About
Gufufoss is a waterfall on the Fjarðará river in East Iceland.
Map of Gufufoss
Gufufoss is in East Iceland at 65.2400°N, 14.0575°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there
- Alongside Road 93 (the Fjarðaheiði mountain-pass road) · near Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland
Off the main road
- 0.1 km from Route 93
Nearest town
- Seyðisfjörður — 2.2 km away
Distance from Reykjavík
- 394 km in a straight line
What else is close
- 175 mapped places within 20 km
Named for the steam/mist it gives off (Icelandic gufa = steam)
Sits right beside Road 93 over the Fjarðaheiði pass into Seyðisfjörður
Board notes access to it is very good (roadside)
Gufufoss weather and conditions
At Gufufoss in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 03:15 (Iceland time): 5°C (feels like 2°C), overcast, wind 2 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 50 m (sunrise 05:32, sunset 20:21). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 03:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
Cars & campers
Tours near Gufufoss
Photos & videos
Reviews
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Múlafoss1 km
- 2
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Vestdalsfossar6 km - 4
Klifbrekkufossar7 km - 5
Fardagafoss12 km
Waterfalls
4 waterfalls near East Iceland
Hot Springs
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Public_bath hot spring
Campsites
The camp site at Seyðisfjörður is well located close to the center of town with all…
The camp site is located on the grass next to the guesthouse Sólbrekka and is for tendts…
Camp Egilsstadir Campsite is open all year round with toilet and shower facilities open…
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Atlantsolía · 279.8 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 279.7 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Tours
Starting the excursion, we drive from Eskifjörður along mountain treks over into long abandoned fjords where we get a look into…
Step off the beaten track and onto ancient ice with our Crystal Blue Ice Glacier Hike — a half-day glacier adventure that brings…
Set out on a 3-hour guided glacier hike on Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull.
Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
PhotographyHero & gallery photography · Photo: Visit Austurland
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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