Surf Forecasts:
Norderney surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, N swell with 56 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Norderney this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Norderney in the next 16 days are 0.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Norderney over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for the Norderney stretch. We’ve got a long, quiet run ahead.
It’s a slow start, I’m not gonna lie. For the first week and a half, there’s just nothing doing. From Friday the 31st of July right through to the morning of Monday the 10th of August, the surf is flat and messy. The winds are all over the shop, mostly cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny. You’ll be looking at knee-high dribble at best, with weak energy readings barely scraping into double figures. It’s a proper blank run, and that’s that.
The first real sign of life pops up late on Monday the 10th of August. The morning shows a pulse of 5ft swell from the WNW with a combined energy of 127 (moderate), but it’s still tagged as poor surf. By the afternoon, the swell pushes to 5ft from the WNW, energy jumps to 154 (moderate), but the wind goes onshore and it’s not clean. Don’t get your hopes up for that day.
Now, the standout. The best window of the whole 16 days is Tuesday the 11th of August. The morning session is the one to circle. We’re looking at a 5ft swell from the NW, with a period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of 338 (strong). That’s a solid pulse of energy for this coast. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the ESE at 15 km/h, which will keep the conditions clean. The water temperature is a touch warmer than normal at 19°.
For the break itself, Norderney is fairly consistent and exposed to the NNW. The optimum swell direction is also NNW, so this NW pulse is a good match. The 5ft swell is a touch over head-high, so it’s getting into the expert zone, but it’s not a monster. The crowd factor is “sometimes” busy, so you might have some company, but it’s not a circus. The 8-second period is a mid-range, workable wave. Tuesday morning is the pick.
Tuesday afternoon, the wind picks up to 30 km/h from the ENE, making it lumpy and cross-shore, so that window closes fast. Wednesday the 12th of August has some cleaner conditions with cross-offshore winds, but the swell drops to 4ft and the energy is weaker (199 – moderate). It’s okay, but not a standout. From Thursday the 13th onwards, the swell fades away to nothing again, with tiny waves and clean but flat conditions.
So, to sum it up: the long wait is worth it for Tuesday morning, the 11th of August. That’s the one. The rest of the window is a write-off. For the first week and a half, you’re better off doing something else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNE 4 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25PM2.80m | 1:54AM2.51m | 1:59PM2.86m | 2:27AM2.54m | 2:34PM2.90m | 3:01AM2.55m | 3:09PM2.91m | 3:35AM2.55m | 3:46PM2.88m | 4:13AM2.52m | 4:27PM2.79m | 4:56AM2.46m | 5:17PM2.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.19m | 8:00AM0.26m | 8:29PM0.15m | 8:34AM0.23m | 9:03PM0.13m | 9:08AM0.22m | 9:37PM0.15m | 9:42AM0.23m | 10:13PM0.19m | 10:19AM0.27m | 10:54PM0.28m | 11:03AM0.35m | 11:43PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | 23 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 15 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 7 | — | 8 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 43 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 970 | 841 | 913 | 953 | 972 | 771 | 497 | 891 | 723 | 265 | 718 | 807 | 176 | 460 | 375 | 499 | 597 | 378 | 487 | 972 | 383 |
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