Icelands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's talk waves.

We've got a solid run of swell on the cards at Icelands, a reef setup. The water is sitting at 85°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year – not a huge deal, but something to keep in mind if you're not used to tropical temps. The wind is looking mostly cross-offshore out of the SE, which is exactly what this spot wants to keep things clean.

The action kicks off this Friday morning the 28th. We're looking at a solid 6ft SSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period, pumping in some serious energy (1713). The light 10 km/h SE cross-offshore breeze is going to have it peeling nicely. This is proper, powerful reef break territory though – 6ft on a long-period groundswell is for experienced surfers only. The afternoon holds similar size at 6ft, still clean.

Saturday the 29th drops off a touch to 4ft, but it's still clean. The wind picks up a bit to 20 km/h, but it stays cross-offshore so it's still rideable. The bigger energy shows up again on Sunday the 30th. The morning has a smaller 3ft wave, but with a ludicrous 21-second period and light winds, it’ll be those long, waiting sets. The energy reading (1212) is still moderate to strong for that height, so even though it's small, there's plenty of push in those waves. It could be a bit weird and walled up at a beach break, but on this reef, with that SSW direction, it's going to be a standout session for the patient surfer.

Now, the best of the bunch looks like the beginning of next week. Monday the 31st has a 5ft SSW groundswell building into the afternoon at 6ft from the SW, with energy jumping to a strong 2285 and clean conditions. Tuesday the 1st of September is the highlight. The morning sees a 7ft SW groundswell, 17-second period, and the energy is a very powerful 2583. The wind is a light 15 km/h cross-offshore. This is big, powerful, and clean – expert territory for sure. Wednesday the 2nd follows it up with a still-strong 6ft, keeping the swell train going.

After that, the swell slowly backs off through the end of the first week and into the second week, with heights dropping from 5ft down to 3ft by the 5th. The winds stay mostly favourable, but the energy drops off. There's a nice spike on the morning of Sunday the 6th – a 6ft S swell (1442 energy) with a clean 20 km/h offshore from the ESE. That's worth a look for the advanced crew if you're still keen.

Further out, around Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th, we see another pulse of 6ft to 7ft SSW swell rolling in. The energy is pushing nearly 2000 and the wind on Saturday the 12th looks clean again with light cross-offshore breezes. This is a long-range call, so it's something to keep an eye on – a promising but not certain option for the second weekend. The Friday the 11th has cross-onshore wind, so it’ll be a bit lumpy.

So, the standout window is Monday the 31st through Wednesday the 2nd of September. Saturday the 12th is the one to watch in the second week.

Rusty, signing off.

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