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Smitingen

Surf spot · Sweden

Is it worth the trip?

1Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
NW 9 kn
Temp
7°C

Tue 3 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
NNW 7 kn
Temp
10°C

Wed 4 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
WNW 13 kn
Temp
11°C

Thu 5 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
NW 12 kn
Temp
8°C

Fri 6 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
WNW 10 kn
Temp
9°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
NW 11 kn
Temp
7°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
W 8 kn
Temp
7°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 123, poor
  2. Mon 21, too small
  3. Tue 32, too small
  4. Wed 41, too small
  5. Thu 51, too small
  6. Fri 62, too small
  7. Sat 71, too small
  8. Sun 80, too small
  9. Mon 910, poor
  10. Tue 109, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 1–5 ftof swell
  • Water 6 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Smitingen, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov23, poor2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)17kJwind from the north, 14 knots, offshore7°C
Mon 2Nov1, too small1 ft3 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore7°C
Tue 3Nov2, too small1 ft3 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 4Nov1, too small1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore11°C
Thu 5Nov1, too small1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore8°C
Fri 6Nov2, too small1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore9°C
Sat 7Nov1, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore7°C
Sun 8Nov0, too smallunder 1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the west, 8 knots7°C
Mon 9Nov10, poor1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots5°C
Tue 10Nov9, too small1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots2°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 NovLow 00:11 −0.1 mHigh 09:28 +0.0 mLow 12:12 +0.0 mHigh 16:08 +0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 00:42 −0.1 mHigh 09:51 +0.0 mLow 13:02 +0.0 mHigh 16:46 +0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 01:10 −0.1 mHigh 10:23 +0.0 mLow 13:51 +0.0 mHigh 17:18 +0.0 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.

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Photos of Smitingen

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Smitingen

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

The spot faces SE (147°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (327°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Harnosand, 6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

Water about 6°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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).

Where to stay: Harnosand

Closest

Harnosand

11 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

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About Harnosand its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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.