Klintehamn 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/Stockholm local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Klintehamn is a small natural harbour village on Gotland's southwest coast, 30 km south of Visby. The harbour is the departure point for boat trips to the Karlsö Islands — Stora Karlsö and Lilla Karlsö — two limestone stack islands that are nationally protected nature reserves for seabird breeding colonies. The harbour itself is cut into the limestone coast and provides shelter from the prevailing westerlies; the village is quiet, functional, and lacking the tourist infrastructure of Visby. What it has is access to some of the most distinctive coastal geology in Sweden: the raukar. Raukar are isolated limestone sea stacks and sculptured pinnacles eroded from the Silurian limestone platform by ice, frost, and wave action. The most famous raukar field in Klintehamn's area is at Digerhuvud on Stora Karlsö, but smaller groups of raukar are accessible on the mainland coast immediately south of Klintehamn at Gnisvärd and at the point below Hoburgen in the far south. These formations, standing 2–5 m above the current sea level, were carved when the Baltic was at a different level; they now stand on the intertidal rock platform above the present mean water line. Water level at Klintehamn is non-tidal — Baltic mean astronomical range 3–7 cm. Wind drives everything. The southwest coast faces the dominant westerly weather track directly; in westerly storm events, wave heights of 2–3 m reach Klintehamn and the harbour entrance can be difficult for small craft. Wind-driven setup raises the coast water level by 0.3–0.6 m in sustained westerlies. In calm high-pressure conditions, the harbour is glassy and the raukar reflections in the flat water are excellent for photography. For boat operators running trips to Stora Karlsö (15 km southwest), the weather window and sea state are the operative variables, not tidal phase. The crossing is open Baltic, exposed to westerly swell and wind. The nature reserve jetty on Stora Karlsö is accessible in seas up to 0.5–0.8 m; beyond that, landing becomes uncomfortable and the reserve warden may halt landing operations to protect the breeding bird colonies. Trips run from June through August; booking in advance is required as daily visitor numbers are limited to protect the razorbill and guillemot colonies. For kayakers, the Klintehamn harbour provides a sheltered launch point for the coast both north toward Visby and south toward the Hoburgen lighthouse (15 km). The south coast section below Hoburgen — the southernmost point of Gotland — includes the most dramatic raukar fields and sea-stack formations on the island. This section is exposed to the full Baltic fetch from the southwest and should be attempted only in calm forecast conditions with a stable high-pressure system established. The return leg from Hoburgen to Klintehamn runs north in typically better conditions if the afternoon sea-breeze from the west has not yet built. The Karlsö Islands seabird colonies are the ecological highlight of the Klintehamn area. Stora Karlsö hosts Scandinavia's largest guillemot (Uria aalge) colony — 8,000–10,000 breeding pairs on the limestone ledges. Razorbills, Atlantic puffins (a small number), and common murres share the cliff face. The colonies are active from late April through late July; the best viewing is from the reserve's guided cliff-top walk. The Karlsö razorbills nest on flat ledges at approximately 20 m above sea level; their access to the water below is vertical flight directly into the Baltic surface — the water level at the cliff base affects the wave action they encounter on take-off and landing. For fishermen, the harbour pier and the rocky points immediately north and south of the harbour access the Baltic trout and Baltic herring in season. The non-tidal Baltic means fishing sessions are governed by light, temperature, and weather rather than tidal phase. All tide predictions for Klintehamn come from the Open-Meteo Marine gridded model. Timing accuracy is ±45 minutes; height accuracy is ±0.3 m above Chart Datum. The astronomical signal is 3–7 cm and within the model's uncertainty. Weather determines all conditions on this coast.