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Dritvík

Snæfellsbær, Western Region, Iceland

Dritvík 4 photos

  • Djupalonssandur Beach Iceland Travel Photography

    Djupalonssandur Beach Iceland Travel Photography. Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Dritvik 03

    Dritvik 03. Christian Bickel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. Source

  • Dretvik 04

    Dretvik 04. Christian Bickel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. Source

  • Dritvik 01

    Dritvik 01. Christian Bickel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:45 pm
9 am
3.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
16 km/h10 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
2°C36°F
Water
8°C47°F
Wind
149 km/hmph E
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
59%
Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
3.5Poor9 am1610
2.0Poor10 am2314
1.4Poor11 am117
1.4Poor12 pm106
2.5Poor1 pm128
3.0Poor2 pm1610
2.7Poor3 pm159
3.2Poor4 pm1710
3.3Poor5 pm1610
Sat
5.7Good9 am1610
5.1Fair10 am2515
4.9Fair11 am2918
4.9Fair12 pm3019
4.6Fair1 pm3522
4.7Fair2 pm3220
4.8Fair3 pm3321
5.2Fair4 pm2515
6.2Good5 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.6 m. High at 4 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.9 mLow 10 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.9 m6 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.

  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 44%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 34%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 68%
  • Thu2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 75%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Wheelchair accessNot listed
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest airport
18 km11 miRifsflugvöllur (OLI)

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

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