Northern Lights Diary

Tour Status: CANCELLED

Aurora activity : 2/9 

Weather conditions : NE 7m/s 0°C

Cloud Cover: Fully Clouded

Moon status : Last Quarter Illumination : 45%

Tour Status: CANCELLED

Aurora activity : 2/9 

Weather conditions : NE 10m/s 1°C

Cloud Cover: Fully Clouded

Moon status : Waning Gibbous Illumination : 56

Tour Status: CANCELLED

Aurora activity : 2/9 

Weather conditions : NE 13m/s 2°C

Cloud Cover: Fully Clouded

Moon status : Waning Gibbous Illumination : 67%

Tour Status: RUNNING

Report from Elding: It was completely cloudy when we sailed out tonight. Not a single star was visible. We were hopeful that the sky would clear up soon. While waiting we enjoyed the peace tower and the city lights. However, the sky unfortunately n

Tour at 21:00

Report from Elding: Believing in forecast we were expecting to have clear sky and aurora dancing brighter than yesterday. Unfortunately mother nature had different plans and sky was covered with clouds. The longer we were waiting the bigger gaps between clouds

Report from Eldey: As we left the harbour, there were more clouds in the sky then expected. But the slight breeze we had pushed them away for us within the first hour, revealing a beautiful starfilled sky. It wasn't until two hours after leaving the harbour that the northern lights began appearin

Tour Status: RUNNING

Report from Eldey: It was the last night in Reykjavik for many of our passengers, last chance to see the northern lights. It has been very frustrating the last night with either cloudy skies or just no activity. Tonight we got a very faint look at the a

Tour Status: RUNNING

Report from Eldey: Another stunning evening to be on the bay, mirror calm sea´s is something to appriciate in Iceland especially in November. It was a cloudy evening but the forecast suggested it would clear and it did for a time. 99% moon shone th

Report from Eldey: Clear skies, no winds and a beautiful moon greeted us as we left the harbour this evening. The forecast for the northern lights was very promising, but I guess a forecast isn't always right. We stayed out on the water for 2 1/2 hours, hoping that the lights wou

Tour Status : RUNNING

Report from Eldey: It was cloudy when we left the harbour tonight. We hoped it would clear up but decided to try our luck finding the humpback whale that was seen very close to Viðey island while we waited for the sky to clear up. The whale was no

Report from Eldey:

The forecast for the lights tonight looked more than promising. As we left the harbour we had calm seas and only very thin clouds. But as you learn when you are outside a lot, mother nature is unpredictable and can quickly change her mind. Clouds started

Tour : RUNNING

Report from Eldey: Finally we saw the amazing aurora borealis again! We were excited to sail out again after three nights of cancellations due to stormy weather. The northern lights greeted us as soon as we left the harbour. At first, they were faint but

Tour : CANCELLED 

Aurora activity : 2/9 

Weather conditions : S 5m 9°C

Cloud Cover: Fully Clouded

Moon status : Waxing Gibbous Illumination : 76% 

Tour Status : CANCELLED 

Aurora activity : 2/9 

Weather conditions : S/E 13m 10°C

Cloud Cover: Fully Clouded

Moon status : Waxing Gibbous Illuminati

Tour  : CANCELLED 

Aurora activity : 2/9 

Weather conditions : S/E 12m 8°C

Moon status : First Quarter Illumination : 58% 

Tour status: RUNNING

Tour at 21:00

Report from Eldey: The calm before the storm this evening. Mirror calm seas, probably 15th time this summer, yes we need to appriciate these still nights before they leave us once more, a rare phenomenon in Iceland.

Tour Status: RUNNING

Tour at 21:00

Report from Eldey: Even though the situation was promising tonight and we had a lot of patience on board, the elusive Aurora Borealis decided not to show up to

Tour at 21:00

Report from Eldey: the night started really nice with a huge green arc over the sky as soon as we were leaving the harbour. It last for few minutes and then it vanished. We were waiting next to Esja and we could see som greenish reflections

Tour Status: RUNNING

Report from Eldey: It was raining when we set off from the harbour. According to the forecast there were not supposed to be any low clouds only high clouds. Like the forecast predicted the sky became partly clear between 22-23 o'clock. It stayed cl

Tour Status: RUNNING

Aurora activity : 3/9

Weather conditions : SE 1m/s  5°C 

Cloud cover : Partly clouded

Moon status :  Waxing