Surf Forecasts:
Icelands surf forecast from 17 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 21 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, SW swell with 1,005 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Icelands this week:
The surf forecast for Icelands over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Icelands in the next 16 days are 1.4m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 10s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Icelands over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 447 | 394 | 413 | 498 | 175 | 154 | 214 | 360 | 748 | 849 | 869 | 928 | 846 | 777 | 754 | 833 | 1005 | 818 | 740 | 568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14PM0.81m | 8:28AM1.32m | 9:07PM0.83m | 9:17AM1.24m | 10:01PM0.85m | 10:06AM1.13m | 10:59PM0.87m | 10:57AM1.01m | 11:59PM0.90m | 11:52AM0.88m | 1:00AM0.92m | 12:53PM0.77m | 2:00AM0.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM-0.01m | 1:38AM0.06m | 3:01PM0.02m | 2:29AM0.12m | 3:45PM0.07m | 3:23AM0.20m | 4:28PM0.12m | 4:20AM0.29m | 5:10PM0.17m | 5:24AM0.37m | 5:52PM0.22m | 6:40AM0.42m | 6:37PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 244 | 447 | 394 | 413 | 498 | 175 | 90 | 128 | 360 | 748 | 849 | 869 | 928 | 846 | 777 | 754 | 833 | 1005 | 818 | 740 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | NW 8 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 407 | 180 | 151 | 142 | 10 | 81 | 154 | 122 | 65 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 12 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 6 | — | 10 | 12 | 75 | 214 | 120 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 124 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 4 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | — | 14 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 38 |
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