borsmose
Surf spot · Denmark
Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 6 s, onshore wind, 11 kn (20 km/h)
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tue 3 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft14 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 18, too small
- Mon 253, fair
- Tue 336, too small
- Wed 42, too small
- Thu 529, too small
- Fri 630, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 83, too small
- Mon 915, too small
- Tue 1016, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best in Dec1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
borsmose does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft9 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 53, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft14 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 10°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 10°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 06:39 +0.5 mLow 12:33 −0.5 mHigh 19:30 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:44 −0.4 mHigh 07:44 +0.5 mLow 13:39 −0.5 mHigh 20:40 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:41 −0.3 mHigh 08:53 +0.5 mLow 14:50 −0.4 mHigh 21:50 +0.2 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 in Dec
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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More surf near here
1 place
- Vejers Strand 5.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About borsmose
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (281°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (101°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.8 km out (1 in 278). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Henne, 7.7 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,490–US$2,730 each
about US$1,490–US$2,730 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
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 BLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$965 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$201–US$335 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$348–US$576 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$389–US$717 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,490–US$2,730 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
9 min by car · 20 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Vejers Strand its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Henne on Booking.com
13 min by car · 55 places to stay
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 18h 05m
About 18h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → BLL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.