Hammerfest
Kitesurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
65Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 25 kn gusting 33, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 74 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 5°C
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 20 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 25 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 5°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 293, good
- Tue 392, good
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 593, good
- Fri 687, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 893, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 8 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
- Best Dec–Mar2 good days in 7
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 | 93, good | wind from the south-west, 20 knots | 27kn | side-on | chop | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 92, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 21kn | side-on | chop | 5°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots | 27kn | on | chop | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-west, 25 knots | 33kn | side-on | chop | 5°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 87, good | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 26kn | side-on | chop | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 22kn | side-on | chop | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 27kn | side-on | flat | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 13kn | cross-off | flat | 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 NovLow 02:11 −0.9 mHigh 08:30 +0.7 mLow 14:39 −0.7 mHigh 20:51 +0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:26 −0.9 mHigh 09:50 +0.7 mLow 15:56 −0.7 mHigh 22:07 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:38 −1.0 mHigh 11:03 +0.8 mLow 17:07 −0.8 mHigh 23:15 +0.9 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
best Dec–Mar
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 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
- Dec2of 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 Hammerfest
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). The sea is about 4°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 10°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hammerfest. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,390–US$2,570 each
about US$1,390–US$2,570 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, 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 ALF, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$931 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$214–US$355 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$569 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,390–US$2,570 |
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: Hammerfest
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about 5 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Hammerfest its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 15m
About 21h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ALF, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 40m by road
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