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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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

5 ft804 kJ

15 ft4651 kJ

11 ft1910 kJ

8 ft914 kJ

6 ft458 kJ

7 ft619 kJ

5 ft223 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vik, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, poor	5 ft13 smushy	804kJ	wind from the south-west, 26 knots	9°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	15 ft10 smushy	4,651kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots	6°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,910kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	5°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	914kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	458kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	3°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	619kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	3°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	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