Surf Forecasts:
Norderney surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, NNW swell with 464 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Norderney this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Norderney in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) 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 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Norderney over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s size up the next couple of weeks at Norderney.
To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim outlook. The whole 16-day window is a write-off, I’m sorry to say. There isn’t a single moment where the stars align for a proper paddle. The wind is a constant problem – it’s either howling cross-onshore or just messy, and the surf quality is rated as poor right through.
We start on Monday the 20th with some lumpy cross-onshore wind and a weak 4ft swell from the NNW. The combined energy is only moderate (140), and the period is a short, choppy 6 seconds. That’s just a washing machine. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 66°, but you won’t care because you won’t want to be out there.
The swell tries to push a bit on Wednesday the 22nd, with a 5ft to 6ft NNW swell, but the wind is a fresh to strong breeze, smashing it up. The energy climbs to 372, but it’s just a messy, blown-out mess. That’s expert-only territory in terms of size, but the conditions are so poor it’s not even worth it for them.
For a few days around the 24th and 25th, we get a tiny bit of relief with some cleaner, cross-off winds, but the swell drops to a pathetic 2ft to 2ft. It’s flat, really. There’s another small pulse around the 27th, but the cross-onshore wind kills it again.
Even the very end of the run, into August, is flat and windy. The biggest problem is that the wind is almost always from the NW or W, which is straight onshore or cross-onshore for Norderney. The swell is all short-period, weak windswell. There’s no groundswell to speak of.
This is a tough one. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, a blank run like this is a bit of a bummer, but it happens. You’d have better luck with a kite than a surfboard right now. Don’t hold your breath; the forecast will need to change a lot before we see a decent wave here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 125 | 93 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 211 | 372 | 344 | 215 | 162 | 84 | 44 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 4:28PM3.02m | 4:56AM2.61m | 5:12PM2.92m | 5:41AM2.56m | 6:01PM2.76m | 6:31AM2.48m | 6:55PM2.59m | 7:28AM2.41m | 7:57PM2.44m | 8:35AM2.39m | 9:16PM2.36m | 9:51AM2.44m | 10:30PM2.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.13m | 10:55PM0.08m | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.19m | 11:48AM0.29m | 00:20AM0.34m | 12:38PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.48m | 1:36PM0.55m | 2:09AM0.59m | 2:50PM0.61m | 3:26AM0.62m | 4:33PM0.55m | 4:49AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 44 | 23 | 28 | 19 | — | 23 | 23 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 140 | 125 | 93 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 211 | 372 | 344 | 215 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 26 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 1408 | 484 | 859 | 951 | 485 | 556 | 970 | 403 | 378 | 1408 | 223 | 908 | 1511 | 908 | 833 | 1511 | 573 | 378 | 833 | 485 |
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