Surf forecast · Norway · Norway
Surf forecast Unstad (Lofoten) today
Waves, swell and wind at Unstad (Lofoten) (Norway, Norway) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Fun offshore.
Unstad (Lofoten) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 30–46 km/h ↑ESE offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 35–53 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑SSW | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 35–54 km/h ↑SE offshore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 15:00–16:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 30–46 km/h ↑ESE offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 17–34 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 17–24 km/h ↑SSE offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 15:00–16:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 17–34 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 20–42 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 10–28 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Unstad (Lofoten)
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Unstad (Lofoten) today?
- Fun: waves 1.0 m at 8 s from WSW, swell 0.8 m · 8 s WSW (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Unstad (Lofoten)?
- Wind 16 km/h from SSE: offshore for a beach facing WNW.
- When is the best time to surf Unstad (Lofoten) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Unstad (Lofoten)?
- 9.7 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Bore (Jæren) 1125 km · Klitmøller 1273 km · Thurso East 1358 km · Brims Ness 1364 km · Westerland (Sylt) 1511 km · Pease Bay 1590 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Unstad (Lofoten), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.