Frederikshavn tide times

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

Conditions as of 06:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Europe/Copenhagen local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Next spring tide on Mon 18 May (range 0.5m). Next neap on Thu 21 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

Frederikshavn sits on the Kattegat coast of north Jutland, 30 kilometres south of Skagen, and its character is defined by the ferry port — one of the busiest in Scandinavia for international crossings. Stena Line connects Frederikshavn to Gothenburg, Sweden (3 hours 15 minutes), and ColorLine runs overnight to Oslo, Norway (12 hours). The port infrastructure dominates the town's waterfront and the ferry departures structure much of the local economy. The Kattegat tidal regime at Frederikshavn is modest: mean spring range around 0.5 metres, in a pattern that blends semidiurnal and diurnal components depending on the phase of the lunar cycle. The Kattegat receives tidal energy from both the North Sea (through the Skagerrak and around Skagen) and indirectly from the Baltic via the Danish straits. The interference between these competing inputs produces an irregular tidal pattern that is more noticeable than the Baltic's near-zero tide but far smaller than the North Sea coast to the west. Water level variation at Frederikshavn is more often driven by wind and atmospheric pressure than by the tide. Sustained NW winds from the Skagerrak push water into the Kattegat against the Swedish and Danish coasts, raising sea levels along Frederikshavn's beach and harbour approach by 30 to 50 cm during major events. Bangsbo Fort, 3 kilometres south of the town centre, is a preserved coastal artillery battery from the German occupation (1940-1945). The fort's sea-facing guns covered the Kattegat approach and the ferry routes; the museum presents the occupation history alongside the coastal defence context. Nearby, the Bangsbo River estuary runs through a small wooded valley to the Kattegat — a gentle tidal inlet supporting eel and sea trout in the lower reach. The beaches north of Frederikshavn toward Skagen are extensive sandy North Sea-facing shores — dunes backed by Hulsig Hede heathland, with several access points for beach walking, horse riding, and limited 4WD. The Skagen Odde peninsula narrows here to a few kilometres wide, with the Kattegat on the east and the Skagerrak on the west. Fishing from Frederikshavn Harbour breakwaters and the northern beaches produces cod, whiting, and flatfish from autumn through spring when cold Kattegat water concentrates demersal species inshore. Mackerel jigging from the harbour in summer is popular with families. Charter boats depart for wreck fishing on the scattered debris from WWII naval engagements in the outer Kattegat. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height — model-derived, not from a local gauge. For authoritative Danish sea-level data, consult DMI (Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut) at dmi.dk/hav.