Surf Forecasts:
Valnäs - Nord Koster surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, SW swell with 237 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Valnäs - Nord Koster this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Valnäs - Nord Koster in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Valnäs - Nord Koster over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 9 | N 4 | NNE 3 | SW 5 | N 3 | SW 4 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 114 | 112 | 52 | 47 | 170 | 206 | 99 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:05AM0.23m | 11:35PM0.27m | 12:05PM0.22m | 00:33AM0.28m | 1:01PM0.23m | 1:28AM0.29m | 1:51PM0.24m | 2:18AM0.30m | 2:35PM0.26m | 3:02AM0.31m | 3:16PM0.27m | 3:43AM0.32m | 3:55PM0.28m | 4:21AM0.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.04m | 5:33AM0.05m | 5:27PM0.05m | 6:55AM0.06m | 6:38PM0.06m | 7:57AM0.07m | 7:36PM0.07m | 8:41AM0.08m | 8:22PM0.07m | 9:15AM0.09m | 9:00PM0.07m | 9:43AM0.09m | 9:34PM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 58 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 54 | 45 | 112 | 52 | — | 92 | 118 | — | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | SW 4 | — | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 114 | — | — | 47 | 170 | 206 | 99 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 764 | 860 | 265 | 845 | 420 | 904 | 845 | 845 | 254 | 859 | 810 | 867 | 864 | 938 | 479 | 938 | 906 | 479 | 479 | 904 | 186 |
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