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Oostende Roje meur. Photo: Gary Houston, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Oostende Roje meur

Surf spot · Belgium

Is it worth the trip?

28Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Best on Mon 9, usually: typical for the time of year: good on 3% of days

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 29 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at Oostende Roje meur, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3to 8usually3 ft5 s31kJS11°C
Mon 9usually3 ft5 s49kJSW11°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Oostende Roje meur

Beach-Oostende-20040908-015
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Land-yacht-Oostende-20040908-017
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

More surf near here

5 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Oostende Roje meur

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (323°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (143°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.0 km out (1 in 400). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Oostende, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 12°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$1,310–US$2,430 each

about US$1,310–US$2,430 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$288–US$476
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,310–US$2,430

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Oostende

about 5 min by car · 125 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 125 places to stay in Oostende · Booking.com

About Oostende its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 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 15h 10m

About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 2h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.