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Farstadstranda surfForecast / South and West / Norway
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Farstadstranda today?
The current surf forecast for Farstadstranda at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Farstadstranda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2866 | 3135 | 3198 | 3207 | 3051 | 3009 | 2907 | 1028 | 672 | 665 | 710 | 955 | 1208 | 1174 | 1208 | 1388 | 1229 | 1095 | 1364 | 3581 | 5821 | 7517 | 6667 | 6171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 1.52 | 9:05PM 1.52 | 9:26AM 1.60 | 9:48PM 1.58 | 10:03AM 1.67 | 10:28PM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:55PM 0.51 | 3:12AM 0.48 | 3:40PM 0.44 | 3:53AM 0.46 | 4:20PM 0.38 | 4:31AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 10:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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