Western Southern Region
12 of 12 beaches scored, 0 good now
3.8PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: Sólheimafjara, 4.5
- Water
- 9°C48°F
- Wind
- 12 km/h8 mph
- Waves
- 2.3 m8 ft
Reynisfjara, MýrdalshreppurSouthern Region beaches
Which Southern Region beach is best right now? 17 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
- Beaches17
- Good later0 of 17
- Water8 to 9°C47 to 48°F
- Best laterBreiðamerkursandur5.1Fairlater
Updated 5:26 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now
It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.
15.1FairlaterBreiðamerkursandur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later- Air
- 4°C38°F
- Water
- 9°C47°F
- Wind
- 11 km/h7 mph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 1 pm, 4.7
25.1FairlaterDiamond Beach
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later- Air
- 4°C38°F
- Water
- 9°C47°F
- Wind
- 11 km/h7 mph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 1 pm, 4.7
34.5FairlaterAusturfjörur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later- Air
- 3°C37°F
- Water
- 8°C47°F
- Wind
- 3 km/h2 mph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 12 pm, 4.4
Southern Region today
It is dark across Southern Region right now: 0 of 17 scored beaches look good later, water is 8 to 9°C47 to 48°F. Read at 5:26 am; everything below is computed from that reading.
Eastern Southern Region
5 of 5 beaches scored, 0 good now
4.5FairAverage Beach ScoreBest: Breiðamerkursandur, 5.1
- Water
- 9°C47°F
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
Best hours
The best hour left today is 5 pm (3.5); the weakest is 11 am (2.9).
No stretch reaches a good score.
Southern Region tomorrow: the best hour is 2 pm (4.9) and the weakest is 10 am (3.8).
No stretch reaches a good score.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
All Southern Region beaches
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5.1FairlaterBreiðamerkursandur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
1.6 m5 ft waves, light wind and 9°C47°F water.
- Water9°C47°F
- Air4°C38°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves1.6 m5 ft
- Paid parking
5.1FairlaterDiamond Beach
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
1.6 m5 ft waves, light wind and 9°C47°F water.
- Water9°C47°F
- Air4°C38°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves1.6 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
4.5FairlaterAusturfjörur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
1.6 m5 ft waves, light wind and 8°C47°F water.
- Water8°C47°F
- Air3°C37°F
- Wind3 km/h2 mph
- Waves1.6 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
4.5FairlaterSólheimafjara
Mýrdalshreppur
2.3 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air2°C35°F
- Wind19 km/h12 mph
- Waves2.3 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 8°C47°FNo photo yet4.3Fairlater
Landeyjasandur
Rangárþing eystra
2.2 m7 ft waves, light wind and 8°C47°F water.
- Water8°C47°F
- Air0°C32°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- Timelapse
4.2FairlaterStafsnes
Vestmannaeyjabær
2.2 m7 ft waves, light wind and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air5°C42°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
4.1FairlaterSuðurfjörur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
1.4 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 8°C47°F water.
- Water8°C47°F
- Air1°C34°F
- Wind13 km/h8 mph
- Waves1.4 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
3.8PoorlaterReynisfjara
Mýrdalshreppur
2.4 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air3°C37°F
- Wind16 km/h10 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 9°C48°FNo photo yet3.8Poorlater
Víkurfjara
Mýrdalshreppur
2.4 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air3°C37°F
- Wind16 km/h10 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- Free parking
- 9°C47°FNo photo yet3.5Poorlater
Hafnarskeið
Sveitarfélagið Ölfus
2.3 m7 ft waves, light wind and 9°C47°F water.
- Water9°C47°F
- Air2°C35°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.3 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 9°C47°FNo photo yet3.5Poorlater
Þorli
Sveitarfélagið Ölfus
2.3 m7 ft waves, light wind and 9°C47°F water.
- Water9°C47°F
- Air2°C35°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.3 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 9°C48°FNo photo yet3.5Poorlater
Gjábakkafjara
Vestmannaeyjabær
2.2 m7 ft waves, light wind and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air4°C40°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
3.5PoorlaterViðlagafjara
Vestmannaeyjabær
2.2 m7 ft waves, light wind and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air4°C40°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
3.5PoorlaterVíkin
Vestmannaeyjabær
2.2 m7 ft waves, light wind and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air4°C40°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- Free parking
- 9°C47°FNo photo yet3.5Poorlater
Svínafellsfjara
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 9°C47°F water.
- Water9°C47°F
- Air3°C38°F
- Wind12 km/h8 mph
- Waves1.6 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 9°C48°FNo photo yet3.5Poorlater
Dyrhólafjara
Mýrdalshreppur
2.5 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air2°C36°F
- Wind14 km/h9 mph
- Waves2.5 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
3.5PoorlaterKirkjufjara
Mýrdalshreppur
2.5 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 9°C48°F water.
- Water9°C48°F
- Air2°C36°F
- Wind14 km/h9 mph
- Waves2.5 m8 ft
- Paid parking
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Southern Region by area
Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.
Mýrdalshreppur
It is dark in Mýrdalshreppur: 0 of 5 scored beaches look good later. Water is 9°C48°F. Sólheimafjara is the calmest, with 19 km/h12 mph of wind and 2.3 m8 ft waves.
Dark now. 0 of 5 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
4.5FairlaterSólheimafjara
Mýrdalshreppur
Dark there now. Best 9 am later
3.8PoorlaterReynisfjara
Mýrdalshreppur
Dark there now. Best 9 am later
- 9°C48°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one3.8Poorlater
Víkurfjara
Mýrdalshreppur
Dark there now. Best 9 am later
- 9°C48°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one3.5Poorlater
Dyrhólafjara
Mýrdalshreppur
Dark there now. Best 10 am later
3.5PoorlaterKirkjufjara
Mýrdalshreppur
Dark there now. Best 10 am later
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
It is dark in Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður: 0 of 5 scored beaches look good later. Water is 8 to 9°C47°F. Suðurfjörur is the calmest, with 13 km/h8 mph of wind and 1.4 m5 ft waves.
Dark now. 0 of 5 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 5.1Fairlater
Breiðamerkursandur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
- 5.1Fairlater
Diamond Beach
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
- 4.5Fairlater
Austurfjörur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
4.1FairlaterSuðurfjörur
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 4 pm later
- 9°C47°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one3.5Poorlater
Svínafellsfjara
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
Dark there now. Best 4 pm later
Vestmannaeyjabær
It is dark in Vestmannaeyjabær: 0 of 4 scored beaches look good later. Water is 9°C48°F. Gjábakkafjara is the calmest, with 10 km/h6 mph of wind and 2.2 m7 ft waves.
Dark now. 0 of 4 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
4.2FairlaterStafsnes
Vestmannaeyjabær
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
- 9°C48°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one3.5Poorlater
Gjábakkafjara
Vestmannaeyjabær
Dark there now. Best 1 pm later
3.5PoorlaterViðlagafjara
Vestmannaeyjabær
Dark there now. Best 1 pm later
3.5PoorlaterVíkin
Vestmannaeyjabær
Dark there now. Best 1 pm later
Sveitarfélagið Ölfus
It is dark in Sveitarfélagið Ölfus: 0 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 9°C47°F. Hafnarskeið is the calmest, with 10 km/h6 mph of wind and 2.3 m7 ft waves.
Dark now. 0 of 2 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 9°C47°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one3.5Poorlater
Hafnarskeið
Sveitarfélagið Ölfus
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
- 9°C47°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one3.5Poorlater
Þorli
Sveitarfélagið Ölfus
Dark there now. Best 5 pm later
Rangárþing eystra
It is dark in Rangárþing eystra: 0 of 1 scored beach looks good later. Water is 8°C47°F.
Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 8°C47°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one4.3Fairlater
Landeyjasandur
Rangárþing eystra
Dark there now. Best 4 pm later
Sub-areas of Southern Region
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
- 4.5Fairlater
- 5.1Fairlater
- 4.2Fairlater
- 3.5Poorlater
- 4.3Fairlater
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Southern Region beach questions
Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in Southern Region right now?
Breiðamerkursandur has the top Beach Score later: 5.1 Fair, with 11 km/h (7 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in Southern Region today?
Sea water is 8 to 9°C (47 to 48°F) across the 17 scored beaches. The warmest is Stafsnes, at 9°C (48°F).
Where is the sea calmest in Southern Region right now?
Suðurfjörur has the smallest waves, at 1.4 m (5 ft) with 13 km/h (8 mph) of wind.
Which Southern Region beaches have lifeguards?
None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.
What is the best time to go to the beach in Southern Region today?
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 5 pm, at 3.5 Poor. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in Southern Region?
No live cams are listed for Southern Region yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Southern Region?
All 17 beaches in our data for Southern Region are scored live on this page.
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