Stokksnes
Surf spot · Iceland
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft14 smushy
- Energy
- 464kJ
- Wind
- SSW 28 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 888kJ
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 281kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 103kJ
- Wind
- W 1 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft12 s
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- SW 25 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Mon 9 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 118kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 3°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 211, too small
- Tue 321, poor
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 534, poor
- Fri 651, fair
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 89, too small
- Mon 953, fair
- Tue 1017, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 7 °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 | 11, too small | 3 ft9 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 122kJ | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 21, poor | 4 ft14 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 464kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 28 knots | 9°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 888kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 34, poor | 5 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 281kJ | wind from the west, 6 knots | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 51, fair | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the west, 1 knot | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | under 1 ft12 s1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the south-west, 25 knots | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 53, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 118kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 3°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | -1°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 02:32 −0.6 mHigh 09:14 +0.7 mLow 15:44 −0.5 mHigh 21:53 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:01 −0.6 mHigh 10:42 +0.6 mLow 17:06 −0.6 mHigh 23:24 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:32 −0.6 mHigh 12:02 +0.6 mLow 18:15 −0.6 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
- Nov1of 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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About Stokksnes
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (152°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (332°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 10°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Hofn, 12 km (about 25 min by car). Nearest airport: Hornafjörður Airport (HFN), 14 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.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 12 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Hofn, 12 km (about 25 min by car). Nearest airport: Hornafjörður Airport (HFN), 14 km.
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