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Sjøsanden

Lindesnes, Agder, Norway

Sjøsanden 1 photo

  • Sjøsanden beach, Mandal. On a bicycle trip Tregde - Lista along the North Sea Cycle route

    Sjøsanden beach, Mandal. On a bicycle trip Tregde - Lista along the North Sea Cycle route. https://www.flickr.com/people/kalevkevad/, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:04 pm
9 am
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

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 NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
4.5Fair9 am74
5.2Fair10 am74
5.1Fair11 am95
4.1Fair12 pm95
4.4Fair1 pm96
4.6Fair2 pm127
4.7Fair3 pm149
5.0Fair4 pm159
4.5Fair5 pm1610
3.9Poor6 pm1710
Sat
1.1Poor9 am2717
1.0Poor10 am2717
1.2Poor11 am2717
1.5Poor12 pm2515
1.6Poor1 pm2516
1.6Poor2 pm2616
1.6Poor3 pm2717
1.6Poor4 pm2717
1.7Poor5 pm2516
1.7Poor6 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. High at 3 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 10 pm, -0.3 m. High at 2 am, -0.2 mHigh 3 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 10 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 2 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • High 3 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 2 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.

  • Sun1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 74%
  • Tue1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 82%
  • Wed1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 73%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 7%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Sjøsanden

Sjøsanden is a beach in Mandal, Norway, located near the town of Mandal. It is 651 meters from Lordens and 167 meters from nearby toilets. OpenStreetMap lists free parking nearby, with three parking options within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Sjøsanden is a beach in the town of Mandal which is located in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The beach sits in the Furulunden nature park, along the Mannefjorden, just south of the mouth of the Mandalselva river. The 800-metre (2,600 ft) long beach has been voted several times as the best beach in Norway.

Source: Sjøsanden on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m550 ft away
  • Showers170 m540 ft away
  • Drinking water310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground410 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
580 m0.4 miBankeveien
Nearest town
840 m0.5 miMandal (town)

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

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