Grindavík apríl 2025 — Grindavík, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Grindavík

Grindavík is a town in Southern Peninsula Region, Iceland. From Grindavík you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Grindavik Antenas, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is KEF, 18 km away.

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Staying in Grindavík

13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: KEF, 18 km, RKV, 40 km, IFJ, 248 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Grindavík.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Grindavík each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Grindavík too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Evan's Reef15.4 kmabout 30 min by car

4 ft700 kJ

11 ft2210 kJ

13 ft2685 kJ

8 ft921 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

6 ft503 kJ

5 ft206 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Evan's Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, poor	4 ft14 smushy	700kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 36 knots	9°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 smushy	2,210kJ	wind from the south-west, 30 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	13 ft9 ssoft	2,685kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	921kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	503kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	206kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	4°C

Sandvik14.4 kmabout 25 min by car

5 ft813 kJ

12 ft2793 kJ

13 ft2771 kJ

9 ft961 kJ

6 ft562 kJ

6 ft536 kJ

5 ft215 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandvik, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	5 ft13 smushy	813kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 38 knots	9°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	12 ft11 smushy	2,793kJ	wind from the south-west, 31 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	13 ft9 ssoft	2,771kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	961kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	562kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	536kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	5 ft7 smushy	215kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	4°C

Grindavik Antenas1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

14 ft4585 kJ

17 ft6815 kJ

13 ft2796 kJ

9 ft1014 kJ

7 ft592 kJ

5 ft186 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grindavik Antenas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	14 ft11 smushy	4,585kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 28 knots	9°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	17 ft11 smushy	6,815kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 29 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	13 ft9 smushy	2,796kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,014kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	5°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	592kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	592kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	5 ft7 smushy	186kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	4°C

Grindavik Lighthouse2.8 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

14 ft4585 kJ

17 ft6815 kJ

11 ft1690 kJ

7 ft654 kJ

7 ft592 kJ

7 ft619 kJ

5 ft186 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Grindavik Lighthouse, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	14 ft11 smushy	4,585kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 28 knots	9°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	17 ft11 smushy	6,815kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 29 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	11 ft9 scrumbling	1,690kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	7 ft8 scrumbling	654kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	5°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	7 ft9 scrumbling	592kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	7 ft8 smushy	619kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	5 ft7 smushy	186kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	4°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Grindavík, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Grindavík

Papas' RestaurantPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
Fish House Bar and GrillBar and grill · 0.7 km from the centre
Sjómannastofan Vör0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Grindavík, Iceland