Surf Forecasts:
Norderney surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, NNW swell with 302 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Norderney this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Norderney in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5AM. 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 Friday (Aug 21) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Norderney over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you—this 16-day stretch for Norderney is a tough one to write about. We've got a long dry spell on the cards, and the surf just isn't showing up.
We kick off on Wednesday, 19th August, with a tiny, wind-affected 3ft W swell at 4 seconds. That's a weak, short-period windswell that's not gonna do much. The water's sitting at 68°, which is a touch warmer than you'd expect for this time of year.
From there, it's a grim run. The poor surf conditions just keep rolling in day after day. We see a little bump of energy on Saturday, 22nd August, with a 3ft NW swell, but the wind is a fresh cross-shore, and the wave energy is only moderate (153). It's followed by a couple of days with a bit more size—up to 5ft from the NNW on Sunday, 23rd August—but the wind is cross-onshore and lumpy, making a mess of it. The combined energy hits 248, but it's all for nothing with those conditions.
There's a gap of several days with no real recommendations. We get a few clean windows of offshore wind—like on Tuesday, 25th August, with a clean cross-off breeze from the ESE, but the swell is tiny and from the ENE, completely the wrong direction. The period is a miserable 4 seconds. The 26th and 27th see some clean offshore winds, but the swell is practically non-existent.
The only faint glimmer comes on Saturday, 29th August, with a tiny 1ft NNE swell and a clean offshore wind, but it's just not enough to get excited about. The energy is weak (11).
Bottom line: there's nothing on the table that's worth paddling out for. The swell is too small, the direction is wrong, and the wind is often messy. It's a blank run, and that's just how it goes here sometimes. Keep your gear ready, because forecasts can turn, but for now, the surf is a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 5 | N 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
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 kJ | 26 | 58 | 31 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 105 | 84 | 297 | 248 | 192 | 101 | 51 | 22 | 20 | 46 | 26 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.84m | 5:01AM2.60m | 5:22PM2.65m | 5:46AM2.48m | 6:11PM2.44m | 6:38AM2.37m | 7:09PM2.26m | 7:39AM2.30m | 8:23PM2.17m | 8:55AM2.32m | 9:58PM2.21m | 10:11AM2.44m | 10:53PM2.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.13m | 10:53PM0.26m | 11:07AM0.27m | 11:30PM0.42m | 11:51AM0.45m | 00:15AM0.60m | 12:47PM0.64m | 1:12AM0.74m | 1:57PM0.74m | 2:22AM0.80m | 4:04PM0.69m | 4:11AM0.73m | 4:58PM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | N 7 | NW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 12 | NW 11 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 3 | W 5 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 58 | 31 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 9 | — | 105 | 84 | 297 | 248 | 192 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 46 | 26 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 849 | 891 | 833 | 1051 | 485 | 576 | 576 | 457 | 457 | 641 | 383 | 383 | 657 | 212 | 378 | 378 | 265 | 374 | 485 | 573 |
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