Ervika, Norway

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sandshamn, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HOV (HOV), 50 km.

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About Ervika

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (312°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (132°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sandshamn, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HOV (HOV), 50 km.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AES, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 10 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Ervika.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Sandshamn, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HOV (HOV), 50 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ervika, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	605kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	8 ft11 ssoft	1,416kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	8 ft10 ssoft	1,028kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	370kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	280kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	12°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft8 smushy	206kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	422kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	27, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	266kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 26Oct	47, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	601kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 27Oct	43, fair	8 ft7 smushy	480kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	11°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to AES, changing at AMS, then 1h 30 by road. About 19h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Ervika
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 8 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Ervika
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to AES, changing at AMS, then 1h 30 by road. About 19h door to door

Rough cost

About £710–£1,375 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to AES, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£385–£800
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£710–£1,375

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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