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 beginners: 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 beginner 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: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Evan's Reef15.4 kmabout 30 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft1766 kJ

13 ft2627 kJ

8 ft818 kJ

6 ft475 kJ

6 ft457 kJ

5 ft211 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Evan's Reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 smushy	1,766kJ	wind from the south-west, 30 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	13 ft9 ssoft	2,627kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	818kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	475kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 scrumbling	457kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	5 ft7 smushy	211kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	4°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft7 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	4°C

Grindavik Antenas1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

14 ft4762 kJ

13 ft2736 kJ

8 ft900 kJ

6 ft536 kJ

7 ft540 kJ

5 ft191 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Grindavik Antenas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	14 ft11 smushy	4,762kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 29 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	13 ft9 smushy	2,736kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	900kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	5°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	536kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	540kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	5 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	4°C
Sun 25Oct	57, good	4 ft8 smushy	193kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	3°C

Grindavik Lighthouse2.8 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

14 ft4762 kJ

10 ft1536 kJ

7 ft578 kJ

6 ft536 kJ

7 ft592 kJ

5 ft191 kJ

5 ft224 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Grindavik Lighthouse, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	14 ft11 smushy	4,762kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 29 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	10 ft9 scrumbling	1,536kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	7 ft8 scrumbling	578kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	5°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	536kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	7 ft9 smushy	592kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	4°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	224kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	3°C

Sandvik14.4 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

7 ft1369 kJ

13 ft2733 kJ

8 ft855 kJ

6 ft505 kJ

6 ft492 kJ

5 ft220 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandvik, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft13 smushy	1,369kJ	wind from the south-west, 31 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	13 ft9 ssoft	2,733kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	855kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	505kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	492kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	5°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	5 ft7 smushy	220kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	4°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	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