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Hellesto Surf Forecast
/ South and West (14 surf breaks) /
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Hellesto surfForecast / South and West / Norway
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hellesto surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hellesto sea temperature is
8.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hellesto today?
The current surf forecast for Hellesto at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hellesto. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | |
168 | 166 | 160 | 155 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 350 | 319 | 244 | 203 | 158 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:38PM0.32m | 00:49AM0.35m | 1:21PM0.30m | 1:28AM0.35m | 2:04PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM-0.00m | 6:08PM0.02m | 6:44AM-0.01m | 6:48PM0.03m | 7:33AM0.00m | 7:30PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 | — | 10:13 |
— | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 30 | 166 | 160 | 155 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 19 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 319 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 |
| kJ | 168 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 4 | W 6 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | W 16 | W 14 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | 26 | — | — | 11 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 89 | 191 | 350 | — | 244 | 203 | 158 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 889 | 405 | 365 | 468 | 468 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 475 | 460 | 265 | 265 | 370 | 265 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South and West Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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