Wing Roil Road Trip Denmark
From Nørre Vorupør to Jammer Bay and back to Cold Hawaii
Over the long Pentecost weekend, I had time to take a trip to Denmark. It looked like I’d have a few days to go wing foiling and windsurfing between Klitmøller and Hanstholm.
But the closer the weekend got, the further the good forecast shifted toward the beginning of the week. No problem, because I had time through Wednesday.
I set out on Saturday morning, with Nørre Vorupør as my destination. On the way there, the wind was already blowing quite strongly at Oddesund, though it was accompanied by unpleasant rainy weather.
As I continued on toward Nørre Vorupør, the temperature dropped steadily, from 20°C inland to 13 degrees as I parked behind the dunes in Nørre.
The view of the sea was sobering. It was as flat as a duck pond, with a light, slightly offshore breeze. The weather apps showed little improvement as the day went on – but they also indicated that a much stronger wind field was moving through Jammer Bay further to the northeast. I already knew a few spots there from previous trips, so I set off in that direction.
From Hanstholm on, the sun came out, and at the Fakir spot, conditions would have been good enough for winging – though with a cross-offshore wind and no waves. No question about it, I continued on to Jammer Bay. Svinkløv was my destination; the coastline there bends northward, allowing it to catch westerly winds well.
The region’s scenery is also amazing – perched on a hill, there’s a huge dune forest complete with a campground right behind the beach.
Sun, 19°C, a light swell, and wind for my 4.0 wing, the 50-liter board, and an Indiana Dolphin 720 cm² foil underneath—the day was saved. After a really great session, I headed to the campground (svinkloevcamping.dk, 175 Danish kroner/night).
The next morning it was windy again, with a slightly stronger onshore breeze, but once again accompanied by sunshine. I was the only water sports enthusiast at that spot that day, too. That’s Jammer Bay for you – a blank spot on the map for many surfers.
At this spot, you just have to watch out for the sandbars, over which the water can get too shallow depending on the tide. A 4.0 wing was the way to go for this session, with a SABFoil Balz Pro 792 cm² mounted under the tail.
When I checked the weather forecast afterward, it looked like there would be wind in the bay off Klitmøller the following Monday. So I adjusted my itinerary to head back west.
But I just had to make a stop at Bulbjerg. This 47-meter-high rock formation creates an impressive backdrop along the coastline, and I wanted to capture it from the water while winging. The approach from the parking lot is rocky, and there’s also a sandbar just offshore.
Right in front of Bulbjerg, the remains of a rocky outcrop jut out of the water, and the area to the east looked more like a shallow reef. So it’s better to foil further out if you want to try out this spot.
There, too, I was the only one doing water sports besides a few beachgoers. After a short session with the 4.0 wing, I headed on to Cold Hawaii, which was relatively calm this time.
I booked a three-day stay at Nystrup Camping (nystrupcampingklitmoller.dk, 125 Danish kroner per night) and pinned my hopes on Whit Monday.
That day turned out to be windy and sunny, but the waves were only knee-high at most, and they didn’t start building up until the evening in the bay in front of the surf school parking lot. A new sandbar had formed there over the winter. At low tide, the water there was only belly-deep, but the area is easily recognizable by the lighter color of the water.
You can also catch swell waves at the edge of the mussel reef further to the west, but the reef itself is too shallow for wing surfing.
On Tuesday, the eagerly awaited WNW wind finally arrived in Hanstholm. Wingfoiling in the morning, windsurfing in the afternoon – that was my plan. When the wind first picks up, the waves behind the fish factory’s breakwater are still moderate, but later on, too many whitewater rollers usually roll through the bay, making wingfoiling really challenging.
At noon, it was time to move to Middles; windsurfing was in full swing on the beach further to the right until dusk. And just in time before the nighttime curfew, I rolled back to the campground at 10:30 p.m.
The next morning, you had to get up early to catch even stronger winds for the 3.0 wing. Since we’d stayed up in the common room that evening after dinner, enjoying each other’s company until just before 2:00 a.m., I ended up getting out of bed too late.
But even later on, it still worked well with the 850 foil (F-One Sk8) and, just like the days before, with the 4.0 wing.
Then it was time to head back – this time, I wasn’t able to take advantage of the wind that had been picking up as the evening wore on. Still, it was a great, almost summer-like trip to Denmark, which I hope will be followed by more great ones this year.
July 2, 2026 © WING DAILY | text: Jürgen Schall | photos/graphics: Jürgen Schall, Oliver Flöter | translation: DE
