Ljugarn 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.

Ljugarn is Gotland's main east-coast resort village, 55 km southeast of Visby on a stretch of coast that faces the Baltic Sea to the east across relatively sheltered water. The village is small — a few hundred permanent residents — but in July it swells with Swedish summer visitors drawn by the long sandy beach, the calm-water swimming conditions (the east coast faces away from the dominant westerly storm track), and the raukar formations at Folhammar, 3 km south along the coastal path. The Ljugarn beach is one of the sandier sections of Gotland's generally limestone-and-pebble coast. The Baltic at Ljugarn is, like all of Gotland's coast, non-tidal in any practical sense. Astronomical range is 3–7 cm. Water level is driven by wind and atmospheric pressure: here, on the east coast, the relevant wind direction is easterly rather than westerly. A sustained easterly across the central Baltic generates swell and setup against the Ljugarn shoreline; a westerly blows across the island from behind and drops water level on the east coast while raising the west coast. The asymmetry between Gotland's east and west coasts in wind-driven water level is a practical feature of Baltic island geography. For swimmers, the east coast character of Ljugarn is its main asset. The Baltic's prevailing westerlies are blocked by Gotland's limestone island mass before they reach the east shore; the east coast sees swells mainly from easterly and northeasterly events, which are less frequent and shorter-fetched than the dominant Atlantic westerlies. In calm summer conditions — the majority of July and August — Ljugarn's beach is flat-water swimming. Sea temperature on Gotland's east coast peaks at 18–22 °C in late July; the east coast generally runs 1–3 °C warmer than the west coast in summer due to wind-driven upwelling on the west side in westerly conditions. For stand-up paddleboarders and flat-water kayakers, Ljugarn is among the best conditions on Gotland. The absence of dominant swell from the west and the calm summer weather create reliable flat-water mornings. Rentals are available from the village in July and August. The 3-km paddle south along the coast to the Folhammar raukar is a rewarding half-day trip; the raukar are best viewed from the water, where the limestone formations are framed against the sky with no inland clutter. Timing: morning before 10:00 is consistently calmer than afternoon; the Baltic sea breeze from the east-northeast can build from mid-morning and create chop by 13:00. The Folhammar raukar field, accessible by the signed coastal path 3 km south of Ljugarn, is the finest group of raukar on Gotland's east coast. The formations stand on a flat limestone platform at the Baltic edge; some are 3–4 m tall with wind-carved undercuts and arch forms. The coastal path from Ljugarn takes 45 minutes on foot. For photographers, the raukar are best in the early morning when east-facing light illuminates the carved surfaces. The Baltic water on calm mornings is glassy enough to reflect the stack forms — the combination of carved limestone above and reflection below is the most distinctive composition at Folhammar. For anglers, the Ljugarn pier and the rocky sections of coast south of the village offer pike-perch and Baltic perch from shore in the evening. Sea trout pass through the east coast in autumn during their coastal migration phase. Baltic herring are accessible from the pier in spring during the spawning run. No tidal timing applies; wind and light level are the operative variables. The closed season for certain species in Swedish coastal waters should be checked from the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (havochvatten.se). Winter at Ljugarn is quiet, cold, and dramatic. The Baltic on the east coast can form shore ice in cold winters; in severe years the sea ice extends several kilometres offshore from the east coast. The raukar at Folhammar encased in shore ice in January and February are a distinctive winter photography subject — cold, monochrome, and entirely different from the summer pastoral character of the beach. All tide predictions for Ljugarn 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 at Ljugarn is 3–7 cm — within the model's uncertainty. Wind and atmospheric pressure drive all water level variation here.