Stavanger 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/Oslo local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.

Next spring tide on Mon 18 May (range 0.7m). Last neap on Sat 16 May. Next neap on Fri 22 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.

Stavanger is on the Rogaland coast of southwest Norway, the centre of the Norwegian oil industry and the base for exploring Lysefjord — the fjord containing Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and Kjeragbolten, two of Norway's most photographed geological features. Tidal range is semidiurnal with a mean spring range of about 0.5 metres — smaller than Bergen or Ålesund, due to Stavanger's position in a more sheltered coastal embayment. Preikestolen is a 604-metre high flat-topped cliff directly above Lysefjord. The hike is 8 km return from the Preikestolhytta car park, with 450 metres of elevation gain, taking 3 to 4 hours return. At the top, the flat granite surface extends to the fjord edge with no railing — a 604-metre vertical drop to the fjord below. It is one of the most-visited natural features in Norway (400,000 hikers per year) and the popularity shows in summer; starting before 7 a.m. beats the main crowds. The approach hike is demanding but not technical. Kjeragbolten, 40 km further into Lysefjord at the end of the fjord road, is a 5-metre boulder wedged in a crevice at 984 metres elevation above the fjord — the site of one of the world's most daring (and statistically common) tourist photographs, with visitors standing on the boulder above the void. The hike is 10 km return and significantly more demanding than Preikestolen; snow on the upper section closes the route outside June through October. Kayaking in Lysefjord offers a completely different perspective on the cliffs. The fjord is 42 km long and consistently 400 to 600 metres deep; the walls rise 600 to 1000 metres on both sides. Paddling beneath Preikestolen and looking up at the cliff face from the water is a counterpoint to the tourist-crowded summit. Guided kayak tours from Forsand (at the fjord entrance) run single-day circuits of the inner fjord sections. Stavanger's old town (Gamle Stavanger) contains 173 white-painted wooden houses from the 18th and 19th century — the largest preserved wooden house district in northern Europe. The Norwegian Petroleum Museum on the waterfront documents the oil industry that transformed Norway from one of Europe's poorer countries to one of its wealthiest within 50 years. 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 Norwegian tide predictions, consult Kartverket at kartverket.no/sehavniva.