Uttakleiv

Vestvågøy (Lofoten) · Norway · Norway

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A beach on the north side of Vestvågøy with a sandy middle and rocks on the left. It is open to the ocean and can have powerful waves that break close over the bottom. It is also one of Norway's most photographed beaches.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Quiet
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard or fish.

When it works

✓ A strong north to north-west swell with a light southerly wind.

When it doesn't

✕ Small swell, and onshore northerly wind.

Watch out for

  • rocks
  • rips

Best months

January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December

Local tips

Keep to the sandy middle and away from the rocks on the left. Don't surf alone. Water is about 4–6 °C in winter and 10–14 °C in summer: a 6/5 hooded wetsuit with 7 mm boots and gloves in winter.

Getting there

A paid car park and camping area lies behind the beach.

Travel notes

How often it works
Lofoten faces the open Norwegian Sea. Autumn and winter storms bring wind swell from the north and west and the odd long south-west swell; summer is often small or flat. Daylight is short or absent from late November to mid January.
Crowd and vibe
Few surfers; busy with photographers in winter and campers in summer.
Camping and vans
The paid parking and camping area is right behind the beach. Nearest campsite about 0.2 km away.
Facilities
Basic public toilets at the car park.
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
WNW–NNE best, W–ENE works
Size
1.2–2.2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 3 m
Period
7 s minimum, best from 10 s
Wind
Offshore ENE–SSE; handles onshore up to 15 km/h
Tide
low, mid, high best
Faces
WNW (297°)

Live cam

No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.

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