Seines Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lofoten Islands and Arctic, Norway)

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Seines Surf Guide

Seines in Lofoten Islands and Arctic is a sheltered point break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Surfable in an onshore breeze Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, shallow rocks, local inhabitants, protected military zone, high fee if get caught walking through.

Seines Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Point	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	4.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Seines:

The best conditions reported for surf at Seines occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Seines with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 3% of the time in January while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 86% 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

11%

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

too small

86%

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

Explore Seines Location Map

Interactive Seines 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 Seines is Bodo (Bodoe) Airport (BOO) in Norway, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Seines is Stokka (Sandnessjoen) Airport (SSJ), also in Norway, 162 km (101 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Seines Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 6 May 2024, 19:00 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 06			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	W	W	N	W
Period (s)	11	11	4	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

What does Seines look like?

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

Credit: Mats Torbergsen

Tides at Seines

Current tide and informaton

For Bodo, Norway, 8 km from Seines.

Next High Water: 12:22am | 2.59m

Next Low Water: 06:39am | 0.34m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Seines Sea Temperature

The water temperature (4.7 °C) at Seines is close to freezing. You will need a thick winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots despite the sun. Expect relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (5.0 °C).

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