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Saltstein, Norway

Stay in Nevlunghavn: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Nevlunghavn

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Brygga i Nevlunghavn, Norge, Eivind Saetre
Nevlunghavn, the nearest town. Photo: Eivind S æ tre, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Saltstein

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

The spot faces SW (204°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (24°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 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 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Nevlunghavn, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KRS, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → KRS · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Saltstein.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in NevlunghavnAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3under 1 ft2 s0kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct2under 1 ft2 s0kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct91 ft3 smushy2kJ8°C
Wed 21Oct182 ft4 smushy9kJ9°C
Thu 22Oct182 ft4 smushy10kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct244 ft6 smushy80kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct282 ft4 smushy18kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct64 ft6 smushy102kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct52 ft7 smushy39kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct62 ft7 smushy46kJ11°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to KRS, changing at AMS, then 2h 35 by road. About 19h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Saltstein

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to KRS, changing at AMS, then 2h 35 by road. About 19h 30 door to door

The trip from Nevlunghavn, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £890–£1,685 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 KRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£400–£830
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£890–£1,685

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

Places to eat near Nevlunghavn

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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