Grøtfjord
Kitesurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
55Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 3°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 21 kn
- Gusts
- 46kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.5 mwaves
- Air
- 3°C
Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 18 kn
- Gusts
- 38kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 42 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 50kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 2°C
Sun 8 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- W 14 kn
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 5°C
Mon 9 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 40kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 265, good
- Tue 329, poor
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 576, good
- Fri 662, good
- Sat 742, poor
- Sun 857, fair
- Mon 963, good
- Tue 1071, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 8 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 65, good | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 31kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 4°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 29, poor | wind from the south, 11 knots | 23kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 3°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots | 46kn | side-on | 1.4 mwaves | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 76, good | wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots | 33kn | on | 1.5 mwaves | 3°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-west, 18 knots | 38kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 42, poor | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 50kn | on | 1.6 mwaves | 2°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 57, fair | wind from the west, 14 knots | 32kn | side-on | chop | 5°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 63, good | wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots | 40kn | side-on | chop | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 32kn | side | chop | 6°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:10 +0.5 mLow 12:16 −0.5 mHigh 18:29 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:12 −0.7 mHigh 07:35 +0.5 mLow 13:39 −0.5 mHigh 19:49 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:29 −0.8 mHigh 08:52 +0.6 mLow 14:54 −0.6 mHigh 21:01 +0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Grøtfjord
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). No town nearby. Vengs Y, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Tromsø, 21 km (about 40 min by car). Nearest airport: Tromsø Airport (TOS), 18 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 climbing area.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$864–US$1,700 each
about US$864–US$1,700 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TOS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$74 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$864–US$1,700 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 21 km away
No town nearby
Vengs Y, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Tromsø, 21 km (about 40 min by car). Nearest airport: Tromsø Airport (TOS), 18 km.
See places to stay near Tromsø, 21 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 18h 35m
About 18h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TOS, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 40 min by road
Flights ORD → TOS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.