Kloster Surfspot · Ringkøbing Fjord · the North Sea
Surfing on Holmsland
Flat, shallow water in the fjord at Kloster and waves from the North Sea at Søndervig. Here are the wind and the sea right now.
The wind at the spot is shown here with live data from Open-Meteo. Data: Open-Meteo.com (opens in a new window)
The waterline below is drawn from wave height, wave period and sea level at Søndervig once the data has loaded.
The wind at Kloster Surfspot
Live data from Open-Meteo
Mean wind
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The assessment of the wind direction appears once the wind data has loaded.
The assessment is based on VisitVesterhavet’s description of the spot. It says nothing about whether the conditions suit you and your kit.
The next 12 hours
The forecast is shown here once the live data has loaded.
The sea at Søndervig
Live data from Open-Meteo
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Sea level and tide
The sea level is shown here once the live data has loaded.
Modelled, not measured, and not for navigation. The curve is Open-Meteo’s modelled sea level for the North Sea off Søndervig, relative to global mean sea level (not chart datum). It includes the tide and the effect of air pressure, and its accuracy is limited close to the coast.
The curve applies to the sea, not the fjord. Ringkøbing Fjord lies behind the lock at Hvide Sande, so the sea’s tide does not reach Kloster.
Kloster Surfspot
The spot is in the north-western part of Ringkøbing Fjord, by Baggersvej. The shallow water makes it one of the area’s favourite places for kitesurfing.
- Address
- Baggersvej, 6950 Ringkøbing, on the road between Søndervig and Ringkøbing
- Best wind
- WNW and ESE. NW, N and E give offshore wind of varying quality.
- The water
- Completely flat and shallow up to 2 km out into the fjord.
- Watch out
- Fishing-net poles and other kites. The way in and out is narrow.
- Rigging
- A good grassy area, but a relatively small space. Be considerate of the other visitors on the beach.
- Facilities
- Parking (somewhat limited in high season), toilet, tables and benches, a hut for your packed lunch, and a barbecue.
- Windsurfing
- The sources disagree: VisitVesterhavet says it can be done, but that the water level is better towards the south-east. Westwind says the spot is not suitable for windsurfing because there is a lot of seagrass.
Sources: VisitVesterhavet: Kloster Surfspot (opens in a new window) and Westwind’s spot guide to Ringkøbing Fjord (opens in a new window). Westwind generally advises keeping an eye out for fishing nets and net poles, swimmers, dogs, children and onshore wind on the fjord.
Data sources
Weather data from Open-Meteo.com (opens in a new window) (CC BY 4.0). Wind: Open-Meteo’s forecast models for the spot’s grid point. Waves: the ICON-Wave forecast from the German weather service DWD. Sea level: Météo-France SMOC via Open-Meteo. The data is fetched directly in your browser when you open the page and stored for no more than ten minutes in the browser’s session storage.