Flatset
Kitesurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 6°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- W 18 kn
- Gusts
- 40kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.0 mwaves
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.9 mwaves
- Air
- 5°C
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 18 kn
- Gusts
- 39kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.8 mwaves
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 48 out of 100
- Wind
- W 15 kn
- Gusts
- 38kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 8°C
Mon 9 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 283, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 716, poor
- Sun 848, fair
- Mon 939, poor
- Tue 1048, fair
- Wed 1155, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
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 | 83, good | wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots | 32kn | side | 1.6 mwaves | 5°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 12kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 6°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | wind from the west, 18 knots | 40kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 27kn | side-on | 1.9 mwaves | 5°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 39kn | side | 1.8 mwaves | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, poor | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 33kn | on | 1.7 mwaves | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 48, fair | wind from the west, 15 knots | 38kn | side | 1.7 mwaves | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 39, poor | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 24kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 48, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 35kn | side | 1.5 mwaves | 5°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 55, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots | 36kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 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
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:01 +0.5 mLow 12:09 −0.5 mHigh 18:29 +0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:11 −0.6 mHigh 07:28 +0.4 mLow 13:32 −0.5 mHigh 19:48 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:29 −0.7 mHigh 08:47 +0.5 mLow 14:47 −0.5 mHigh 20:58 +0.7 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 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
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Flatset
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W 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 sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Stokmarknes.
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$1,380–US$2,560 each
about US$1,380–US$2,560 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to EVE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$443–US$919 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$215–US$356 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$570 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$711 |
| Total | about US$1,380–US$2,560 |
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: Stokmarknes
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about 10 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Stokmarknes 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 10m
About 20h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EVE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 40m by road
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