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1–2ft
Knee High
3.5ft 6s
W 268° · chop
+ 1.7ft 6s NW
7kts NW
Offshore · gusts 14kts
Mid tide rising
12°C air
1% rain
Hourly Session Windows
Observed Conditions
7-day Match Map
About This Spot
Ideal Conditions
Swell Direction
S–N158°–338°
Wind
E
Surf Height
Waist to head high
Tide
Any
Unstad (Unstadstranda) Surf Guide
The Arctic surf mecca: one horseshoe bay holding four documented waves — an expert left point on the outer side, an expert right point, intermediate "Middles" peaks in front of the parking, and a forgiving sand-bottom beach break in the centre. Northern-lights sessions are part of the deal; the camp, cafe and sauna sit at the road end.
Ability Level
Intermediate
Genuinely all-level but strongly condition-dependent — summer beach-break days suit beginners and improvers, while both points are expert-only. Default to the middle of the bay.
Crowd Level
Heavy
Increasingly crowded in season; paddle out early.
Break Type
Point break
Local Hazard
Boulder and stone bottom on both point waves; Arctic water near 4 C in winter (6/5 mm suit plus 7 mm boots, gloves and hood); winter point swells reach 3-5 m; rapid Arctic weather changes at a remote road-end village.
Observed Conditions
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