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Level 5/10

Hoddevik

Stadlandet Peninsula, Norway
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote

Hoddevik is Norway's most spectacular surf beach—a remote fjord setting surrounded by dramatic peaks where you can surf under the midnight sun in summer or chase Northern Lights in winter. The water is brutally cold (4-12°C), requiring 6mm wetsuits and booties, but the landscape is otherworldly. Atlantic storms deliver consistent swells to this beach, creating fun, punchy waves in one of Earth's most scenic surf locations. Arctic adventure surfing at its finest.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
51
Fair
1.5m
@15s
16km/h
Fri
1
27
Poor
0.9m
@12s
35km/h
Sat
2
13
Poor
1.1m
@10s
21km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.5m
W(279°)
Score: 13/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
16km/h
SW(223°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
8°C
0.0mm23%
Windswell Component
0.3mSSW@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 12 km/h SW|PM: 18 km/h SW
12 km/h vs 18 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:30 am
Low tide - -1.22m
10:26 am
High tide - 0.14m
4:46 pm
Low tide - -1.25m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

51
Fair
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score56/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score51/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score51

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (290°)
Direction range
250° - 330°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.3m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (110°)
Offshore range
70° - 150°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.5m - 2m

Water temp

8°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Or Bergen (BGO) 5hr drive

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Aug

Autumn/winter storms. Summer midnight sun sessions. Very cold water.

Getting There

Airport
AES
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
verified

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