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Rauðasandur Beach

Vesturbyggð, Westfjords Region, Iceland

Rauðasandur Beach 1 photo

  • Rauðasandur, longest beach in WestFjords - panoramio

    Rauðasandur, longest beach in WestFjords - panoramio. Evgeniy Metyolkin, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:42 pm
9 am
4.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
4.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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
3°C37°F
Water
8°C47°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph E
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
12%
Sunset
5:42 pm
Today
4.3Fair9 am1711
4.8Fair10 am1610
5.6Good11 am149
5.8Good12 pm127
4.7Fair1 pm127
5.9Good2 pm138
6.2Good3 pm106
6.3Good4 pm85
6.3Good5 pm117
Sat
5.6Good10 am2113
5.6Good11 am2415
5.8Good12 pm2616
6.0Good1 pm2415
6.0Good2 pm2415
6.3Good3 pm1912
6.3Good4 pm1912
5.7Good5 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.7 m. High at 5 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.9 m. High at 5 am, 1.0 mLow 11 am, -1.7 m6 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 5 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.7 m6 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 5 am, 1.0 m3 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 34%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 74%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
11 km7 miPatreksfjarðarflugvöllur (PFJ)

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

Nearby beaches

  • Melanesrif5.1 km3.2 mi south-east away
    6.2 Good later
  • Geirseyri14 km9.0 mi north away
    6.1 Good later
  • Sveinseyri20 km13 mi north-east away
    5.9 Good later