Surf Forecasts:
Hvide Sande surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 939 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hvide Sande this week:
The surf forecast for Hvide Sande over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hvide Sande in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hvide Sande over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. This is a grim stretch ahead for Hvide Sande. I’ll be straight with you—there’s a long, ugly gap of poor surf conditions right from the start, and it’s going to take a while before we see anything even worth a paddle.
The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 20th brings tiny, weak swell with cross-onshore winds that leave the water choppy and messy. Friday the 21st is similar, with a bump to 1.2m swell but a short period and fresh cross-onshore winds making it lumpy. Saturday the 22nd sees a spike in size—swell building to 2.3m to 3.0m from the NW—but with a short period around 7 to 8 seconds, and strong cross-onshore winds up to 28 mph, it’s just a lumpy, blown-out mess. The combined wave energy surges into the moderate range, but with how ragged it looks, this is more of a kite-surfing setup than a good day for a paddle. Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th stay in that same rough zone, with fresh to strong winds and messy conditions. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so nothing notable there.
We finally get a break in the wind around Tuesday the 25th. A clean offshore breeze from the ESE sets in, and the swell drops right back to 1ft to 2ft from the NW with a long 11-second period. The wave energy is weak, but the conditions are clean and glassy enough that a log might get a few soft peaks. This is the only real window of slightly surfable waves in the whole 16-day outlook. It’s not a standout by any stretch—just a quiet, clean morning for a beginner to get wet.
After that, it’s back to near-flat through the end of August and into early September. From Wednesday the 26th onwards, swell heights drop to 1ft or less, and the wind stays offshore or cross-off, but with no energy behind it. The combined wave energy barely registers—often single digits. By the 29th and 30th, there’s no swell at all. The first few days of September offer nothing more than weak, short-period windswell under onshore winds.
So, the honest truth: there’s no good surf on offer here for the next two weeks. The only flicker of hope is Tuesday the 25th—a clean, small morning with a long-period NW groundswell that might give a few lined-up waves, but it’s strictly for the smallest of boards and the most patient of surfers. The rest? A whole lot of nothing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 141 | 225 | 428 | 558 | 897 | 710 | 537 | 371 | 292 | 189 | 100 | 59 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59AM0.64m | 9:38PM0.70m | 9:50AM0.62m | 10:41PM0.65m | 10:52AM0.61m | 11:48PM0.63m | 12:01PM0.63m | 00:50AM0.63m | 1:02PM0.66m | 1:42AM0.64m | 1:54PM0.72m | 2:27AM0.65m | 2:38PM0.78m | 3:09AM0.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.18m | 3:34AM0.26m | 3:49PM0.20m | 4:28AM0.29m | 4:51PM0.22m | 5:24AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.22m | 6:18AM0.28m | 6:58PM0.21m | 7:07AM0.25m | 7:56PM0.19m | 7:50AM0.22m | 8:48PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 35 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | W 10 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 59 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | SE 2 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 1 | 15 | 141 | 225 | 428 | 558 | 897 | 710 | 537 | 371 | 292 | 189 | — | — | — | 20 | 40 | 24 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 889 | 609 | 1139 | 674 | 696 | 609 | 570 | 570 | 281 | 555 | 555 | 696 | 239 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 344 | 561 | 426 | 444 |
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