Ulla, Norway

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Roald, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AES (AES), 14 km.

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About Ulla

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

The spot faces N (359°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (179°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 7–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 161). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 6°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Roald, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AES (AES), 14 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 18 h 05 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. 35 min from the airport to Ulla.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Roald, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AES (AES), 14 km.
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Forecast

Ulla does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ulla, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	397kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	704kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	7 ft10 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	9°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	239kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	141kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	89kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	106kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Mon 26Oct	10, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	189kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 27Oct	22, too small	6 ft8 smushy	352kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 28 knots, offshore	9°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 35 min by road. About 18h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Ulla
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to AES, changing at AMS, then 35 min by road. About 18h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £665–£1,300 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
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£25–£40
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£665–£1,300

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

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