Surf-Forecast | Sandvik Surf Guide

Lat Long: 63.82° N 22.62° W

Issued: 5 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandvik sea temperature is

8.3°C

Sandvik surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Sandvik Surf Guide

Sandvik in Reykjanes Peninsula is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Take care of the strong rips here.

Sandvik Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	consistent	8.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sandvik:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sandvik occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Sandvik (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sandvik with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in February while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

15%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sandvik Location Map

Interactive Sandvik surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Sandvik is Keflavik Nas Airport (KEF) in Iceland, which is 19 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sandvik is Reykjavik Airport (RKV), also in Iceland, 48 km (30 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sandvik Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 8 November 2026, 00:29 Local Time

m, °C	Sat	Sunday 08
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	8	8	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at Sandvik

Current tide and informaton

For Grindavik Antenas, 9 km from Sandvik.

Next High Water: 05:18am | 3.1m

Next Low Water: 11:28am | 0.27m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Sandvik Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.3 °C) at Sandvik is very cold today and the windchill (4.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.