Cold Hawaii
The area and coastline between Agger and Hanstholm in Thy in North Jutland has been named Cold Hawaii. Cold Hawaii achieved its name due to the wind conditions in the area are much like the one you will find in Hawaii. You will find no less than 31 amazing surf spots.
Europes surf paradise Cold Hawaii
Today, the area has practically developed into a small surfers’ colony, and the surfers now living in Klitmøller have succeeded in creating an exciting environment that adds new life to the town and area. Every year, Klitmøller sees a number of surf competitions. Since 2010, the village has hosted the international surfing championship Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup with 32 of the best surfers in the world competing for the cup. During the years, the interest in this competition has increased in Denmark and abroad. Since 2013, HRH Crown Prince Frederik has been the patron of the PWA World Cup in Cold Hawaii.
The two reefs outside the coast to the south of the point of Ørhage contribute to making Klitmøller particularly well-suited for different disciplines within the sport of surfing. The formation of huge waves facilitates wave-, wind-, kite- and stand up paddle surfing. This is not solely for professionals, as a matter of fact, you can learn the noble art of surfing if you visit the Cold Hawaii Surf Camp or WestWind Surf Shop Klitmøller.
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Cold Hawaii Games
Hvert år i sensommeren danner Cold Hawaii i Thy rammen om Cold Hawaii Games – en tilbagevendende festival for surf, sport og udendørs aktiviteter. I flere uger fra midten af september til begyndelsen af oktober forvandles kysten fra Agger til Hanstholm til én stor legeplads for både professionelle atleter og nysgerrige begyndere.
Programmet rummer noget for alle: internationale konkurrencer som Red Bull King of the Air Qualifier, hvor verdens bedste kitesurfere samles i Vorupør, og PWA Youth Wave & Slalom World Cup, hvor unge windsurfere viser deres talent. Men Cold Hawaii Games er meget mere end eliteidræt. Her kan du også prøve kræfter med surfing for første gang, deltage i udendørs yoga, køre mountainbike i Nationalpark Thy, løbe trail i Cold Hawaii Ultra eller opleve actionfyldte challenges i Hanstholm.
Arrangementerne er åbne og gratis at deltage i, og stemningen præges af det lokale surfmiljø, der siden starten har gjort Cold Hawaii til et internationalt samlingspunkt.
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The Cold Hawaii surfers are not solely focused on Klitmøller itself; for also Agger Tange to the south as well as Vorupør and Hanstholm in North Thy provide lots of opportunities. This crowding of surfing locations makes the area unique; for, regardless of wind conditions, there will always be one optimal location – always providing, of course, that there is wind.
Besides Cold Hawaii, the Northwest coast also generally offers excellent surfing opportunities in the Løkken area, in Hirtshals and various surfing activities in the Limfjord area.
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Kyst, klitter og kilometervis af muligheder
Når du besøger Cold Hawaii, har du samtidig Nationalpark Thy som nærmeste nabo. Nationalparken, Danmarks første af sin slags, strækker sig langs hele kysten og byder på et unikt landskab med klitter, heder, søer, skove og vidtstrakte strande. Det gør området til en sand legeplads for naturelskere og aktive sjæle.
Her kan du kombinere surfoplevelserne i bølgerne med vandreture på afmærkede ruter, lange cykelture gennem det kuperede terræn eller rideture på stranden i solnedgangen. Nationalpark Thy er et aktivt frirum, hvor naturen altid er tæt på og giver mulighed for at udfordre sig selv, finde fordybelse eller blot nyde de rå, vestjyske omgivelser. Nationalpark Thy er et sted, hvor man kan finde både ro og eventyr.