Alta
Windsurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 12 kn gusting 31, onshore
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 2°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 0°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Sat 7 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 2°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- -2°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 750, fair
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Water 8 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 2°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | – | 2°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 18kn | on | – | 0°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | – | 5°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 26kn | on | – | 1°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 18kn | side-on | – | 1°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 31kn | on | – | 2°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 13kn | side | – | -2°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 0°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | – | 1°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:27 −1.1 mHigh 06:41 +1.0 mLow 12:47 −1.0 mHigh 19:08 +1.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:30 −1.0 mHigh 07:48 +0.8 mLow 13:55 −0.8 mHigh 20:15 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:46 −0.9 mHigh 09:06 +0.8 mLow 15:15 −0.7 mHigh 21:31 +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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Alta
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 and windsurfing, 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. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). The sea is about 3°C in April, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 11°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Alta. 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$1,190–US$2,240 each
about US$1,190–US$2,240 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| 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$1,190–US$2,240 |
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: Alta
1 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Alta 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 20h
About 20h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ALF, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → ALF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.