Hellesto Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South and West Norway)

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Hellesto Surf Guide

Hellesto in South and West Norway is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east southeast with some shelter here from north winds. The ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Sometimes crowded.

Hellesto Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	8.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hellesto:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hellesto occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Hellesto (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hellesto with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in March while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

17%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

79%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hellesto Location Map

Interactive Hellesto surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hellesto is Stavanger Sola Airport (SVG) in Norway, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hellesto is Haugesund Karmoy Airport (HAU), also in Norway, 59 km (37 miles) away.

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Hellesto Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 09:12 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	9	10	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Hellesto look like?

Latest photos from Hellesto. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Matt McCullough Credit: Tim Shinners

Tides at Hellesto

Current tide and informaton

For Bore, 5 km from Hellesto.

Next High Water: 02:00pm | 0.27m

Next Low Water: 07:17pm | 0.06m

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Hellesto Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (8.3 °C) at Hellesto. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.