
Surf Forecasts:
Icelands surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period, S swell with 2,940 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Icelands in the next 16 days are 2.2m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Icelands over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty here.
Honestly, looking at this whole 16-day stretch, the opening week is a bit of a grind. We’ve got a solid pulse of south-southwest groundswell under us right away, but the wind is just shocking for the first few days. It’s mostly cross and cross-onshore, with a fresh breeze and lumpy conditions through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The swell is there, with 4.3ft to 6.2ft on the cards for Icelands (reef), and the combined energy is moderate to strong, reading 1261 to 2141 units through that period, but it’s a messy, ragged sea. It might be tempting because of the size, but you’ll be fighting the chop and the tide, and it just won’t be worth your energy. Thursday afternoon is a write-off with a fresh cross-onshore blowing 22 mph.
The first real sign of life comes on Friday. The morning is still cross and a bit lumpy, but the afternoon starts to clean up with a cross-off breeze as the swell jumps to 7.2ft out of the SSW with a 17-second period. That’s a proper groundswell with some grunt. Then we hit the weekend, and this is where the standout window opens up. Saturday the 8th is the pick of the first week, with clean conditions all day under light cross-off winds, and 6.9ft of SSW swell with a 16-second period. The combined energy is strong at 2182, and this is proper Icelands territory—clean lines, hollow enough to get you on your rail, and that offshore push holding the face up.
Sunday the 9th is almost as good, with 6.2ft of south swell and light cross-off winds keeping it glassy in the morning. The swell direction is slightly more south, which can be a bit more straight at this spot, but the quality is there. The combined energy is still strong at 1771. This is when it’s worth getting out of bed early.
The following week, starting Monday the 10th, sees the winds settle into a consistent south-easterly cross-off pattern, but the swell becomes more inconsistent. Monday afternoon is a gem though—the period spikes to 20 seconds, which is very long-period groundswell, with 3.9ft of south swell. The energy is still strong at 2227, and while the size is less, those long-period lines will have real push and shape. The wave comment says it’s excellent for experienced surfers, and that’s the call. Just know that long-period swells like this can close out a bit at beach breaks, but at a reef like Icelands, it’s where it shines.
Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th bring a bigger pulse again, with 7.2ft and 6.6ft out of the south, but the conditions remain clean with that moderate cross-off breeze. The energy is strong, peaking at 3401 on Tuesday morning, so there’s plenty of power. It’s good, but a notch down from the weekend due to the onshore component being slightly more present.
We roll into the second week with a more settled pattern. The swell backs off a touch but stays consistent in the 4.3ft to 5.9ft range, with light to gentle cross-off winds keeping things clean. It’s not as punchy as the weekend, but it’s steady. Friday the 14th is decent, and then we hit another standout window on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th. Saturday morning has 4.9ft of S swell at 16 seconds with a light breeze—clean and glassy. Sunday morning is similar with 4.9ft at 17 seconds, nice and clean.
But the real highlight of the second week is Monday the 17th. The morning starts with a glassy, 3 mph east-south-east wind and 5.6ft of SSW swell. The wave comment calls it excellent for experienced surfers, and you can see why. The water is clean, the lines are long, and the energy is strong at 2420. That’s your standout for the back half. Tuesday the 18th will also be a good one, with 6.9ft out of the SSW and a gentle cross-off breeze, that’s still a solid day.
Now, regarding the water, for the first break I’m talking about—Icelands—the water temp anomaly isn’t provided in the data I have, so I’ll just say that’s about average for this time of year.
The crowd situation at Icelands is listed as “often”, so expect plenty of company, especially on the best days like Saturday the 8th and Monday the 17th. It’s a reef break that’s fairly consistent, and when it’s good, it’s worth sharing.
One thing to keep in mind is all this swell is over 4.9ft for a lot of the window, and some of it over 8.2ft, so this is not a beginner’s playground. This is expert territory. If you’re a strong
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
838 | 1150 | 1010 | 892 | 773 | 1794 | 2064 | 1611 | 1613 | 1391 | 2735 | 2555 | 2134 | 1818 | 1772 | 1743 | 1437 | 1526 | 1191 | 1195 | 1800 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19AM0.98m | 10:06PM1.03m | 9:53AM0.88m | 10:51PM1.03m | 10:35AM0.77m | 11:50PM1.02m | 11:35AM0.65m | 1:08AM1.01m | 1:23PM0.57m | 2:36AM1.05m | 3:19PM0.57m | 3:52AM1.12m | 4:36PM0.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.07m | 4:11AM0.24m | 4:14PM0.10m | 5:06AM0.29m | 4:54PM0.14m | 6:16AM0.33m | 5:45PM0.19m | 7:49AM0.35m | 6:54PM0.23m | 9:36AM0.30m | 8:19PM0.24m | 10:51AM0.21m | 9:43PM0.21m | ||||||||
6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | |
— | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 |
838 | 1150 | 1010 | 892 | 773 | 1794 | 2064 | 1611 | 1613 | 1391 | 2735 | 2555 | 2134 | 1818 | 1772 | 1743 | 1437 | 1526 | 1191 | 893 | 1800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 20 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SSW 11 | S 19 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 21 | S 20 | S 13 |
257 | 212 | 240 | 183 | 634 | 110 | 60 | 133 | 467 | 765 | 62 | 65 | 48 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 424 | 1195 | 694 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 6 | S 16 | S 21 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | S 12 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 27 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 21 |
149 | 3 | 5 | 323 | 147 | 171 | 11 | 77 | 82 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 66 | 314 | 137 | 404 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 |
17 | 29 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 74 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 2 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
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Information about the Icelands Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Icelands provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Icelands can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Icelands surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Icelands) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Icelands may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.











