Brimurð
Surf spot · Iceland
Is it worth the trip?
17Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 7 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 2,031kJ
- Wind
- S 28 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 1,044kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 345kJ
- Wind
- SSW 21 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 155kJ
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Sat 7 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 158kJ
- Wind
- SSW 19 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 368kJ
- Wind
- WSW 20 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Mon 9 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 146kJ
- Wind
- NW 13 kn
- Temp
- 1°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 53, poor
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 710, poor
- Sun 85, poor
- Mon 924, poor
- Tue 1010, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 8 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 409kJ | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 10 ft11 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2,031kJ | wind from the south, 28 knots | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 1,044kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 3, poor | 5 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 345kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 155kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 4°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 10, poor | 4 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, poor | 5 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 368kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 24, poor | 5 ft6 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 146kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore | 1°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft6 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the south-west, 21 knots | 7°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:45 −0.7 mHigh 10:25 +0.9 mLow 17:00 −0.7 mHigh 23:11 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:15 −0.7 mHigh 11:52 +0.8 mLow 18:25 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:39 +0.6 mLow 06:42 −0.7 mHigh 13:09 +0.9 mLow 19:32 −0.9 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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the place in full, sources, credits
About Brimurð
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (137°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (317°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Vestmannaeyjar, 4.1 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$965–US$1,800 each
about US$965–US$1,800 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to KEF, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$355–US$737 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$965–US$1,800 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Vestmannaeyjar
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About Vestmannaeyjar its beds, food and every spot near it
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 12h 55m
About 12h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KEF, direct, then 2h 35m by road
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