Svalvogar

Svalvogar: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Svalvogar

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Svalvogar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 65.90993, -23.84598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Svalvogar

• Selárdalur · viewpoint · Westfjords Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Minning þeirra sem fórust í snjóflóðinu á Flateyri þann 26. október 1995. · fort · Westfjords Region · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tungudalur · viewpoint · Westfjords Region · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dynjandi · waterfall · Westfjords Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heritage Museum Westfjords · museum · Westfjords Region · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hannes Hafstein · fort · Westfjords Region · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bolafjall · viewpoint · Westfjords Region · ~47 km · Must-see
• QP13 convoy · fort · Westfjords Region · ~49 km · Must-see
• Óshyrna · viewpoint · Westfjords Region · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sigurður Bjarnason frá Vigur · fort · Westfjords Region · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bjargtangaviti · beach · Westfjords Region · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lokinhamradalur · viewpoint · Westfjords Region · ~11 km
• Haukadalur · viewpoint · Westfjords Region · ~13 km
• Fjallaskagi · beach · Westfjords Region · ~14 km
• Ingjaldssandur · viewpoint · Westfjords Region · ~20 km
• Þingeyrarkirkja · church · Westfjords Region · ~20 km
• Dynjandi Falls · waterfall · Westfjords Region · ~21 km
• Kirkjubólskirkja · church · Westfjords Region · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Svalvogar

Other beaches & coast near Svalvogar

• Bjargtangaviti · beach · Westfjords Region · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rekavík · beach · ~85 km · Must-see
• Súgandisey · beach · Western Region · ~132 km · Must-see
• Fjallaskagi · beach · Westfjords Region · ~14 km
• Sauðanes · beach · Westfjords Region · ~31 km
• Langanesviti · beach · Westfjords Region · ~32 km
• Keravík · beach · ~34 km
• Bíldudalsvogur · beach · ~35 km
• Tálknafjörður · beach · ~37 km
• Suðurfirðir · beach · ~37 km

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