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Kirkjufjara

Mýrdalshreppur, Southern Region, Iceland

Kirkjufjara 5 photos

  • Black sand beach, Iceland

    Black sand beach, Iceland. Daniel Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dyrhólaey, Kirkjufjara Beach, Iceland - 20633348428

    Dyrhólaey, Kirkjufjara Beach, Iceland - 20633348428. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dyrhólaey, Kirkjufjara Beach, Iceland - 20811538952

    Dyrhólaey, Kirkjufjara Beach, Iceland - 20811538952. dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dyrhólaey Peninsula, Iceland, 20240720 1039 2910

    Dyrhólaey Peninsula, Iceland, 20240720 1039 2910. Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Dyrhólaey view from Kirkjufjara, July 2019

    Dyrhólaey view from Kirkjufjara, July 2019. Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:32 pm
9 am
2.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
19 km/h12 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
9°C48°F
Wind
149 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
52%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
2.6Poor9 am106
3.8Poor10 am96
3.3Poor11 am128
3.3Poor12 pm138
3.1Poor1 pm159
2.8Poor2 pm1711
2.6Poor3 pm1811
2.9Poor4 pm1912
2.6Poor5 pm1912
Sat
4.6Fair9 am2314
3.3Poor10 am2515
3.7Poor11 am1912
4.7Fair12 pm128
5.1Fair1 pm96
6.0Good2 pm127
6.2Good3 pm74
6.0Good4 pm85
4.7Fair5 pm43
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, 0.4 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.4 mLow 9 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 10 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.4 m5 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.

  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 26%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 20%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 34%
  • Wed2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 77%
  • Thu1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 95%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Picnic tables380 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.7 km3.5 miVík (village)
Nearest airport
58 km36 miVestmannaeyjaflugvöllur (VEY)

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

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