Surf Forecasts:
Appelviken surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period, W swell with 368 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Appelviken this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Appelviken in the next 16 days are 2.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Appelviken over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for this stretch of coast.
Looking at the whole 16-day picture, honestly, there’s nothing that gets the heart pumping. The surf window kicks off on the morning of Thursday, August 6th, but it’s a tough start. Appelviken is a beach and reef setup, so it’s got the right bones, but the conditions are just not playing ball. The wind is howling onshore, and the swell is short-period, weak stuff — combined wave energy is only sitting at 48 (weak) on Thursday morning. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild to report there.
We roll into Friday, August 7th, and the wind cranks up even harder. A westerly swell does push in at 7ft on Friday morning, with energy hitting 389 (moderate), but the wind is a strong cross-onshore, making it a total mess — “strong cross-onshore and messy” is the call. That size is also only for experienced surfers, but honestly, nobody wants to paddle into that. The afternoon eases back to 5ft, but it’s still lumpy and cross-onshore. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are much the same story — small, choppy, and onshore. It’s a proper write-off for paddle surfing through this whole first stretch. If you’re into kiting, this kind of set-up with consistent wind and lumpy waves on a beach might be your jam, but for a regular surfer, it’s a hard pass.
There’s a long gap with no good recommendation, really from August 10th all the way up to the 21st. Monday the 10th sees tiny 1ft waves, energy down to single digits. The following days are flat or barely a ripple, with readings of 0.0ft on the 12th. A little bump appears on the 15th (Saturday) with 5ft from the WNW, but again, it’s cross-onshore and lumpy — energy 151 (moderate), but no quality. By Monday the 17th, the wind finally turns cross-offshore from the ESE, giving clean conditions, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft. That’s fishing conditions, not surfing.
The best you can say for this outlook is that the forecast can change, but right now, there’s not a single standout day. The energy just never comes together with the right wind. Keep the board in the car for a chance squall, but don’t hold your breath.
Stay tuned, the ocean owes us one.
— Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | W 6 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 71 | 354 | 322 | 190 | 163 | 109 | 34 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 80 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:06PM0.07m | 4:17AM0.12m | 4:00PM0.09m | 5:07AM0.14m | 4:51PM0.10m | 5:53AM0.15m | 5:41PM0.12m | 6:37AM0.15m | 6:30PM0.13m | 7:21AM0.15m | 7:20PM0.14m | 8:04AM0.14m | 8:11PM0.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.04m | 9:04PM0.01m | 10:40AM0.04m | 10:02PM0.01m | 11:21AM0.04m | 10:56PM0.01m | 12:01PM0.04m | 11:48PM0.01m | 12:40PM0.04m | 00:39AM0.01m | 1:21PM0.03m | 1:31AM0.00m | 2:02PM0.02m | 2:23AM0.00m | |||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 56 | 71 | 354 | 322 | 190 | 163 | 109 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 80 | 39 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 862 | 1377 | 848 | 251 | 215 | 830 | 491 | 713 | 1169 | 226 | 1130 | 438 | 919 | 919 | 899 | 226 | 854 | 940 | 279 | 279 | 686 |
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