Gilleleje, Denmark

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Gilleleje Beach
Gilleleje havn. Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Gilleleje

Gilleleje is a town in Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark. From Gilleleje you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Gilleleje øst mole, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is AGH, 38 km away.

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Staying in Gilleleje

  • 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: AGH, 38 km, Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 60 km, RKE, 61 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Gilleleje.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Gilleleje each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Gilleleje too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Gilleleje: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
smidstrup strand4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Smidstrup1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for smidstrup strand: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at smidstrup strand, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots11°C
Tue 20Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the east, 14 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore12°C
Hav Stokken7.7 kmabout 15 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Hav Stokken: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hav Stokken, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots10°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the east, 10 knots10°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Hornbaek9.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Hornbæk1 ft2 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Hornbaek: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hornbaek, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small1 ft3 smushy2kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots10°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east, 6 knots11°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the east, 10 knots10°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Gilleleje havn0.5 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Gilleleje havn: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gilleleje havn, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots11°C
Tue 20Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the east, 14 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore12°C
Gilleleje øst mole0.4 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 14 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Gilleleje øst mole: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gilleleje øst mole, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots11°C
Tue 20Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the east, 14 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct7, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Gilleleje, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Gilleleje

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits