Hirtshals, Denmark

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View of Hirtshals, as seen from Hirtshals Lighthouse 150601 1
Hirtshals, the nearest town. Photo: DXR / Daniel Vorndran, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hirtshals

Hirtshals is a town in North Denmark Region, Denmark. From Hirtshals you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Hirtshals, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is AAL, 56 km away.

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Staying in Hirtshals

  • 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: AAL, 56 km, KRS, 130 km, GOT, 138 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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 Hirtshals: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Hirtshals0.5 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft4 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small1 ft8 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft22 kJwind from the east, 15 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, too small4 ft105 kJwind from the east-south-east, 18 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Hirtshals: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hirtshals, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots11°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft9 scrumbling8kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft11 scrumbling22kJwind from the east, 15 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft11 s7kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small4 ft6 smushy105kJwind from the east-south-east, 18 knots, offshore12°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hirtshals, 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 Hirtshals

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