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Sólheimafjara

Mýrdalshreppur, Southern Region, Iceland

Sólheimafjara 5 photos

  • Douglas C-117 at Sólheimasandur, Iceland, 20240720 1155 2963

    Douglas C-117 at Sólheimasandur, Iceland, 20240720 1155 2963. Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Douglas C-117 at Sólheimasandur, Iceland, 20240720 1153 2957

    Douglas C-117 at Sólheimasandur, Iceland, 20240720 1153 2957. Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Island 2017 312-0

    Island 2017 312-0. Markus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Solheimasandur Plane Wreck, Island (Unsplash)

    Solheimasandur Plane Wreck, Island (Unsplash). sven tillack sventillack, CC0. Source

  • Edin Krnic Iceland Solheimasandur plane wreck

    Edin Krnic Iceland Solheimasandur plane wreck. Travel With Me, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:32 pm
9 am
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.1
11 km/h7 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°C33°F
Water
9°C48°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
24%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
5.2Fair9 am138
5.0Fair10 am149
3.4Poor11 am128
3.7Poor12 pm106
3.3Poor1 pm117
3.2Poor2 pm138
3.1Poor3 pm117
3.4Poor4 pm127
3.1Poor5 pm117
Sat
3.9Poor9 am85
4.4Fair10 am85
4.2Fair11 am106
5.4Fair12 pm53
4.2Fair1 pm159
5.9Good2 pm32
6.2Good3 pm32
4.2Fair4 pm42
4.3Fair5 pm74
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 m. High at 4 am, 0.5 mLow 9 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 10 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 4 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.5 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.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 20%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 78%
  • Thu0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 94%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
46 km29 miVestmannaeyjaflugvöllur (VEY)

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

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