Bore
Klepp · Norway · Norway
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Borestranden is a three-kilometre sandy beach and the best-known surf beach in Norway. Sandbars change every season and give several peaks along the beach, with a river mouth and a small point at the northern end. It suits all levels on small days and holds a decent size.
- Level
- Beginners
- Break
- Beach break, sand
- Waves
- Lefts and rights
- Crowd
- Busy
- Season
- autumn, winter, spring
- Boards
- A longboard or foam board for learning in summer; a shortboard or fish in autumn and winter.
When it works
✓ A west swell with an east wind; it works at all tides.
When it doesn't
✕ Strong westerly wind, and very big storm swell that closes out.
Watch out for
- rips
- currents
- crowds
Best months
January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December
Local tips
Strong undercurrents run along the beach; on bigger days pick a peak away from the rips. Summer is calm and good for learning; autumn and winter are for experienced surfers. Kiting is allowed here too. Water is about 5–7 °C in late winter and up to about 16–18 °C in late summer: a 5/4 with boots, gloves and a hood from autumn to spring.
Getting there
Bore lies on the Norwegian Scenic Route Jæren (FV507); park behind the dunes and use the marked paths.
Travel notes
- How often it works
- Jæren is Norway's most consistent surf coast: open to the North Sea from south-west to north-west, it gets waves most weeks from September to April, from both wind swell and longer North Atlantic swell. Summer is smaller and often flat. The tide range is small.
- Crowd and vibe
- The busiest beach in Jæren, with surf schools in summer, but long enough to spread out.
- Camping and vans
- Bore Strandcamping is about 1 km away; it is the only Jæren beach with both a hotel and a campsite. Nearest campsite about 1 km away.
- Facilities
- Bore Surf Senter offers lessons and rental, with hot outdoor showers and changing rooms; hotel, cabins and a seaside sauna by the beach.
- Water quality
- No bathing-water results were found: Norway is not in the European Environment Agency bathing-water data, and no local results for this beach turned up.
Ideal conditions
- Swell
- WSW–NW best, SSW–NNW works
- Size
- 0.9–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.5 m, holds to 3 m
- Period
- 6 s minimum, best from 9 s
- Wind
- Offshore NE–SE; handles onshore up to 15 km/h
- Tide
- low, mid, high best
- Faces
- W (278°)
Live cam
No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.