Skagsanden Beach

Flakstad, Lofoten · 🇳🇴 Norway

A mirror-flat Lofoten beach ringed by peaks, where wetsuited surfers ride cold Arctic swell beneath the northern lights.

Sea temperature

~12°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, cold Arctic blue

Sand

Wide flat pale sand

Swimming

Cold with strong swell — a cold-water surf beach

Surf

A famed Arctic surf beach with mountain-backed peaks and reflections

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

A wide mirror-flat beach ringed by peaks, popular with Arctic surfers

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

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Photo: Ratul Ahsan (CC BY 3.0) · source