Hafnir, Iceland

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Grindavík, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KEF (KEF), 7 km.

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About Hafnir

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

The spot faces W (262°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (82°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in January, 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Grindavík, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KEF (KEF), 7 km. 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 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KEF, direct. About 8 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Hafnir.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Grindavík, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KEF (KEF), 7 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hafnir, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, poor	4 ft14 smushy	700kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 35 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 smushy	2,210kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 29 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	13 ft9 smushy	2,685kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	6°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	921kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	5°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	533kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	6°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	503kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	7°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	5 ft7 smushy	206kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	4°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	3 ft7 smushy	58kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	4°C
Mon 26Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	117kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	5°C
Tue 27Oct	34, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	5°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to KEF, then 25 min by road. About 10h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Hafnir
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to KEF, then 25 min by road. About 10h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £585–£1,135 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to KEF, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£315–£650
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£585–£1,135

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

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