Honningsvåg
Kitesurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
51Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 14 kn gusting 21, onshore, Water: chop
Wed 4 · 72 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 18 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 21 kn
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Sat 7 · 73 out of 100
- Wind
- W 20 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Mon 9 · 54 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Tue 10 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 5°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 320, poor
- Wed 487, good
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 981, good
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 1194, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 20, poor | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 18kn | side | chop | 3°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 87, good | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 26kn | on | chop | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-west, 21 knots | 32kn | side-on | chop | 4°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | wind from the north-west, 14 knots | 20kn | side | chop | 4°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | wind from the west, 20 knots | 31kn | side-on | chop | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 10 knots | 18kn | side | chop | 4°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 81, good | wind from the north-west, 14 knots | 25kn | side-on | chop | 4°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 14kn | side-on | flat | 5°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 94, good | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 23kn | side-on | chop | 6°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
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:38 −1.0 mHigh 11:01 +0.7 mLow 17:07 −0.7 mHigh 23:15 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:48 −1.0 mHigh 12:12 +0.8 mLow 18:17 −0.8 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 00:23 +0.9 mLow 06:50 −1.1 mHigh 13:13 +0.9 mLow 19:17 −0.8 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).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 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
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec2of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Honningsvåg
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 7°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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 11°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Honningsvåg.
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$1,390–US$2,570 each
about US$1,390–US$2,570 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 ALF, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$450–US$933 |
| 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$1,390–US$2,570 |
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: Honningsvåg
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about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Honningsvåg 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 22h 25m
About 22h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ALF, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 2h 50m by road
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