Húsavik, Iceland
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nor Ur Ing, is 182 km away. Nearest airport: EGS (EGS), 37 km.
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About Húsavik
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces E (100°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (280°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 9°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nor Ur Ing, is 182 km away. Nearest airport: EGS (EGS), 37 km.
Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Nor Ur Ing, is 182 km away. Nearest airport: EGS (EGS), 37 km.
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 9, too small | 2 ft11 scrumbling | 138kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 9°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 40, fair | 8 ft8 smushy | 642kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 5, too small | 4 ft9 smushy | 219kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 7°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 31, too small | 5 ft7 smushy | 167kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 3°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 52, good | 7 ft7 smushy | 425kJ | wind from the east, 2 knots | 4°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 17, too small | 4 ft8 ssoft | 169kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 3°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 23, too small | 4 ft8 ssoft | 183kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 0 knots | 3°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 31, too small | 5 ft5 smushy | 154kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 2°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 53, good | 7 ft8 ssoft | 678kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 3°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 49, good | 6 ft7 smushy | 388kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 2°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Húsavik
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (5 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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