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Rørvika, 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 Rørvika

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

The spot faces SW (228°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (48°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 13°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For beginners the best month is usually September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Henningsvær, 5.8 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 10°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 20 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EVE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).

    See flights ORD → EVE · Skyscanner from about £390 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Rørvika.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in HenningsværAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Henningsvær · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Henningsvær · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct132 ft9 smushy78kJ8°C
Mon 19Oct41 ft7 smushy19kJ9°C
Tue 20Oct04 ft11 smushy296kJ9°C
Wed 21Oct553 ft8 shollow84kJ6°C
Thu 22Oct522 ft7 shollow40kJ9°C
Fri 23Oct261 ft8 shollow20kJ9°C
Sat 24Oct393 ft5 smushy36kJ8°C
Sun 25Oct101 ft6 shollow10kJ9°C
Mon 26Oct262 ft7 shollow30kJ8°C
Tue 27Oct93 ft9 shollow148kJ7°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to EVE, changing at AMS, then 2h 10 by road. About 20h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Rørvika

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Rørvika

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Rørvika

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to EVE, changing at AMS, then 2h 10 by road. About 20h 40 door to door

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Rough cost

About £880–£1,665 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EVE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£390–£810
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£880–£1,665

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

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

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