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Reykjavik

Tide station

Reykjavik in Capital Region, Iceland. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (GMT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

3.5 m (11.4 ft)Today · 3:07 PM

Next low tide

1.6 m (5.1 ft)Today · 9:31 PM

High tide is 4 hr 59 min from now and will rise 1.5 m (5.0 ft).

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

High tide is 4 hr 59 min from now and will rise 1.5 m (5.0 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	High	3:07 PM	3.49 m (11.44 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	Low	9:31 PM	1.57 m (5.14 ft)
Thursday, October 22	High	3:42 AM	3.40 m (11.15 ft)
	Low	9:44 AM	1.50 m (4.92 ft)
	High	3:52 PM	3.71 m (12.16 ft)
	Low	10:10 PM	1.28 m (4.20 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	4:20 AM	3.69 m (12.10 ft)
	Low	10:26 AM	1.20 m (3.93 ft)
	High	4:30 PM	3.93 m (12.88 ft)
	Low	10:45 PM	1.00 m (3.29 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	4:54 AM	3.98 m (13.05 ft)
	Low	11:04 AM	0.92 m (3.01 ft)
	High	5:05 PM	4.13 m (13.54 ft)
	Low	11:19 PM	0.76 m (2.50 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	5:28 AM	4.25 m (13.93 ft)
	Low	11:40 AM	0.69 m (2.28 ft)
	High	5:40 PM	4.29 m (14.07 ft)
	Low	11:54 PM	0.58 m (1.92 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	6:03 AM	4.46 m (14.64 ft)
	Low	12:18 PM	0.55 m (1.82 ft)
	High	6:17 PM	4.39 m (14.39 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	12:30 AM	0.49 m (1.62 ft)
	High	6:39 AM	4.60 m (15.09 ft)
	Low	12:57 PM	0.51 m (1.68 ft)
	High	6:55 PM	4.40 m (14.43 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	1:08 AM	0.50 m (1.65 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	7:18 AM	4.63 m (15.18 ft)

See more tides through Monday, November 30

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	Low	1:39 PM	0.58 m (1.90 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	7:35 PM	4.30 m (14.11 ft)
Thursday, October 29	Low	1:49 AM	0.62 m (2.03 ft)
	High	8:00 AM	4.53 m (14.87 ft)
	Low	2:24 PM	0.75 m (2.44 ft)
	High	8:20 PM	4.10 m (13.44 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	2:33 AM	0.83 m (2.71 ft)
	High	8:47 AM	4.32 m (14.19 ft)
	Low	3:14 PM	0.99 m (3.23 ft)
	High	9:10 PM	3.81 m (12.51 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	3:22 AM	1.10 m (3.62 ft)
	High	9:43 AM	4.04 m (13.27 ft)
	Low	4:15 PM	1.25 m (4.11 ft)
	High	10:15 PM	3.51 m (11.51 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	4:24 AM	1.39 m (4.58 ft)
	High	10:56 AM	3.77 m (12.36 ft)
	Low	5:30 PM	1.46 m (4.80 ft)
	High	11:41 PM	3.29 m (10.81 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	5:45 AM	1.61 m (5.29 ft)
	High	12:23 PM	3.60 m (11.83 ft)
	Low	6:53 PM	1.53 m (5.01 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	1:09 AM	3.27 m (10.71 ft)
	Low	7:14 AM	1.65 m (5.40 ft)
	High	1:45 PM	3.60 m (11.81 ft)
	Low	8:10 PM	1.43 m (4.71 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	2:25 AM	3.40 m (11.16 ft)
	Low	8:33 AM	1.51 m (4.95 ft)
	High	2:54 PM	3.70 m (12.13 ft)
	Low	9:14 PM	1.26 m (4.13 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	3:25 AM	3.62 m (11.89 ft)
	Low	9:36 AM	1.29 m (4.24 ft)
	High	3:49 PM	3.83 m (12.56 ft)
	Low	10:04 PM	1.07 m (3.52 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	4:14 AM	3.86 m (12.66 ft)
	Low	10:26 AM	1.08 m (3.55 ft)
	High	4:35 PM	3.94 m (12.93 ft)
	Low	10:45 PM	0.92 m (3.02 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	4:54 AM	4.06 m (13.34 ft)
	Low	11:09 AM	0.93 m (3.04 ft)
	High	5:14 PM	4.01 m (13.17 ft)
	Low	11:21 PM	0.82 m (2.71 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	5:30 AM	4.22 m (13.85 ft)
	Low	11:46 AM	0.84 m (2.77 ft)
	High	5:49 PM	4.04 m (13.27 ft)
	Low	11:55 PM	0.79 m (2.58 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	6:04 AM	4.32 m (14.16 ft)
	Low	12:21 PM	0.84 m (2.74 ft)
	High	6:21 PM	4.03 m (13.23 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	12:27 AM	0.81 m (2.65 ft)
	High	6:36 AM	4.35 m (14.26 ft)
	Low	12:55 PM	0.89 m (2.93 ft)
	High	6:52 PM	3.98 m (13.06 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	12:59 AM	0.88 m (2.89 ft)
	High	7:08 AM	4.31 m (14.15 ft)
	Low	1:28 PM	1.00 m (3.28 ft)
	High	7:22 PM	3.89 m (12.76 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	1:31 AM	1.00 m (3.27 ft)
	High	7:41 AM	4.22 m (13.84 ft)
	Low	2:01 PM	1.14 m (3.74 ft)
	High	7:54 PM	3.76 m (12.32 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	2:04 AM	1.15 m (3.76 ft)
	High	8:15 AM	4.07 m (13.36 ft)
	Low	2:37 PM	1.30 m (4.27 ft)
	High	8:29 PM	3.59 m (11.77 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	2:40 AM	1.32 m (4.33 ft)
	High	8:52 AM	3.89 m (12.76 ft)
	Low	3:15 PM	1.47 m (4.83 ft)
	High	9:09 PM	3.40 m (11.15 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	3:20 AM	1.51 m (4.96 ft)
	High	9:36 AM	3.69 m (12.10 ft)
	Low	4:02 PM	1.64 m (5.38 ft)
	High	10:01 PM	3.21 m (10.53 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	4:09 AM	1.70 m (5.59 ft)
	High	10:32 AM	3.50 m (11.48 ft)
	Low	5:03 PM	1.77 m (5.82 ft)
	High	11:16 PM	3.07 m (10.08 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	5:16 AM	1.85 m (6.08 ft)
	High	11:45 AM	3.37 m (11.06 ft)
	Low	6:17 PM	1.82 m (5.97 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	12:39 AM	3.06 m (10.04 ft)
	Low	6:37 AM	1.89 m (6.21 ft)
	High	1:00 PM	3.35 m (10.98 ft)
	Low	7:28 PM	1.75 m (5.73 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	1:48 AM	3.18 m (10.43 ft)
	Low	7:50 AM	1.79 m (5.87 ft)
	High	2:04 PM	3.42 m (11.23 ft)
	Low	8:27 PM	1.58 m (5.17 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	2:44 AM	3.39 m (11.11 ft)
	Low	8:51 AM	1.59 m (5.21 ft)
	High	2:59 PM	3.57 m (11.71 ft)
	Low	9:17 PM	1.35 m (4.45 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	3:32 AM	3.65 m (11.97 ft)
	Low	9:42 AM	1.34 m (4.40 ft)
	High	3:46 PM	3.75 m (12.30 ft)
	Low	10:00 PM	1.12 m (3.68 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	4:15 AM	3.93 m (12.90 ft)
	Low	10:29 AM	1.09 m (3.58 ft)
	High	4:30 PM	3.94 m (12.93 ft)
	Low	10:43 PM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	4:56 AM	4.21 m (13.81 ft)
	Low	11:14 AM	0.87 m (2.86 ft)
	High	5:13 PM	4.11 m (13.49 ft)
	Low	11:25 PM	0.73 m (2.39 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	5:38 AM	4.44 m (14.57 ft)
	Low	11:59 AM	0.71 m (2.32 ft)
	High	5:56 PM	4.23 m (13.89 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	12:08 AM	0.62 m (2.03 ft)
	High	6:22 AM	4.60 m (15.08 ft)
	Low	12:44 PM	0.62 m (2.03 ft)
	High	6:40 PM	4.27 m (14.02 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	12:52 AM	0.59 m (1.92 ft)
	High	7:07 AM	4.65 m (15.25 ft)
	Low	1:30 PM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
	High	7:27 PM	4.22 m (13.85 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	1:39 AM	0.64 m (2.10 ft)
	High	7:54 AM	4.59 m (15.06 ft)
	Low	2:20 PM	0.69 m (2.26 ft)
	High	8:17 PM	4.08 m (13.38 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	2:27 AM	0.77 m (2.54 ft)
	High	8:46 AM	4.43 m (14.53 ft)
	Low	3:12 PM	0.83 m (2.74 ft)
	High	9:12 PM	3.88 m (12.71 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	3:20 AM	0.97 m (3.18 ft)
	High	9:43 AM	4.20 m (13.79 ft)
	Low	4:09 PM	1.02 m (3.35 ft)
	High	10:15 PM	3.66 m (12.02 ft)
Monday, November 30	Low	4:20 AM	1.20 m (3.92 ft)

This water today

The afternoon high of 3.5 m (11.4 ft) is 0.4 m (1.3 ft) above the morning high. The tide at Reykjavik is rising toward a high of 3.5 m (11.4 ft) at 3:07 PM. The highest tide on this page is 4.6 m (15.3 ft) on Thursday, November 26, in 36 days. That is 1.2 m (3.9 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. That is 7 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Wednesday, October 21, 2026. That is today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Reykjavik. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:35 AM and sunset is 5:48 PM. The tides are a high of 3.1 m (10.3 ft) at 2:52 AM, a low of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) at 8:53 AM, a high of 3.5 m (11.4 ft) at 3:07 PM, and a low of 1.6 m (5.1 ft) at 9:31 PM. The low at 8:53 AM is 18 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Snow, 5°C, wind 12 kn E, rain 0.6 mm, waves 0.9 m (3.0 ft), pressure 997 hPa (29.45 in), falling.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 86% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:38 AM and sunset is 5:45 PM. The tides are a high of 3.4 m (11.1 ft) at 3:42 AM, a low of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) at 9:44 AM, a high of 3.7 m (12.2 ft) at 3:52 PM, and a low of 1.3 m (4.2 ft) at 10:10 PM. The low at 9:44 AM is 66 minutes after sunrise. The high at 3:52 PM is 113 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Snow, 3°C, wind 11 kn E, rain 2.6 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:41 AM and sunset is 5:41 PM. The tides are a high of 3.7 m (12.1 ft) at 4:20 AM, a low of 1.2 m (3.9 ft) at 10:26 AM, a high of 3.9 m (12.9 ft) at 4:30 PM, and a low of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 10:45 PM. The low at 10:26 AM is 105 minutes after sunrise. The high at 4:30 PM is 71 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Fog, 3°C, wind 11 kn E.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:44 AM and sunset is 5:38 PM. The tides are a high of 4.0 m (13.0 ft) at 4:54 AM, a low of 0.9 m (3.0 ft) at 11:04 AM, a high of 4.1 m (13.5 ft) at 5:05 PM, and a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 11:19 PM. The high at 5:05 PM is 33 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 3°C, wind 10 kn E, rain 0.2 mm.

Sunday

The moon is a full moon, about 100% lit, so the highs run larger. Sunrise is 8:48 AM and sunset is 5:35 PM. The tides are a high of 4.2 m (13.9 ft) at 5:28 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 11:40 AM, a high of 4.3 m (14.1 ft) at 5:40 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (1.9 ft) at 11:54 PM. The high at 5:40 PM is 5 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 2°C, wind 10 kn N.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 2.77 m (9.07 ft)
Mean high water: 3.83 m (12.55 ft)
Mean low water: 1.06 m (3.47 ft)
Mean sea level: 2.47 m (8.09 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, lowest astronomical tide. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 5:55 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:51 AM
Dawn: 7:46 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:46 AM to 8:05 AM
Golden hour, morning: 8:05 AM to 9:51 AM
Sunrise: 8:36 AM
Solar noon: 1:12 PM
Golden hour, evening: 4:33 PM to 6:18 PM
Sunset: 5:47 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:18 PM to 6:37 PM
Dusk: 6:37 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:32 PM
Last light: 8:28 PM
Day length: 9 hours 11 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 76% lit
Moonrise: 5:13 PM
Moonset: 1:13 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Wednesday 5°C
Snow
12 kn E · Rain 0.6 mm · 997 hPa (29.45 in), falling · Waves 0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Thursday 3°C
Snow
11 kn E · Rain 2.6 mm
Friday 3°C
Fog
11 kn E
Saturday 3°C
Partly cloudy
10 kn E · Rain 0.2 mm
Sunday 2°C
Partly cloudy
10 kn N

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Marinas

Brokeyunder 0.1 mi
Vesturvör2.2 mi
Smábátahöfn við Vesturvör2.4 mi
Kópavogshöfn2.7 mi
Snarfarahöfn3.1 mi
Flensborgarhöfn6.0 mi

Beaches

Skarfaklettur2.0 mi
Ylströndin í Nauthólsvík2.0 mi
Áttæringsvör2.3 mi
Virkisfjara2.4 mi
Hulduvör2.4 mi
Bæjarvör2.5 mi

Parks

Arnarhóll0.1 mi
Lýðveldisgarðurinn0.2 mi
Bakarabrekkan0.2 mi
Fógetagarðurinn0.3 mi
Alþingisgarðurinn0.3 mi
Mæðragarðurinn0.4 mi

Nature reserves

Akurey1.8 mi
Valhúsahæð1.9 mi
Laugarás2.0 mi
Fossvogsbakkar2.2 mi
Bakkatjörn2.5 mi
Borgir2.7 mi

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