Strýtan
Dive site in Eyjafjörður (Strýtan), Iceland
A 50 m mineral chimney rising from the fjord floor and venting 72 °C fresh water; Iceland's first underwater protected area.
- Max depth
- 70 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Season
- All year
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Strong
The story
Strýtan was found in 1997 by Erlendur Bogason and Árni Halldórsson, captain of a whale-watching boat. The chimney releases around 100 litres of 72°C freshwater per second, and it is the first underwater protected area in Iceland.
Source: strytan.is
The dive
A rock formations dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- Cold waterCold water, often with a drysuit; plan for heavier kit.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Requires Drysuit certification.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Cod
Why divers come
- Hydrothermal vent
- Geothermal
- Marine reserve
Season in Eyjafjörður (Strýtan)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Diveable all year.
Source: strytan.isWhere is Eyjafjörður (Strýtan)?
The point shows the Eyjafjörður (Strýtan) area, not the exact dive site.
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.