The village is located on the southwestern tip of the large island of Sørøya.

The village lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the municipal centre of Breivikbotn.

This village has Sørøya's only connections to the rest of Norway: Hasvik Airport and a car ferry to Øksfjord on the mainland.

[1] On 4 July 1809, Hasvik was attacked by the British Royal Navy brig HMS Snake.

As the village had no defences, the crew of Snake sacked Hasvik with little resistance before withdrawing on 9 July.