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Skarðsvík

Snæfellsbær, Western Region, Iceland

Skarðsvík 4 photos

  • Strand an der Südwestspitze von Snæfellsnes - panoramio

    Strand an der Südwestspitze von Snæfellsnes - panoramio. Jürgen Regel, Marian…, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Skarðsvík Beach

    Skarðsvík Beach. Chixoy, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Skarðsvìk bay - Iceland - panoramio

    Skarðsvìk bay - Iceland - panoramio. diego_cue, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Skarðsvìk bay - Iceland - panoramio (1)

    Skarðsvìk bay - Iceland - panoramio (1). diego_cue, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:45 pm
9 am
4.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
7 km/h4 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
9°C47°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
37%
Sunset
5:45 pm
Today
4.3Fair9 am96
4.5Fair10 am96
3.1Poor11 am127
3.1Poor12 pm159
3.9Poor1 pm106
3.1Poor2 pm85
4.1Fair3 pm127
3.9Poor4 pm149
3.0Poor5 pm74
Sat
5.4Fair9 am1711
5.6Good10 am1610
5.4Fair11 am1610
3.2Poor12 pm2717
4.8Fair1 pm3019
5.0Fair2 pm2817
5.7Good3 pm2415
6.1Good4 pm1811
6.2Good5 pm159
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 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 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.

  • Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 48%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 53%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 32%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 53%
  • Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 66%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables70 m240 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.3 km3.9 miHellissandur (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miRifsflugvöllur (OLI)

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

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