Rule Northern Lights

Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Iceland, Iceland

Coastal photography conditions in Iceland. Track dramatic seascapes at Reynisfjara, Stokksnes, Diamond Beach.

Next potential opportunity

Reynisfjara

Vik, South, Iceland

Starting in ~5h 18m

Low confidence

Location status

0 of 10 locations currently active

Reynisfjara

Inactive

Black sand beach with basalt columns

Vik, South, Iceland

Right now: Solar Elevation too high (-4°, ≤ -8.0°)

Next opportunity in ~5h 18m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Dyrhólaey

Inactive

Dramatic arch and puffin cliffs

Vik, South, Iceland

Right now: Solar Elevation too high (-4°, ≤ -8.0°)

Next opportunity in ~5h 18m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Diamond Beach

Inactive

Icebergs on black volcanic sand

Hofn, East, Iceland

Right now: Solar Elevation too high (-6°, ≤ -8.0°)

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Stokksnes

Inactive

Vestrahorn mountain and black sand dunes

Hofn, East, Iceland

Right now: Solar Elevation too high (-6°, ≤ -8.0°)

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Arnarstapi

Inactive

Snæfellsnes coastal rock formations

Hellnar, West, Iceland

Right now: Visibility too low (87.0, ≥ 8000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 5h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Djúpalónssandur

Inactive

Pearl beach with lifting stones

Hellissandur, West, Iceland

Right now: Visibility too low (44.0, ≥ 8000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~7h 18m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Lóndrangar

Inactive

Basalt sea stacks on Snæfellsnes

Hellnar, West, Iceland

Right now: Visibility too low (87.0, ≥ 8000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 5h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Hvítserkur

Inactive

Iconic troll rock sea stack

Hvammstangi, Northwest, Iceland

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (97%, ≤ 30.0%)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 10h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Borgarfjordur Eystri

Inactive

Remote east fjords coastline

Egilsstaðir, East, Iceland

Right now: Visibility too low (5km, ≥ 8000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 11h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Raudisandur

Inactive

Rare red sand beach in Westfjords

Patreksfjordur, Westfjords, Iceland

Right now: Visibility too low (104.0, ≥ 8000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 5h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik

Next opportunity

Good Chance of Aurora

Dyrhólaey

Tomorrow · 24:00–03:00 · 3h window

Medium confidence

47%

🌌Aurora Quality65.2%

Kp Index: Kp 5 (Unsettled)

Sun Elevation: -39.1° (Astronomical night)

Cloud Cover: 2%

Good Chance of Aurora

Reynisfjara

Tomorrow · 24:00–03:00

🌌Aurora Quality:65.2%

Medium

Excellent Chance of Aurora

Djúpalónssandur

Tomorrow · 02:00–03:00

🌌Aurora Quality:95%

High

Excellent Chance of Aurora

Arnarstapi

Fri, Feb 13 · 24:00–04:00

🌌Aurora Quality:80.8-90.2%

Low

Excellent Chance of Aurora

Raudisandur

Fri, Feb 13 · 24:00–03:00

🌌Aurora Quality:80.8-95%

Low

Excellent Chance of Aurora

Lóndrangar

Fri, Feb 13 · 24:00–04:00

🌌Aurora Quality:80.8-90.2%

Low

Excellent Chance of Aurora

Djúpalónssandur

Fri, Feb 13 · 01:00–04:00

🌌Aurora Quality:80.8-95%

Low

+6 more windows in the next 10 days

What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 5 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

7 Sat

8 Sun

9 Mon

10 Tue

Aurora Activity (≥ 50.0%)

96% blocked

Aurora Quality (≥ 50.0%)

95% blocked

Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 30.0%)

74% blocked

Solar Elevation (≤ -8.0°)

42% blocked

Visibility (≥ 8000.0m)

23% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 5 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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