Climbing Forecast Lofoten Gandalf (Djevleporten)

LOFOTEN · GRANITE

Gandalf (Djevleporten) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind7 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity82%
Rain 48h0.3mm
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast
Humidity 85% — potential fog
Good friction temperature range for granite

Drying Time

14% dry · 2-4h to dry

7-day forecast

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Today Tuesday 15 September
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts11 km/h
Humidity85%
0.8mm rain forecastHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
15:00 14° 0.3mm 7 82%
16:00 13° 0.5mm 10 88.2%
17:00 13° dry 8 92.8%
18:00 12° dry 8 96%
19:00 12° dry 7 96.5%
20:00 12° dry 7 95.5%
21:00 11° dry 7 95%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain10mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts
Humidity91%
9.9mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.2mm 10 81.6%
07:00 11° 0.2mm 11 81.3%
08:00 12° 0.3mm 11 86.2%
09:00 12° 0.6mm 10 89.3%
10:00 12° 0.5mm 10 91.2%
11:00 12° 0.3mm 12 90.9%
12:00 12° 0.3mm 16 91%
13:00 12° 0.6mm 20 91.6%
14:00 12° 0.8mm 21 91.4%
15:00 11° 0.6mm 24 91.8%
16:00 11° 0.6mm 25 91%
17:00 11° 1mm 24 90.9%
18:00 11° 1mm 25 91%
19:00 11° 0.9mm 28 91.2%
20:00 11° 0.8mm 29 92.5%
21:00 11° 0.5mm 29 92.6%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity75%
Drying — 13h since rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 25 90.1%
07:00 dry 27 88.9%
08:00 10° dry 21 86.1%
09:00 10° dry 19 84.8%
10:00 10° dry 17 84.2%
11:00 10° dry 16 81.4%
12:00 10° dry 15 77%
13:00 10° dry 13 73.5%
14:00 10° dry 13 71.2%
15:00 10° dry 12 68.9%
16:00 dry 13 69.5%
17:00 dry 9 74.7%
18:00 dry 10 79%
Fri Friday 18 September
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind14 km/h
Gusts
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 12 81.9%
12:00 11° dry 14 65.1%
18:00 dry 13 74.6%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 12 85.4%
12:00 12° dry 10 78.3%
18:00 10° dry 9 81.5%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp12°C
Rain1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts
Humidity86%
1mm rain forecastHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.5mm 13 86.2%
12:00 12° 0.5mm 10 85.6%
18:00 10° dry 10 87.7%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp12°C
Raindry
Wind15 km/h
Gusts
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 12 87.8%
12:00 12° dry 15 78.1%
18:00 dry 13 84.3%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp11°C
Rain1mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts
Humidity82%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 dry 12 85.9%
12:00 11° 0.6mm 17 82%
18:00 10° 0.6mm 22 85.1%

About Gandalf (Djevleporten)

Above the port town of Svolvær on Austvågøy's east coast, the Gandalf and Djevleporten (Devil's Gate) crags offer some of the most accessible climbing in Lofoten — 20-30 minute walk-in, south-east-facing walls, and a mix of bolted sport and clean trad on typical Lofoten granite. Rock is the same AMCG-suite plutonic complex as elsewhere in Lofoten. East-coast position means it sees the morning sun and dries quickly, and is more sheltered from Atlantic westerlies than Presten across the island — often the crag of choice when the west side is fogged in.

Region
Lofoten
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-east-facing
Altitude
200m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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