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Víkin

Vestmannaeyjabær, Southern Region, Iceland

Víkin 4 photos

  • Litlihöfðahellir 2020

    Litlihöfðahellir 2020. Hörður Pálsson, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Acantilados de Heimaey, Islas Vestman, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-17, DD 062

    Acantilados de Heimaey, Islas Vestman, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-17, DD 062. Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lunder på klippevæg på sydspidsen af Heimaey

    Lunder på klippevæg på sydspidsen af Heimaey. Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • The lighthouse on the southern point of Heimaey

    The lighthouse on the southern point of Heimaey. Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:36 pm
9 am
2.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
8 km/h5 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
5°C40°F
Water
9°C48°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
74%
Sunset
5:36 pm
Today
2.4Poor9 am1811
3.0Poor10 am1711
2.5Poor11 am138
3.2Poor12 pm128
3.9Poor1 pm95
2.8Poor2 pm85
3.7Poor3 pm1711
2.6Poor4 pm1912
3.2Poor5 pm85
Sat
4.1Fair9 am127
3.9Poor10 am106
4.0Fair11 am74
4.4Fair12 pm149
4.3Fair1 pm2214
4.0Fair2 pm2415
4.5Fair3 pm2616
4.8Fair4 pm2817
4.9Fair5 pm3119
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.4 m. High at 3 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.5 mLow 9 am, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.5 m1 ftLow 10 pm, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 4 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.4 m4 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.5 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.

  • Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 21%
  • Mon4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h40 mph, rain 91%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables50 m150 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.4 miVestmannaeyjabær (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miVestmannaeyjaflugvöllur (VEY)

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

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