Check the Beach

Rifsmalir

Norðurþing, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:05 pm
9 am
3.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.8
6 km/h3 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
-1°C30°F
Water
7°C44°F
Wind
95 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:05 pm
Today
3.4Poor9 am96
3.4Poor10 am96
3.3Poor11 am96
3.4Poor12 pm96
3.3Poor1 pm95
3.5Poor2 pm95
3.3Poor3 pm75
4.0Fair4 pm64
3.8Poor5 pm63
Sat
3.3Poor9 am43
3.1Poor10 am42
3.0Poor11 am43
3.0Poor12 pm42
2.9Poor1 pm53
1.8Poor2 pm00
2.0Poor3 pm21
3.0Poor4 pm75
3.1Poor5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, -<0.1 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.9 m. High at 9 pm, -0.1 m. Low at 3 am, -1.1 mHigh 9 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -1.1 m4 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 9 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 9 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 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 27 km/h17 mph, rain 99%
  • Mon1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 38%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 28%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
16 km10 miRaufarhafnarflugvöllur (RFN)

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