Valnäs, Nord Koster, Sweden

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Skj Rhalden, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 52 km.

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About Valnäs, Nord Koster

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

The spot faces W (272°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (92°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 39). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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). For beginners the best months are usually October and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Skj Rhalden, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 52 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 19 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 9 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Valnäs, Nord Koster.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Skj Rhalden, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 52 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 Valnäs, Nord Koster, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft2 smushy	0kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft7 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 25 knots	11°C
Mon 26Oct	15, poor	2 ft9 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	11°C
Tue 27Oct	4, poor	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 16 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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 2h 45 by road. About 19h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Valnäs, Nord Koster
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 1 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 2h 45 by road. About 19h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £725–£1,410 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 OSL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£400–£835
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		£725–£1,410

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

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