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 Skallevold

Norway

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 59° 17.517' N
Longitude: 10° 30.137' E

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 Access

Easy to find. Drive either north from Tønsberg on Highway 311 (about 8 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a right, or south from Åsgardstrand on Highway 311 (about 7 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a left.

English (Translate this text in English): Easy to find. Drive either north from Tønsberg on Highway 311 (about 8 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a right, or south from Åsgardstrand on Highway 311 (about 7 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a left.

English (Translate this text in English): Easy to find. Drive either north from Tønsberg on Highway 311 (about 8 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a right, or south from Åsgardstrand on Highway 311 (about 7 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a left.

English (Translate this text in English): Easy to find. Drive either north from Tønsberg on Highway 311 (about 8 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a right, or south from Åsgardstrand on Highway 311 (about 7 kilometres) to the Skallevold sign and take a left.

DistanceTake a car

WalkInstant access (< 5min)

Easy to find?Easy to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualitySloppy

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencySometimes break

Wave

TypeBeach-break

DirectionRight and left

BottomSandy with rock

PowerFun

Normal lengthShort (< 50m)

Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast

Good wind directionWest, SouthWest, South

Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+

Best tide positionAll tides

Best tide movementFalling tide

More details

Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdEmpty

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Dangers

- Rocks

 Additional Information

Park your car in lot next to the kiosk and walk across to beach.

English (Translate this text in English): Park your car in lot next to the kiosk and walk across to beach.

English (Translate this text in English): Park your car in lot next to the kiosk and walk across to beach.

English (Translate this text in English): Park your car in lot next to the kiosk and walk across to beach.

Atmosphere

Skallevold is an infrequent surfing wave that breaks where a surfing wave should not, on Oslo Fjord, but does when large south swells from the open North Sea and Skagerak make it up this far north along a 300 meter deep trench/channel offshore.

The wave is easy to catch and fun to ride. Not a lot of power, but what do you expect at a spot where the largest waves usually come from passing ferry boats on their way to Oslo, Kiel and Copenhagen. During mid-summer the water is warm, up to 72 degrees F, but extremely cold in the dead of winter, down to freezing.

English (Translate this text in English): Skallevold is an infrequent surfing wave that breaks where a surfing wave should not, on Oslo Fjord, but does when large south swells from the open North Sea and Skagerak make it up this far north along a 300 meter deep trench/channel offshore.

The wave is easy to catch and fun to ride. Not a lot of power, but what do you expect at a spot where the largest waves usually come from passing ferry boats on their way to Oslo, Kiel and Copenhagen. During mid-summer the water is warm, up to 72 degrees F, but extremely cold in the dead of winter, down to freezing.

English (Translate this text in English): Skallevold is an infrequent surfing wave that breaks where a surfing wave should not, on Oslo Fjord, but does when large south swells from the open North Sea and Skagerak make it up this far north along a 300 meter deep trench/channel offshore.

The wave is easy to catch and fun to ride. Not a lot of power, but what do you expect at a spot where the largest waves usually come from passing ferry boats on their way to Oslo, Kiel and Copenhagen. During mid-summer the water is warm, up to 72 degrees F, but extremely cold in the dead of winter, down to freezing.

English (Translate this text in English): Skallevold is an infrequent surfing wave that breaks where a surfing wave should not, on Oslo Fjord, but does when large south swells from the open North Sea and Skagerak make it up this far north along a 300 meter deep trench/channel offshore.

The wave is easy to catch and fun to ride. Not a lot of power, but what do you expect at a spot where the largest waves usually come from passing ferry boats on their way to Oslo, Kiel and Copenhagen. During mid-summer the water is warm, up to 72 degrees F, but extremely cold in the dead of winter, down to freezing.

General

Skallevold is a novelty wave. If it isn´t breaking, it is a lovely beach to hang out at. There is also a nearby headland with many forest trails. The coastline gets more sunshine hours than anywhere else in Norway and likely explains why so many vikings lived in the area back in the day (because they could more easily grow food crops). The unearthed viking ships in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo all came from this area. The nearby city of Tønsberg is a medieval capital city of Norway, busy sea port and interesting place to walk around in. Åsgardstrand to the north is a charming seaside town and traditional artist colony (the light is unique) where the Norwegian painter Edvard Grieg lived in summertime and painted some of his most famous works. His house is a museum. A little farther north is the city of Horten, which has an amazing national park dotted with huge viking burial mounds. The city also has numerous summer music, food and beer festivals and is a ferry port to cross Oslo Fjord over to Moss and onto Sweden.


English (Translate this text in English): Skallevold is a novelty wave. If it isn´t breaking, it is a lovely beach to hang out at. There is also a nearby headland with many forest trails. The coastline gets more sunshine hours than anywhere else in Norway and likely explains why so many vikings lived in the area back in the day (because they could more easily grow food crops). The unearthed viking ships in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo all came from this area. The nearby city of Tønsberg is a medieval capital city of Norway, busy sea port and interesting place to walk around in. Åsgardstrand to the north is a charming seaside town and traditional artist colony (the light is unique) where the Norwegian painter Edvard Grieg lived in summertime and painted some of his most famous works. His house is a museum. A little farther north is the city of Horten, which has an amazing national park dotted with huge viking burial mounds. The city also has numerous summer music, food and beer festivals and is a ferry port to cross Oslo Fjord over to Moss and onto Sweden.


English (Translate this text in English): Skallevold is a novelty wave. If it isn´t breaking, it is a lovely beach to hang out at. There is also a nearby headland with many forest trails. The coastline gets more sunshine hours than anywhere else in Norway and likely explains why so many vikings lived in the area back in the day (because they could more easily grow food crops). The unearthed viking ships in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo all came from this area. The nearby city of Tønsberg is a medieval capital city of Norway, busy sea port and interesting place to walk around in. Åsgardstrand to the north is a charming seaside town and traditional artist colony (the light is unique) where the Norwegian painter Edvard Grieg lived in summertime and painted some of his most famous works. His house is a museum. A little farther north is the city of Horten, which has an amazing national park dotted with huge viking burial mounds. The city also has numerous summer music, food and beer festivals and is a ferry port to cross Oslo Fjord over to Moss and onto Sweden.


English (Translate this text in English): Skallevold is a novelty wave. If it isn´t breaking, it is a lovely beach to hang out at. There is also a nearby headland with many forest trails. The coastline gets more sunshine hours than anywhere else in Norway and likely explains why so many vikings lived in the area back in the day (because they could more easily grow food crops). The unearthed viking ships in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo all came from this area. The nearby city of Tønsberg is a medieval capital city of Norway, busy sea port and interesting place to walk around in. Åsgardstrand to the north is a charming seaside town and traditional artist colony (the light is unique) where the Norwegian painter Edvard Grieg lived in summertime and painted some of his most famous works. His house is a museum. A little farther north is the city of Horten, which has an amazing national park dotted with huge viking burial mounds. The city also has numerous summer music, food and beer festivals and is a ferry port to cross Oslo Fjord over to Moss and onto Sweden.


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