Beach
both
Level 5/10
Þorlákshöfn
South Coast, Iceland
🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote
Þorlákshöfn (Thorlakshofn) is Iceland's most accessible surf spot—a black volcanic sand beach on the south coast that receives consistent North Atlantic swells. The water is brutally cold (6mm wetsuit minimum), and the weather can be brutal, but the waves are real and the setting is otherworldly: glaciers in the background, volcanic sand underfoot, and the possibility of Northern Lights while you surf. Arctic surfing at its most extreme and beautiful.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
5.3m
SSW(209°)
Score: 2/25
Period
20s
Long period groundswell
Score: 15/25
Wind
45km/h
NE(52°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
3°C
0.0mm96%
Windswell Component
1.0mENE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.4mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
Location & Conditions
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Strike Score Breakdown
14
PoorComponents
Swell Direction19/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period15/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score14/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score14
🤢 Morning Sickness
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SSW (200°)
- Direction range
- 170° - 250°
- Size range
- 1m - 3.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.8m
- Height multiplier
- 0.92×
- Ideal period
- 14s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- N (0°)
- Offshore range
- 315° - 45°
- Best window
- both
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- all
- Optimal range
- 0.5m - 2.5m
Water temp
9°C
Wetsuit
6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
1/10
Access: Drive from Reykjavik. Beach access near harbor.
Best Season
Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
Secondary: Apr, Aug
Autumn-winter has most swell. Summer has midnight sun but less waves.
Getting There
Airport
KEFDrive time
50 minData quality
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