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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Hellesto6.9 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft171 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

3 ft271 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hellesto, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	4 ft8 shollow	171kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft9 shollow	139kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	3 ft11 shollow	271kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft4 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C

Orre18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bryne, 7 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft193 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft67 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Orre, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft8 smushy	193kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	139kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	3 ft4 smushy	34kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft7 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	11°C

Point seldom4.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft141 kJ

3 ft145 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft79 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Point seldom, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	3 ft8 scrumbling	141kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	145kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft6 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	79kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C

Svinestien16.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Bryne, 9 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft156 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

3 ft279 kJ

4 ft81 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Svinestien, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	115kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	3 ft11 ssoft	279kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south, 30 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 18 knots, offshore	11°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