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Tromsø
Windsurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: not enough of the right wind, 11 kn gusting 34, side-shore
Mon 2 · 28 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 2°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 0°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 113, poor
- Mon 228, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 722, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 13, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 28kn | side | – | 4°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 28, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 34kn | side | – | 1°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | – | 1°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 30kn | cross-off | – | 5°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 24kn | offnot safe | – | 1°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 7 knots | 19kn | side-on | – | 2°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, poor | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 32kn | side | – | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 10kn | side-on | – | 0°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 4 knots | 12kn | side-on | – | -2°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 15kn | side-on | – | 0°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
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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the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tromsø
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). The town to stay in is Tromsø. 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$1,190–US$2,230 each
about US$1,190–US$2,230 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 TOS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| 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$2,230 |
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: Tromsø
1 min by car · 52 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Tromsø 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 18h 25m
About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TOS, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → TOS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.