Icelands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the coming weeks.

We've got a solid run of swell on the way, starting Thursday the 27th of August. The water's sitting at a warm 85° with no real temperature anomaly, so it's about what you'd expect for this time of year. Icelands is a reef break, so it handles the deeper water well, and it's exposed to the SSW swell, which is exactly what we're getting.

The standout session is Thursday morning, the 27th. We've got a clean 4ft of SSW swell with a long 19-second period, making for some proper groundswell lines. The energy is pumping at a strong 1724 and the wind is a light cross-off from the SE. This is going to be super clean, with long, well-shaped lines running down the reef. It's a little on the small side, but the quality will be high. It's an advanced spot, so you'll want to be comfortable on a reef.

Friday the 28th keeps the fun going with similar conditions. The swell picks up to 6ft on Friday morning and drops a touch to 6ft in the afternoon, still with a clean cross-off wind. The energy dips a bit but remains strong. Saturday the 29th sees a drop in size and a higher risk of thunderstorms, but the wind stays clean. Sunday the 30th is smaller, but the energy is still moderate.

The next real peak looks like Monday the 31st of August, with a 5ft SSW swell, and the energy jumps back up to 2030. This continues into Tuesday the 1st of September, which sees the biggest swell of the whole period at 7ft from the SW, with energy at 2585. That's a lot of power, and with a 17-second period, it's a proper groundswell. This is only for advanced surfers. The wind is clean cross-off most of the time, but there's a risk of thunderstorms.

As we roll into the first week of September, the swell settles back into the 4ft to 5ft range, with clean conditions and light winds. The consistency is good, and the cross-off wind keeps the surface clean. The energy drops back to moderate levels around the 3rd and 4th.

There's a notable gap in the middle of the second week. The 8th of September offers a glassy morning with 3ft of S swell, but the energy is low. The 9th of September also has glassy conditions, but the swell is short-period and small. Things pick up again on the 10th of September, with a clean 4ft of SW swell and the energy climbing back to 1083. That's a promising, but less certain, late-season pulse.

Overall, the best surf is definitely the first few days, with Thursday the 27th and Tuesday the 1st of September being the real highlights. The 1st of September is the biggest and most powerful, but it's a challenge.

Rusty.

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