Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Norway |
Next Big City |
Sola Airport, Stavanger |
Next Town |
Sande |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
No information |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Small wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Horseshoe shaped bay with very flat sheltered water on the inside. On the ocean side of the Cobblestone peninsula at the southern end there is a nice grinding wave (only when big swell running).
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Thin sandy beach. Enough space to launch.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
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Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
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Normal |
Winter:
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Thick |
Usual North European weather, use 5mm wetsuit in winter. Wetsuit always needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Best in South, Southwesterly and West winds, Northerlies or Easterlies are gusty. The wind can be a bit gusty for the first 50m out and more constant beyond that.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
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Short walk |
Drive North from Stavanger towards Tungenes lighthouse. Then you will see a big bay on the left hand side visible from road.
Extra information
Nightlife
Go to Stavanger for entertainment, this area is residential/agricultural.