TidePlanet

Today in Bøur there are high tides at 9:01 am (7.6 ft) and 9:30 pm (7.0 ft) and low tides at 2:52 am and 3:25 pm. Tide coefficient 92. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 9:01 am. The sun rises at 7:53 am and sets at 4:33 pm: 8 h 40 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 4:05 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:56 am to 3:56 am and from 2:28 pm to 4:28 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is rough, with 10 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the south-southwest (7 mph). Overcast, 53 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Bøur today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: high
5
Average day · 5 out of 10 3:20–4:20 pm Also 8:00–9:10 am and 2:00–3:50 am
  • Low tide at 3:25 pm
  • Minor period 2:21–3:21 pm (moonset)
  • Major period 2:28–4:28 pm
  • Minor period 3:35–4:35 pm (moonrise)
  • Rising pressure (+0.42 inHg in 24 h), moderate onshore wind (16 mph) and rough sea: 9.4 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 92 (spring tides)
  • A major period lines up with sunset

Bad weather during the best window: strong wind or big waves. If you go out, be very careful and stay off rocks and jetties.

Your day at a glance

The best window, 3:20 pm to 4:20 pm, combines the 3:25 pm low tide, moonset, a major period, moonrise and sunset, though with rising pressure, moderate wind and rough seas. Also worth a try from 8:00 am to 9:10 am, with the 9:01 am high tide, sunrise and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure and rough seas. Also worth a try from 2:00 am to 3:50 am, with the 2:52 am low tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure and rough seas.

Species with the most records nearby: Atlantic mackerel, haddock, Atlantic cod and pollock. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days

Beach

Beach day in Bøur

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Low tide at 3:25 pm: more sand
  • Cloudy (99% cloud cover)
  • Feels like 50 °F: chilly for the beach
  • Rain (0.07 in)
  • Moderate onshore wind (15 mph): choppy water
  • Dangerous for swimming: 9.3 ft waves every 9 s; high rip current risk

Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Dangerous · 9.3 ft

    9.3 ft waves every 9 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 50 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 0 · SPF 15

    Max UV 0 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 15 mph

    Moderate onshore wind (15 mph).

  • Tide & sand 3:25 pm

    Low tide at 2:52 am and 3:25 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 9:01 am and 9:30 pm. Coefficient 92 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Bøur

We don't know of any named beaches within 6.2 mi of Bøur.

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Tides

Tides in Bøur

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 2:52 am 1.2 ft
  • ▼ Low tide 3:25 pm 1.3 ft
  • ▲ High tide 9:30 pm 7.0 ft · coef. 87

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 4 h 24 min to high tide at 9:01 am.

Tide coefficient 92 for the 9:01 am high tide and 87 for the 9:30 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 6.4 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on February 3 (8.3 ft) and the lowest, on March 20 (0.5 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 100, 6.8 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 26, 2.3 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 7:53 am · 4:33 pm Low tide 2:52 am · 1.2 ft High tide 9:01 am · 7.6 ft Low tide 3:25 pm · 1.3 ft High tide 9:30 pm · 7.0 ft Coef. 92 85% Major periods 1:56 am · 2:28 pm High
Fri 30 7:56 am · 4:30 pm Low tide 3:36 am · 1.6 ft High tide 9:48 am · 7.3 ft Low tide 4:19 pm · 1.6 ft High tide 10:24 pm · 6.5 ft Coef. 81 76% Major periods 3:01 am · 3:33 pm Medium
Sat 31 7:58 am · 4:27 pm Low tide 4:24 am · 2.2 ft High tide 10:41 am · 7.0 ft Low tide 5:23 pm · 2.0 ft High tide 11:27 pm · 5.9 ft Coef. 68 65% Major periods 4:04 am · 4:34 pm Medium
Sun 1 8:01 am · 4:24 pm Low tide 5:23 am · 2.7 ft High tide 11:46 am · 6.7 ft Low tide 6:40 pm · 2.3 ft — Coef. 55 Last quarter Major periods 5:02 am · 5:30 pm Medium
Mon 2 8:04 am · 4:21 pm High tide 12:46 am · 5.5 ft Low tide 6:40 am · 3.1 ft High tide 1:07 pm · 6.4 ft Low tide 8:08 pm · 2.3 ft Coef. 51 43% Major periods 5:56 am · 6:21 pm Medium
Tue 3 8:07 am · 4:18 pm High tide 2:23 am · 5.4 ft Low tide 8:14 am · 3.2 ft High tide 2:37 pm · 6.5 ft Low tide 9:28 pm · 2.1 ft Coef. 51 32% Major periods 6:46 am · 7:09 pm Medium
Wed 4 8:10 am · 4:15 pm High tide 3:43 am · 5.7 ft Low tide 9:34 am · 2.9 ft High tide 3:50 pm · 6.7 ft Low tide 10:27 pm · 1.8 ft Coef. 60 23% Major periods 7:32 am · 7:54 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

A · Official station

Tides from the Sørvágur station (DMI), 2.2 mi from Bøur. Times and heights are its predictions.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), https://www.dmi.dk. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Bøur

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: rough

Rough Douglas 5 · moderate breeze, Beaufort 4
Waves 10 ft · 9.0 s from the west-southwest (258°)
Swell 7.4 ft · 7.6 s from the west-southwest
Current 0.6 mph toward the NNE

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common5.2 ft
  • Significant10 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest21 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 21 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 21 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 7 mph SSW · gusts 20

The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.

Cross-onshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind comes in from the sea at an angle: a bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

Cross-onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 12 ft with a period of 9 s, from the west (rough).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now49.8 °F
Today 49.8–49.8 °F air: 51 / 54 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 49.8 °F measured 0.6 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+1.5 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:38 am (local time).

Surf

Surf in Bøur today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Poor
3
Poor · 3 out of 10 7:05–11:00 am 4.6–7.1 ft
  • 4.6–7.1 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 6.5 ft swell at 8 s from the southwest, short: weak, messy waves
  • Light onshore wind (10 mph): a bit of chop
  • First or last light of the day
  • Rising tide (high tide at 9:01 am)
Surf at the shore 4.6–7.1 ft average – sets
Swell 6.5 ft 8 s · SW · 467 kJ
Wind 10 mph S · onshore
Water and wetsuit 49.8 °F 6/5 hooded fullsuit
  • Light: First light 7:05 am · sunrise 7:53 am · sunset 4:33 pm · last light 5:21 pm
  • Tide: low 2:52 am (1.2 ft), high 9:01 am (7.6 ft), low 3:25 pm (1.3 ft) and high 9:30 pm (7.0 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 49.8 °F: a 6/5 hooded fullsuit with booties and gloves.
  • Energy: 467 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 7:05 am to 11:00 am, has a good size, though with a short-period swell and onshore wind.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Bøur today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
3
Fair day · 3 out of 10 9:10–10:10 am Also 3:30–4:20 pm
  • Slack water around high tide (9:01 am): little current from 8:40 am to 9:20 am
  • 6.4 ft swell at 8 s from the southwest: strong surge on the bottom
  • Light onshore wind (11 mph)
  • 0.2 mph current toward the north, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 6.4 ft 8 s · from the SW
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 49.8 °F Drysuit
Current 0.2 mph toward the N
  • Slack water today: low tide 2:52 am (2:37–3:10 am), high tide 9:01 am (8:40–9:20 am), low tide 3:25 pm (3:10–3:40 pm) and high tide 9:30 pm (9:10–9:50 pm)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 12 ft at 9 s) and wind over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 49.8 °F: a drysuit, with hood, gloves and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 5:21 pm. Waning gibbous (85%), rising at 4:05 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 9:10 am to 10:10 am, combines slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with a big swell. Also worth a look from 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm, with slack water at low tide and weak current, though with a big swell and moderate wind.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Bøur.

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Weather

Weather in Bøur

14-day weather

Now in Bøur

Now 53 °F Overcast · feels like 50 °F · 51 / 54 °F
Low / high
51 / 54 °F
Rain
0.10 in · 75%
Clouds
98%
Humidity
92%
Dew pointDew point
50 °F
Visibility
8.7 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 31
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
None

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.48 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Partly cloudyOvercastOvercastOvercastOvercastHeavy drizzleOvercastDrizzle
Temperature 51°52°53°54°54°54°54°53°
Wind (mph) 13 WSW7 SW7 SSW10 S15 S13 S17 S19 S
Gusts 3925212738364147
Waves 12 ft11 ft9.9 ft9.3 ft9.0 ft9.2 ft9.8 ft11 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.03 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 6:00 am 53° 7 SSW 9.9 ft
  • 9:00 am 54° 10 S 9.3 ft
  • 12:00 pm 54° 15 S 9.0 ft
  • 3:00 pm 54° 13 S 9.2 ft
  • 6:00 pm 54° 17 S 9.8 ft
  • 9:00 pm 53° 19 S 11 ft
  • 12:00 am 53° 24 S 11 ft
  • 3:00 am 54° 22 SSE 12 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Light rain 51 / 54 °F 25 mph S 12 ft 9:01 am · 9:30 pm
Fri 30 Rain 49 / 54 °F 26 mph S 12 ft 9:48 am · 10:24 pm
Sat 31 Light showers 49 / 50 °F 17 mph SSW 10 ft 10:41 am · 11:27 pm
Sun 1 Light showers 48 / 51 °F 14 mph WSW 8.5 ft 11:46 am
Mon 2 Light showers 49 / 52 °F 13 mph W 8.4 ft 12:46 am · 1:07 pm
Tue 3 Light drizzle 49 / 50 °F 22 mph SW 8.7 ft 2:23 am · 2:37 pm
Wed 4 Light drizzle 50 / 51 °F 22 mph SW 10.0 ft 3:43 am · 3:50 pm
Thu 5 Light drizzle 49 / 51 °F 21 mph SW 7.7 ft 4:38 am · 4:45 pm
Fri 6 Light drizzle 49 / 50 °F 20 mph SSW 7.3 ft 5:21 am · 5:31 pm
Sat 7 Light drizzle 45 / 49 °F 22 mph WSW — 5:58 am · 6:11 pm
Sun 8 Light drizzle 42 / 48 °F 18 mph SE — 6:33 am · 6:48 pm
Mon 9 Light drizzle 46 / 48 °F 13 mph WSW — 7:07 am · 7:23 pm
Tue 10 Light drizzle 45 / 47 °F 13 mph SE — 7:40 am · 7:58 pm
Wed 11 Light drizzle 47 / 50 °F 25 mph ESE — 8:13 am · 8:33 pm
  • Fri 30 Rain 49° / 54° 12 ft
  • Sat 31 Light showers 49° / 50° 10 ft
  • Sun 1 Light showers 48° / 51° 8.5 ft
  • Mon 2 Light showers 49° / 52° 8.4 ft
  • Tue 3 Light drizzle 49° / 50° 8.7 ft
  • Wed 4 Light drizzle 50° / 51° 10.0 ft
  • Thu 5 Light drizzle 49° / 51° 7.7 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+8.5 °F; normal high: 46 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 4:38 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Bøur

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:53 am in the ESE (118°)ESE
Sets 4:33 pm in the WSW (242°)WSW
  • First light 6:12 am
  • Full dark 6:13 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:05 am
  • Civil dusk 5:21 pm
  • Solar noon 12:13 pm (14° high)
  • Daylight 8 h 40 min (−6 min)
  • Evening golden hour 3:20 pm
  • Full dark 6:13 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:53–9:06 am
Evening golden hour3:20–4:33 pm
Bøur

Today the sun is 92,335,055 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Bøur

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 85% 85% illuminated · 18.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am
Rises 4:05 pm in the N (8°)N
Sets 3:21 pm tomorrow · in the NNW (345°) · set at 2:51 pm
Transit 2:56 am overhead
Visible 23 h 16 min from 4:05 pm to 3:21 pm

Today the moon is 226,641 mi away and looks 32′ 45″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: high
  • 1:56–3:56 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:28–4:28 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 2:21–3:21 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 3:35–4:35 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 8:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 11:48 amNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 2:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.

Place

Where to fish in Bøur

All places in Vágar →

Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 0.55 mi from shore and 33 ft at 0.6 mi.

From the shoreline (0.25 mi from Bøur) out to sea, heading southwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.55 mi
  • 33 ft deep0.6 mi
  • 66 ft deep0.6 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.55 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.6 mi and 66 ft at 0.6 mi from shore.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves). Where the bottom comes up to the surface there are shoals, rocks or an islet next to the profile.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024, here using the GEBCO grid (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near BøurTides nearby

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Bøur at a glance

  • Town or city of about 74 people. Coordinates: 62.088° N, 7.366° W.
  • It is 2.2 mi northwest of Sørvágur, the main place in Vágar. The sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time than in Sørvágur.
  • The nearest tide station, Sørvágur, is 2.2 mi to the southeast.
  • Its coast faces southwest.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Port Sørvágur (1.9 mi).

Questions about BøurQuestions

What time is high tide today in Bøur?

Today in Bøur there are high tides at 9:01 am (7.6 ft) and 9:30 pm (7.0 ft) and low tides at 2:52 am and 3:25 pm. Tide coefficient 92.

What time is sunset today in Bøur?

At 4:33 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:21 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Bøur?

At 7:56 am. First light comes at 6:15 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:56–3:56 am, Minor 2:21–3:21 pm, Major 2:28–4:28 pm, Minor 3:35–4:35 pm. Today's activity is high.

What's the weather like today in Bøur?

Light rain, from 51 °F to 54 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (7 mph) and a 75% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Bøur?

Rough (Douglas 5): 10 ft waves with a period of 9.0 s from the west-southwest. The water is 49.8 °F.

When is the best time to visit Bøur?

The best time to visit Bøur is from June to August: highs of 50 °F to 54 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Sørvágur station, data from the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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