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Åkrehamn beach

Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway

Åkrehamn beach 1 photo

  • Beach chairs, Åkrehamn beach, Norway

    Beach chairs, Åkrehamn beach, Norway. Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
Now
2.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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
9°C49°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
106 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
72%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
2.4PoorNow106
2.5Poor10 am43
2.6Poor11 am74
2.7Poor12 pm127
2.5Poor1 pm74
3.1Poor2 pm74
4.1Fair3 pm85
5.2Fair4 pm85
5.9Good5 pm74
6.3Good6 pm74
Sat
2.6Poor9 am1610
2.9Poor10 am149
3.1Poor11 am159
3.0Poor12 pm1610
3.0Poor1 pm1610
2.8Poor2 pm2012
2.8Poor3 pm2314
2.7Poor4 pm2717
2.9Poor5 pm2616
2.4Poor6 pm3421
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 pm, -0.1 m. High at 9 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 mLow 2 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 2 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 3 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.

  • Sun0.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 91%
  • Tue1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 93%
  • Wed1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h36 mph, rain 81%
  • Thu3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Åkrehamn beach

Åkrehamn beach is a beach area in Norway, located near the town of Åkrehamn, which is 1,266 meters away. The beach is 2,043 meters from Stavasanden and has three free parking areas within 500 meters. There is one food vendor within 1 kilometer and a bus stop 327 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Åkrasanden, locally also known as Sandane, is a beach area located in the town of Åkrehamn on the island of Karmøy in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the largest continuous stretch of beach in the whole municipality. Åkrasanden has repeatedly been ranked among Norway's finest beaches, including by the newspaper Dagbladet and the website Klikk.no.

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

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m790 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 940 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables470 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground480 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
330 m0.2 miMedhaug (B)
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miÅkrehamn (town)

Nearby places

  • Pizzabakeren ÅkrehamnPizza
    940 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

  • Stavasanden2.0 km1.3 mi south away
    3.0 Poor tomorrow
  • Lauvikje5.2 km3.2 mi north away
    3.0 Poor tomorrow
  • Hemnessand5.7 km3.5 mi south away
    2.8 Poor tomorrow
  • Håland-sand6.0 km3.7 mi south away
    2.8 Poor tomorrow
  • Lindøy14 km8.4 mi north-east away
    3.7 Poor tomorrow