Surf Forecasts:
Icelands surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 21 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period, SSW swell with 1,245 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 21 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW 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 Sunday (Jun 21) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. 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 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Icelands over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 849 | 869 | 928 | 846 | 777 | 754 | 743 | 933 | 720 | 674 | 568 | 576 | 476 | 476 | 418 | 257 | 272 | 310 | 627 | 677 | 1234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59PM0.87m | 10:57AM1.01m | 11:59PM0.90m | 11:52AM0.88m | 1:00AM0.92m | 12:53PM0.77m | 2:00AM0.95m | 2:01PM0.69m | 2:56AM0.98m | 3:08PM0.64m | 3:47AM1.01m | 4:09PM0.63m | 4:33AM1.04m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.12m | 4:20AM0.29m | 5:10PM0.17m | 5:24AM0.37m | 5:52PM0.22m | 6:40AM0.42m | 6:37PM0.25m | 8:10AM0.43m | 7:25PM0.28m | 9:40AM0.39m | 8:16PM0.28m | 10:42AM0.33m | 9:09PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | 6:23 |
mm | — | 9 | — | 2 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 849 | 869 | 928 | 846 | 777 | 754 | 743 | 933 | 720 | 674 | 568 | 576 | 476 | 476 | 418 | 257 | 272 | 284 | 627 | 677 | 1234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 9 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 12 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 35 | 78 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 310 | 265 | 596 | 471 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 77 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 6 | NW 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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