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Grindavik Antenas, Iceland

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Also within 20 km of Grindavík

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

About Grindavik Antenas

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (168°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (348°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Grindavík, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to KEF, direct. About 8 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → KEF · Skyscanner from about £315 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Grindavik Antenas.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct014 ft11 smushy4,585kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct017 ft11 smushy6,815kJ8°C
Tue 20Oct013 ft9 smushy2,796kJ7°C
Wed 21Oct09 ft9 smushy1,014kJ6°C
Thu 22Oct07 ft9 ssoft592kJ6°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft9 smushy592kJ6°C
Sat 24Oct235 ft7 smushy186kJ4°C
Sun 25Oct483 ft9 scrumbling141kJ4°C
Mon 26Oct634 ft9 scrumbling234kJ5°C
Tue 27Oct634 ft8 smushy158kJ5°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to KEF, then 40 min by road. About 10h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Grindavik Antenas

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to KEF, then 40 min by road. About 10h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Grindavík each day: Grindavik Antenas, Grindavik Lighthouse.

The trip from Grindavík, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £765–£1,445 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to KEF, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£315–£650
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£55
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£765–£1,445

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Grindavík

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

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