Sandvesannen, Norway

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sandve, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HAU (HAU), 19 km.

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About Sandvesannen

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

The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). 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 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sandve, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HAU (HAU), 19 km.

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 18 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SVG, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Sandvesannen.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Sandve, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HAU (HAU), 19 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 Sandvesannen, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	231kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	168kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft6 smushy	179kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	4 ft5 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south-east, 23 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	76kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	121kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	5 ft8 smushy	219kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	11°C
Mon 26Oct	17, poor	9 ft9 smushy	1,334kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	10°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	6 ft8 smushy	381kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	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 SVG, changing at AMS, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Sandvesannen
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 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: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SVG, changing at AMS, then 1h 05 by road. About 18h door to door

Rough cost

About £715–£1,390 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 SVG, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£390–£815
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		£715–£1,390

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

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