Surf Forecasts:
Appelviken surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, WSW swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Appelviken this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Appelviken in the next 16 days are 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Appelviken over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about Appelviken. It's a quiet stretch, and looking at the charts, I'm not seeing much to get excited about for a good long while. The first real window of opportunity doesn't open up until late in the month, so we've got a long dry spell ahead.
The first half of this forecast is a real bummer, and it's a solid gap of about 10 days with nothing worth paddling out for. The swell is either tiny, blown out, or completely absent. Tuesday morning the 18th has a tiny 2ft WNW swell, but it's packing a weak energy (19) and a short period of 4 seconds – it's just not going to wrap in with any shape. The glassy conditions are a tease.
We slide into a very quiet patch from the 19th through the 25th. The swell is almost non-existent, with most periods showing "poor surf conditions" and combined energy values in the single digits or zero. The winds are all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-shore. It's a flat spell, plain and simple.
There's a tiny flicker of life on the 29th of August. The Saturday morning shows a 5ft swell from the SSE, with a combined energy just tipping into the moderate category (108). The period is a short 5 seconds, though, and the wind is a moderate cross-shore, creating a bit of chop. It's not clean, but it's the first swell of any size in the whole run.
The only real standout in this entire 16-day outlook is shaping up for the 1st of September. Tuesday morning sees an 8ft swell from the southwest with a period of 7 seconds, pushing a strong wave energy of 564. That's a powerful, chunky swell. The problem is the wind is a strong 28 mph cross-onshore, making the ocean look messy. This is solid, powerful stuff, but it's going to be a washing machine. For experts only, and honestly, with that wind, it might be more of a kite-surfing zone than a good paddle session. The afternoon wind drops a bit, but it's still a fresh cross-onshore, and the swell drops to 4ft.
So, to wrap it up, the first week and a half is a write-off. The 29th of August offers a small, choppy option, but the real power comes on the 1st of September, and it's a wild, wind-affected one. It's a tough outlook. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, but that's small comfort with no waves to surf. Keep an eye on the charts, things can change, but as it stands, be patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | NW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 94 | 64 | 67 | 41 | 25 | 34 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:09AM0.11m | 1:24PM0.08m | 2:19AM0.12m | 2:26PM0.08m | 3:25AM0.13m | 3:23PM0.09m | 4:22AM0.14m | 4:13PM0.10m | 5:11AM0.15m | 4:57PM0.12m | 5:53AM0.16m | 5:38PM0.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.02m | 7:19PM0.01m | 8:56AM0.03m | 8:24PM0.01m | 9:57AM0.04m | 9:22PM0.02m | 10:48AM0.05m | 10:15PM0.02m | 11:30AM0.06m | 11:01PM0.03m | 12:05PM0.06m | 11:44PM0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 8:47 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | NW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 94 | 64 | 67 | 41 | 25 | 34 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 937 | 986 | 954 | 940 | 925 | 1018 | 438 | 251 | 850 | 536 | 697 | 690 | 690 | 784 | 871 | 697 | 846 | 848 | 346 |
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