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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
Today
30
19
Poor
3.8m
@16s
21km/h
Tue
31
28
Poor
3.3m
@16s
20km/h
Wed
1
49
Fair
2.2m
@14s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
3.8m
W(270°)
Score: 6/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
21km/h
S(184°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
3°C
0.6mm88%
Windswell Component
0.6mSSW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 16 km/h S|PM: 23 km/h S
16 km/h vs 23 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:46 am
Low tide - -0.69m
9:26 am
High tide - 0.36m
3:56 pm
Low tide - -0.98m
10:06 pm
High tide - 0.43m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

19
Poor
Components
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size6/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score45/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score19/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score19
🤢 Morning Sickness

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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