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4:09 pm 22 Nov 2011

Ideal conditions for surfing at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall

10:43 am 1 Aug 2011


Garur ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 5.0

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Garur Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Iceland – North Coast)

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Name: Garur
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: SE

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Overall Garur Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Garur:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Hafnir 11 mi
Second closest break Grindavik Antenas 19 mi
Third closest break Sandvik 19 mi
Fourth closest break Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) 20 mi
Fifth closest break Grotta 21 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Garur:

Closest wave buoy K5 Buoy 507 mi
Second closest wave buoy K7 Buoy 627 mi
Third closest wave buoy Shetland Buoy 749 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy K4 Buoy 752 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M4 Donegal Bay Buoy 768 mi

Tide stations nearest to Garur:

Closest tide station Sandgerði, Iceland 9 mi
Second closest tide station Reykjavik, Iceland 24 mi
Third closest tide station Reykjavik, Iceland (2) 26 mi
Fourth closest tide station Grundarfjörður, Iceland 35 mi
Fifth closest tide station Patreksfjörður, Iceland 96 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Garur:

Closest ski area Blafjoll (Iceland) 47 mi
Second closest ski area Snjofell (Iceland) 109 mi
Third closest ski area Kerlingarfjöll (Iceland) 114 mi
Fourth closest ski area Akureyri (Iceland) 171 mi
Fifth closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 779 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Garur:

Closest city location Sandgerdi (Iceland) 2 mi
Second closest city location Keflavik (Iceland) 7 mi
Third closest city location Keflavik Airport (Iceland) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Njardvik (Iceland) 10 mi
Fifth closest city location Grindavik (Iceland) 18 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Garur is Keflavik Nas Airport (KEF) in Iceland, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Garur is Reykjavik Airport (RKV), also in Iceland, 37 km (23 miles) away.
  • Third is Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) in Iceland, 140 km (87 miles) away.
  • Patreksfjordur Airport (PFJ) in Iceland is 174 km (108 miles) away.
  • Isafjordur Airport (IFJ), also in Iceland is the fifth nearest airport to Garur and is 221 km (137 miles) away.
Garur break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Garur, Iceland - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Garur sea temperature, Garur photographs, Garur detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Garur webcams, current wind from Iceland - North Coast live weather stations and Garur tide predictions. The Iceland swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Iceland and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Iceland wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Garur.