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Gl. Skagen Strand

Frederikshavn Municipality, North Denmark Region, Denmark

Gl. Skagen Strand 3 photos

  • Old Skagen in the north of Denmark

    Old Skagen in the north of Denmark. John Nuttall from Hampshire, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Strandhotellet - Ruths Hotel

    Strandhotellet - Ruths Hotel. John Zederkof Jessen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Old Skagen

    Old Skagen. John Zederkof Jessen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:53 pm
9 am
2.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
4.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Gl. Skagen Strand.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C47°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
117 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
15%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
2.1Poor9 am96
4.3Fair10 am1610
6.2Good11 am138
6.7Good12 pm127
6.9Good1 pm127
6.8Good2 pm138
5.9Good3 pm1711
6.0Good4 pm1811
4.2Fair5 pm2314
Sat
1.8Poor9 am3421
1.7Poor10 am3321
1.7Poor11 am3220
1.7Poor12 pm3220
1.8Poor1 pm3421
1.8Poor2 pm3421
1.8Poor3 pm3723
1.8Poor4 pm4025
1.7Poor5 pm4125
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.3 m. High at 3 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -0.4 mLow 8 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 75%
  • Mon3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 71 km/h44 mph, rain 58%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 63 km/h39 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m80 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 30 m100 ft
  • Picnic tables150 m480 ft away
  • Playground110 m360 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.3 miSkagen (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miSindal Lufthavn I/S (CNL)

Nearby places

  • SolnedgangskioskenIce cream
    30 m100 ft
  • Café IngridCoffee shop
    130 m430 ft
  • Ruths Strandhotel CafeCoffee shop
    160 m520 ft
  • SømærketFood and drink
    180 m570 ft
  • Ruths Hotel BrasserietRegional
    240 m780 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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