Surf Forecasts:
Norderney surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WNW swell with 140 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Norderney this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Norderney in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Norderney over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Well, mate, let me level with you. It’s been a long stretch of quiet here at Norderney. The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off – flat, weak, or just plain ugly conditions. From Monday 7th September right through until midweek the following week, each day brings poor surf, with swell barely showing up and winds all over the shop. There’s a solid gap with no decent waves on offer for over a week. Thursday 17th September sees the biggest swell of the whole window, but the wind is all wrong – cross-shore and messy. That one’s for the kite crew, not us. The real standouts don’t arrive until the later days of the second week.
Finally, there’s a flicker of hope Friday 18th September morning. Norderney gets clean, surfable waves with a 4ft swell out of the NW (10-second period). That’s a long-period groundswell, which can be a bit straight for a beach setup, but with a moderate offshore breeze and clear skies, it’s the first clean window in ages. The combined energy sits at moderate (257). It’s not huge, but it’s the pick of a very lean run.
The true standout, though, is Saturday 19th September morning. That’s the one to circle. Swell jumps to 7ft from the NW (9-second period), with light offshore wind out of the SW. Expect very clean conditions and a proper punch. The combined energy is strong (766). That’s the best on offer – size, cleanliness, and power. After that, it fades back to small and poor.
So, for paddle surfing, your only real chances are Friday the 18th morning and Saturday the 19th morning. Everything else is either flat, blown out, or kite fodder. Keep an eye on those two windows.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | N 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 62 | 42 | 58 | 88 | 61 | 24 | 9 | 140 | 61 | 56 | 43 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM2.38m | 8:46PM2.28m | 9:12AM2.50m | 10:07PM2.40m | 10:27AM2.69m | 11:14PM2.56m | 11:30AM2.88m | 00:08AM2.68m | 12:22PM3.00m | 00:54AM2.74m | 1:07PM3.05m | 1:34AM2.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.75m | 2:22PM0.56m | 2:56AM0.71m | 3:59PM0.40m | 4:30AM0.52m | 5:12PM0.13m | 5:33AM0.28m | 6:05PM-0.07m | 6:23AM0.09m | 6:51PM-0.17m | 7:07AM-0.02m | 7:33PM-0.16m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 | N 6 | — | N 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 57 | 62 | 42 | — | — | 61 | 24 | 9 | — | — | 56 | 43 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | 109 | 67 | 4 | 25 | — | 58 | 88 | — | 28 | 88 | 140 | 61 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 828 | 575 | 600 | 861 | 861 | 847 | 573 | 999 | 802 | 575 | 387 | 846 | 605 | 649 | 792 | 198 | 691 | 850 | 826 |
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