Icelands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our stretch of coast. We're looking at a bit of a slow burn, but there's some definite promise in the longer run.

We start with Monday the 7th of September and honestly, it's a bit of a flat start. The swell is just not there with any real conviction, and the wind is a cross-off fresh breeze, so not worth getting excited about. We're hanging out for better.

Things pick up a little from Tuesday the 8th. We start seeing some SSW groundswell filling in, with a pretty nice long period of 20 seconds, pushing the combined energy up to 1116 (moderate). The problem is, the wind is still cross-off, which keeps things a bit messy. The swell holds through Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th, but it's still not clean.

Now, Friday the 11th of September is where we start to see a glimmer. The wind drops right back to a light breeze from the SE in the morning. That's cross-off, and with a solid 5ft of SSW swell at 15 seconds, the wave energy is up at 1460 (moderate to strong). It's still a touch dicey for beginners at that size, but it's looking really good for experienced surfers. The afternoon sees a slight cross-chop creep in, but the morning is the clear winner here.

Saturday the 12th sees a jump in size, but the wind picks up again, so it’s not as clean.

The real standouts start to appear the following week. Monday the 14th of September is looking prime. Gentle cross-off breeze, with a 6ft swell from the SSW, period at 16 seconds, and a combined energy of 1557 (moderate to strong). This is "excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers" territory, and the energy is really well directed.

But the absolute pick of the whole run, the one you should target if you can, is the weekend of the 20th and 21st of September. Saturday the 19th of September afternoon comes alive with a light breeze from the SSE, a clean 7ft swell from the SSW, period of 16 seconds, and a massive combined energy of 2370 (strong). It's a touch over 8ft, so this is for the experienced crew only, but that’s pumping groundswell with light wind. Sunday the 20th carries on in a similar vein, and Monday the 21st also looks excellent with a light SE breeze.

Keep in mind, these long-range calls for the 20th and 21st are promising, but a bit less certain than the call for the 14th. All these good days are at Icelands (reef). It's fairly consistent and looks to handle that long period SSW groundswell well. I’d expect some crowds on the weekend as word gets out.

So, in short: the first week is a write-off. The second week, starting Friday the 11th, gets interesting, and the period from Monday the 14th, and especially the weekend of the 20th and 21st of September, is where the magic is. Get ready.

Rusty.

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