Obrestad fyr utsiktspunkt (light house) — Rogaland, the wider area. Photo: L.C. Nøttaasen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sola

Sola is a town in Rogaland, Norway. From Sola you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Point seldom, a surf spot 4.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SVG, 1 km away.

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Staying in Sola

7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SVG, 1 km, HAU, 57 km, SRP, 102 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 Sola.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Sola each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sola too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Orre18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bryne, 7 km

3 ft107 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

8 ft470 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

7 ft489 kJ

6 ft260 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Orre, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	107kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	4 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	8 ft6 smushy	470kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	4 ft7 smushy	140kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	7 ft7 smushy	489kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	6 ft7 smushy	260kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	10°C

Svinestien16.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Bryne, 9 km

2 ft87 kJ

4 ft255 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

8 ft432 kJ

4 ft127 kJ

7 ft472 kJ

5 ft187 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Svinestien, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	87kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	255kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	8 ft6 smushy	432kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 24 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft7 smushy	127kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	7 ft7 smushy	472kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	5 ft6 smushy	187kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	12°C

Hellesto6.9 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft112 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

8 ft447 kJ

4 ft123 kJ

7 ft456 kJ

6 ft267 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hellesto, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 shollow	112kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft9 shollow	200kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	8 ft6 smushy	447kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	4 ft7 smushy	123kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	7 ft7 smushy	456kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	13°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	6 ft7 smushy	267kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	10°C

Point seldom4.7 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft112 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

7 ft395 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

6 ft401 kJ

6 ft281 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Point seldom, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	112kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 smushy	148kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	7 ft6 smushy	395kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft7 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	6 ft7 smushy	401kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	6 ft7 smushy	281kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	10°C

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

China GardenChinese · in the centre
Sushi Wave SolaSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
Bankers Pizza SolaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Mæf SolaDoner kebab · 0.2 km from the centre
Sola Pizza & KebabPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Tao RestaurantJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre

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

Sola, Norway