Haugesund tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 01:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Europe/Oslo local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Next spring tide on Tue 05 May (range 0.6m). Next neap on Sun 10 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Haugesund is a mid-sized Norwegian coastal city on the Karmsund strait, between Stavanger (75 km south) and Bergen (150 km north). The city sits beside Karmsund — the historic inner sea passage (Norðvegr, 'the northern way', which gave Norway its name) that Viking-era ships used to travel between the fjords and the open sea, sheltered from the North Atlantic. Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway, is said to be buried at Haraldshaugen mound north of the city. Tidal range is semidiurnal with a mean spring range of about 0.6 metres. The Karmsund is still a busy shipping lane — oil tankers, supply vessels, and ferries move through on the sheltered inner passage between the island of Karmøy and the mainland. The waterway that historically allowed Viking longships to navigate without the North Sea crossing still saves modern shipping the same storm exposure. Karmøy island, separated from the mainland by Karmsund, has a 60-km western coastline facing the open North Sea. The outer coast catches North Atlantic swell and has produced one of the few surf spots in the Rogaland region — Åkra and Syre beaches on the southwest corner of the island get consistent swell in autumn and winter storms. The water is cold (8 to 14°C year-round); a 5/4mm wetsuit with boots is the minimum for surfing. The outer Karmøy coast also has extraordinary Atlantic birdlife at Skudeneshavn, the southernmost point of the island — a well-preserved 19th-century trading town with white wooden houses and a harbour still active with small fishing vessels. Skudeneshavn hosts seabird colonies on the outer skerries; gannets fish offshore from spring through autumn. Fishing in Karmsund and on the outer Karmøy coast targets cod, saithe, mackerel, and coalfish from shore and small boat. The sheltered Karmsund is productive for boat fishing year-round; the outer coast requires care in weather. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height — model-derived, not from a local gauge. For authoritative Norwegian tide predictions, consult Kartverket at kartverket.no/sehavniva.