Appelviken Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kattegat and Skagerrack, Sweden)

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Appelviken Surf Guide

Appelviken in Kattegat is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the west northwest.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

Appelviken Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	9.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Appelviken:

The best conditions reported for surf at Appelviken occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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Interactive Appelviken surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Appelviken is Halmstad Airport (HAD) in Sweden, 57 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Appelviken is Landvetter (Gothenborg) Airport (GOT), also in Sweden, 63 km (39 miles) away.

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Appelviken Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 17:18 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NNW
Period (s)	5	5	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross	cross

Tides at Appelviken

Current tide and informaton

For Varberg, 1 km from Appelviken.

Next High Water: 12:04am | 0.11m

Next Low Water: 06:30pm | 0.07m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Appelviken Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.2 °C) at Appelviken is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (5.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.