Vík, Iceland

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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 experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Vík: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Vik0.2 kmabout 5 min by car15 ft4792 kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, too big9 ft1271 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, good8 ft808 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore, good8 ft765 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft639 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, good6 ft352 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, too small5 ft245 kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore, too small
All readings for Vik: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Vik, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct0, too big15 ft11 smushy4,792kJwind from the west-south-west, 19 knots6°C
Tue 20Oct49, good9 ft9 ssoft1,271kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots5°C
Wed 21Oct54, good8 ft9 ssoft808kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore4°C
Thu 22Oct53, good8 ft8 ssoft765kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore3°C
Fri 23Oct54, good7 ft9 ssoft639kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots3°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small6 ft8 smushy352kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots4°C
Sun 25Oct35, too small5 ft8 smushy245kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore4°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

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