Hamresanden

Kristiansand, Agder, Norway

Free parking

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:01 pm

9 am
4.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

11 am
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

1 pm
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

2 pm
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

3 pm
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

4 pm
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

5 pm
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

6 pm
4.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air: 6°C42°F
Water: 13°C55°F
Wind: 74 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 138 km/hmph
Waves: 1.0 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 4%
Sunset: 6:01 pm

Today

4.5Fair9 am32

4.7Fair10 am64

5.0Fair11 am64

5.3Fair12 pm53

5.1Fair1 pm32

5.3Fair2 pm42

5.0Fair3 pm74

6.0Good4 pm85

6.2Good5 pm85

4.6Fair6 pm74

Sat

1.7Poor9 am1912

1.3Poor10 am2013

1.8Poor11 am1811

1.8Poor12 pm1811

1.8Poor1 pm1811

1.8Poor2 pm1912

1.8Poor3 pm1912

1.8Poor4 pm1912

1.9Poor5 pm1711

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 3 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
Low 10 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
High 3 am, -0.2 m<1 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.

Sun1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 100%
Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 38%
Tue1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 95%
Wed2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 46%
Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Hamresanden

Hamresanden is a beach in Agder, Norway, covering an area of 5,141 square meters. It is 609 meters long and has a nearby bus stop located 72 meters away. The nearest village, Kjevik, is 1.846 kilometers away, and there are two free parking areas within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Hamresanden is a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long beach in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The sandy beach is located at Hamre in the district of Tveit, along the Topdalsfjorden at the mouth of the river Topdalselva. It is located near Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. Hamresanden goes from Grovikheia in Hånes to Ve.
Hamresanden Camping is a family camp and waterpark located at Hamresanden. A waterpark was set to open in 2017 under the theme name "Elias" but there has been no recent news as to its construction.

Source: Hamresanden on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
Showers310 m0.2 mi away
Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m950 ft. Listed as free
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi
Picnic tables270 m880 ft away
Playground280 m910 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 70 m240 ftHamresanden sør
Nearest town: 1.8 km1.1 miKjevik (village)

Nearby places

Lanternen kafeteria Hamresanden resortFood and drink
480 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Solstrand0.8 km0.5 mi south away
6.1 Good later
Paradisbukta2.6 km1.6 mi south-west away
6.1 Good later
Badestranda3.7 km2.3 mi east away
6.1 Good later
Søm4.4 km2.7 mi south-west away
6.1 Good later
Bertesbukta5.7 km3.5 mi south-west away
6.1 Good later