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Farstadstranda surfForecast / South and West / Norway
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Farstadstranda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Farstadstranda sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Farstadstranda today?
The current surf forecast for Farstadstranda at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farstadstranda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2157 | 2613 | 2277 | 1919 | 2149 | 2504 | 2702 | 2214 | 1396 | 640 | 431 | 986 | 1103 | 1099 | 1383 | 1591 | 1983 | 3037 | 3005 | 2968 | 3005 | 3309 | 3358 | 3811 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47AM 1.46 | 3:51PM 1.65 | 4:52AM 1.38 | 4:56PM 1.54 | 6:01AM 1.35 | 6:07PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 0.24 | 9:47AM 0.55 | 10:41PM 0.33 | 10:49AM 0.61 | 11:42PM 0.41 | 11:57AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 9:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:57 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:51 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
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