Cold-water coast
Ytri Tunga
Snaefellsnes Peninsula · 🇮🇸 Iceland
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Iceland's most dependable seal-watching beach — harbour seals lolling on skerries off golden sand.
Open Ytri Tunga on the interactive map →- Sea temperature
- ~10°C in the warm season
- Water
- Clear, cold North Atlantic
- Sand
- Golden sand and seaweed-draped skerries — a rarity on volcanic Iceland
- Swimming
- Too cold for more than a paddle — this is a wildlife beach
- Best time to visit
- Jun-Aug
- Setting
- A farm shore under the Snæfellsnes mountains where harbour seals haul out on the rocks
- Beach type
- Cold-water coast
- Region
- Europe
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Ytri Tunga: frequently asked questions
Where is Ytri Tunga?
Ytri Tunga is at Snaefellsnes Peninsula, on the coast of Iceland.
What is the sea temperature at Ytri Tunga?
In the warm season the sea at Ytri Tunga reaches about 10°C. Clear, cold North Atlantic.
When is the best time to visit Ytri Tunga?
The best time to visit Ytri Tunga is Jun-Aug. Europe's beach season peaks in July and August, with June and September quieter and cheaper.
What kind of sand does Ytri Tunga have?
Ytri Tunga has golden sand and seaweed-draped skerries — a rarity on volcanic Iceland.
Is Ytri Tunga good for swimming?
Too cold for more than a paddle — this is a wildlife beach.
Photo: Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source
