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Víkurfjara

Mýrdalshreppur, Southern Region, Iceland

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:31 pm
9 am
2.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
10 am
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.9
20 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°C38°F
Water
9°C48°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
2.5 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
25%
Sunset
5:31 pm
Today
2.9Poor9 am1811
5.0Fair10 am1610
3.4Poor11 am1610
3.1Poor12 pm1610
3.1Poor1 pm159
2.9Poor2 pm1610
2.8Poor3 pm1610
2.6Poor4 pm1912
2.9Poor5 pm2012
Sat
3.8Poor9 am3119
3.1Poor10 am3119
4.1Fair11 am2817
3.6Poor12 pm2717
4.5Fair1 pm2012
4.2Fair2 pm138
6.0Good3 pm127
5.7Good4 pm117
4.4Fair5 pm106
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, 0.4 mLow 9 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 10 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 4 am, 0.4 m1 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, 0.4 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 26%
  • Mon4.4 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

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
840 m0.5 miVík í Mýrdal
Nearest town
760 m0.5 miVík (village)
Nearest airport
63 km39 miVestmannaeyjaflugvöllur (VEY)

Nearby places

  • Smiðjan BrugghúsFood and drink
    480 m0.3 mi
  • HalldórskaffiRegional
    500 m0.3 mi
  • Hótel Vík CaféFood and drink
    510 m0.3 mi
  • The Soup CompanyFood and drink
    630 m0.4 mi
  • Black Crust PizzeriaPizza
    750 m0.5 mi

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

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