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Aerial view of Grindavík
Grindavík. Photo: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Grindavík

Surf town · Iceland

Score a trip to Grindavík

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Beds: 13 places

13 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

All 13 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 8 surf spots

Surf · this week

  • Grótta · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Reykjavik

    52 out of 100
  • Evan's Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in Reykjanesb R

    7 out of 100
  • Grindavik Antenas · about 5 min by car

    7 out of 100
  • Hafnir · about 30 min by car · stays in Reykjanesb R

    7 out of 100
  • Sandvik · about 25 min by car

    6 out of 100
  • Garður · about 50 min by car · stays in Reykjanesb R · Not for intermediates

    –, no score
  • Grindavik Lighthouse · about 5 min by car · Not for intermediates

    –, no score
  • Hafnarfjordur Beach&Reef · about 1h by car · stays in Hafnarfjar Arkaupsta Ur · Not for intermediates

    –, no score

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Grindavík.

Places to eat

3 near Grindavík

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

Map

the town and every place near it

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Grindavík.

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Photos of Grindavík

Aerial view of Hópsnes (Grindavík)
Photo: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grindavíkurvöllur 'Grindavík Field'
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grindavík 2024
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Grindavík

where it is, what is near

Grindavík is a town in Southern Peninsula Region, Iceland.

From Grindavík you can reach 8 surf spots.

The nearest is Grindavik Antenas, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre.

Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Keflavik International Airport (KEF), 18 km away.

In Southern Peninsula Region · Iceland

  • 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Keflavik International Airport (KEF), 18 km, Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV), 40 km, Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ), 248 km

Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).