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Tromsø
Windsurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 9 kn gusting 28, side-shore
Tue 3 · 41 out of 100
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Wed 4 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Fri 6 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 2°C
Sun 8 · 60 out of 100
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Mon 9 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 261, good
- Tue 346, fair
- Wed 431, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 661, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 860, good
- Mon 962, good
- Tue 1062, good
- Wed 1131, 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
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 61, good | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 26kn | side | – | 2°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 46, fair | wind from the south, 8 knots | 22kn | side | – | 1°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 30kn | side | – | 5°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 1°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 61, good | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 31kn | side | – | 4°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots | 30kn | offnot safe | – | 2°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 60, good | wind from the south, 7 knots | 25kn | side-on | – | 3°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 28kn | side | – | 4°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 32kn | side | – | 5°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 28kn | side | – | 3°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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
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 2 wind sports spots.
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
about 5 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.