Henningsvær, Norway

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Henningsvær
Henningsvær, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Henningsvær

Henningsvær is a town in Nordland, Norway. From Henningsvær you can reach 1 surf spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Henningsvær Wall, a dive site 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SVJ, 22 km away.

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Staying in Henningsvær

  • 19 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SVJ, 22 km, LKN, 24 km, SKN, 58 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner 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 Henningsvær: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Rørvika5.8 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft78 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, poor1 ft19 kJwind from the south-west, 24 knots, too small4 ft296 kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots, too big3 ft84 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, good2 ft54 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, good1 ft20 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, offshore, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor
All readings for Rørvika: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Rørvika, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct13, poor2 ft9 smushy78kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots8°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft7 smushy19kJwind from the south-west, 24 knots9°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big4 ft11 smushy296kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots9°C
Wed 21Oct55, good3 ft8 shollow84kJwind from the east, 5 knots7°C
Thu 22Oct51, good2 ft8 shollow54kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots9°C
Fri 23Oct28, too small1 ft8 shollow20kJwind from the east, 11 knots, offshore10°C
Sat 24Oct32, poor2 ft4 smushy15kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots8°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Henningsvær, 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).

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Places to eat near Henningsvær

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