Check the Beach

Sortland, Risvatnet

Sortland, Nordland, Norway

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 4:48 pm
Now
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
11°C53°F
Water
7°C45°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
4:48 pm
Today
5.6GoodNow1610
5.7Good10 am149
6.4Good11 am127
6.1Good12 pm149
5.8Good1 pm127
5.3Fair2 pm106
4.8Fair3 pm149
4.8Fair4 pm138
Sat
3.4Poor9 am127
3.1Poor10 am138
3.4Poor11 am1711
3.2Poor12 pm2214
2.9Poor1 pm2314
2.6Poor2 pm2616
2.5Poor3 pm2415
2.4Poor4 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 11 am, 0.3 m. Low at 5 pm, -0.8 m. High at 11 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 6 am, -1.2 mHigh 11 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 5 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.5 m1 ftLow 6 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 11 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.5 m1 ft
  • Low 6 am, -1.2 m4 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.

  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 21%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 59%
  • Wed2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 69%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m300 ft away
  • Picnic tables80 m280 ft away
  • Wheelchair accessYes

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
960 m0.6 miRise kryss
Nearest town
9 km5.6 miBlokken (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miStokmarknes lufthavn (SKN)

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