Salusand, Sweden

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Vaasa, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: OER (OER), 15 km.

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About Salusand

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

The spot faces SE (148°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (328°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 48). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Vaasa, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: OER (OER), 15 km.

Water about 9°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 23 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AJR, changing at Munich Airport (MUC).
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Getting there. 4 h 25 from the airport to Salusand.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Vaasa, is 124 km away. Nearest airport: OER (OER), 15 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Salusand, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	8°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	8°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	8°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	7°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	2 ft3 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south, 20 knots	10°C
Mon 26Oct	13, poor	3 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	9°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	10°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to AJR, changing at MUC, then 4h 25 by road. About 23h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Salusand
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 2 ft at 3 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Salusand
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to AJR, changing at MUC, then 4h 25 by road. About 23h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £730–£1,415 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 AJR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MUC, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£405–£840
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		£730–£1,415

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

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