Landeyjasandur

Rangárþing eystra, Southern Region, Iceland

No photo of Landeyjasandur yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:36 pm

9 am
3.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

10 am
2.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

11 am
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
3.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
2.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
4.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
4.3
6 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: 0°C32°F
Water: 8°C47°F
Wind: 106 km/hmph ENE
Gusts: 138 km/hmph
Waves: 2.2 m7 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 78%
Sunset: 5:36 pm

Today

3.1Poor9 am74

2.4Poor10 am53

3.0Poor11 am53

3.8Poor12 pm74

2.7Poor1 pm85

4.0Fair2 pm74

4.1Fair3 pm74

4.2Fair4 pm74

4.3Fair5 pm64

Sat

4.1Fair9 am1610

4.3Fair10 am117

4.2Fair11 am138

4.3Fair12 pm117

5.9Good1 pm138

5.7Good2 pm1610

5.7Good3 pm1811

5.9Good4 pm1811

6.0Good5 pm1711

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 9 am, -1.4 m5 ft
High 3 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
Low 10 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
High 4 am, 0.6 m2 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 28 km/h18 mph, rain 21%
Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 27%
Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 65%
Thu0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h35 mph, rain 91%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest airport: 22 km14 miVestmannaeyjaflugvöllur (VEY)

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

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3.5 Poor later