3.0Poor5 pm53
Sat
2.8Poor9 am159
3.0Poor10 am149
3.3Poor11 am85
3.4Poor12 pm64
4.9Fair1 pm53
4.3Fair2 pm32
3.3Poor3 pm43
4.5Fair4 pm127
4.0Fair5 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 7 pm, -1.2 m. High at 1 am, <0.1 mHigh 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 7 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 1 am, <0.1 m<1 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 1 am, <0.1 m<1 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.

  • Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 99%
  • Mon3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 57%
  • Tue2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 74%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miStöðvarfjörður (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miBreiðdalsflugvöllur (BXV)

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

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