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Breiðamerkursandur

Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður, Southern Region, Iceland

Breiðamerkursandur 5 photos

  • Diamond Beach, Merritt Island, Iceland (Unsplash)

    Diamond Beach, Merritt Island, Iceland (Unsplash). lydia harper lids_harper, CC0. Source

  • Diamond On The Beach

    Diamond On The Beach. Luís Ascenso, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • 2022-05-27 12-36-24 Island - Fagurhólsmýri 69.7

    2022-05-27 12-36-24 Island - Fagurhólsmýri 69.7. Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2022-05-27 12-53-11 Island - Fagurhólsmýri 68.0

    2022-05-27 12-53-11 Island - Fagurhólsmýri 68.0. Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fish in the Foam - Flickr - Eric Kilby

    Fish in the Foam - Flickr - Eric Kilby. Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:17 pm
9 am
2.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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
2°C36°F
Water
9°C47°F
Wind
32 km/hmph N
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
78%
Sunset
5:17 pm
Today
2.4Poor9 am74
3.1Poor10 am53
3.2Poor11 am21
3.1Poor12 pm32
3.9Poor1 pm43
3.7Poor2 pm74
3.6Poor3 pm53
4.4Fair4 pm74
4.1Fair5 pm74
Sat
3.5Poor9 am85
3.5Poor10 am32
3.0Poor11 am2113
3.3Poor12 pm159
3.4Poor1 pm149
5.0Fair2 pm1711
3.7Poor3 pm138
3.5Poor4 pm1711
3.7Poor5 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.3 m. High at 3 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.4 m. High at 3 am, 0.3 mLow 9 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 9 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 3 am, 0.3 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 46%
  • Thu1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 89%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 560 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
540 m0.3 miJökulsárlón
Nearest airport
29 km18 miFagurhólsmýrarflugvöllur (FAG)

Nearby places

  • Northern lights biteFood and drink
    560 m0.3 mi
  • Jökulsárlón CaféFood and drink
    600 m0.4 mi

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

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