About Vík

Vík is a town in Southern Region, Iceland. From Vík you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Vik, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is RKV, 164 km away.

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Staying in Vík

16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: RKV, 164 km, KEF, 188 km, HFN, 209 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 Vík.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

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.

Spot

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Vik0.2 kmabout 5 min by car

15 ft4792 kJ

11 ft1864 kJ

8 ft808 kJ

6 ft400 kJ

7 ft562 kJ

5 ft293 kJ

5 ft242 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vik, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	15 ft11 smushy	4,792kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots	6°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,864kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	5°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	808kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	400kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	3°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	562kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	3°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	5 ft8 smushy	293kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	4°C
Sun 25Oct	54, good	5 ft8 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	4°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Vík, 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 Vík

Restaurant BergEuropean · 0.2 km from the centre
SúpufélagiðSoup · 0.2 km from the centre
The Soup CompanySoup · 0.2 km from the centre
Black Crust PizzeriaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Ströndin0.2 km from the centre
Ice Cave Bistro0.3 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

Vík, Iceland