Båstad tides today

Today in Båstad there are high tides at 9:36 am (0.3 ft) and 10:26 pm (0.5 ft) and low tides at 4:02 am and 3:55 pm. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 4:02 am. The sun rises at 7:10 am and sets at 4:33 pm: 9 h 23 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 5:43 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:32 am to 3:32 am and from 2:04 pm to 4:04 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is slight, with 1.7 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the south-southwest (8 mph). Drizzle, 50 °F.

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: high

Average day · 6 out of 10 2:00–4:00 pm Also 6:30–8:10 am

• Major period 2:04–4:04 pm
• Sunset at 4:33 pm, golden hour from 3:36 pm
• Rising pressure (+0.15 inHg in 24 h), light onshore wind (10 mph) and some swell (1.7 ft waves) to stir the water
• Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
• A major period lines up with sunset

Your day at a glance

Light

Day · 7:10 am–4:33 pm

Solunar

MajorMajor

Best time

1 2:00–4:00 pm 2

12 am3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm12 am

Now

The best window, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, combines a major period, sunset, a light onshore breeze and some swell, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 6:30 am to 8:10 am, with sunrise, a light onshore breeze and some swell, though with rising pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: Atlantic cod, whiting, European flounder and European plaice. October is one of the months when these are seen most: pollock. What you can catch

The tide barely moves in Båstad, so it doesn't count in the rating. How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Is it a beach day?

Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.

• Sun and clouds
• Onshore breeze (11 mph)
• Calm for swimming: 1.8 ft waves
• Feels like 49 °F: chilly for the beach
• 77% chance of rain
• Water at 53 °F (very cold)

Today, hour by hour

1. 0 8a
2. 0 9a
3. 0 10a
4. 0 11a
5. 0 12p
6. 0 1p
7. 0 2p
8. 0 3p

• Swimming Calm · 1.8 ft

  1.8 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

• Water 53 °F

  Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

• Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15

  Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

• Wind 11 mph

  Onshore breeze (11 mph).

• Tide & sand

  Båstad has almost no tide: the beach stays the same all day.

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 Båstad

Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors

• Laholmsbuktens strand 5.0 mi · NE

  sand · 8.3 mi long

  • Restrooms
  • Showers
  • Parking

  Good water quality 2025 season, EEA

Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

Beaches and amenities: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Bathing water quality: European Environment Agency (EEA), with data from the authorities of Sweden.

Today's high and low tides

TodayFri 30Sat 31 Pick a dateDate

0 · MSL ▼ 4:02 am-0.1 ft ▲ 9:36 am0.3 ft ▼ 3:55 pm-0.2 ft ▲ 10:26 pm0.5 ft Now 3:37 am · -0.1 ft

12 am6 am12 pm6 pm12 am

Sunrise 7:10 am Sunset 4:33 pm

Solunar

Major Minor

• ▼ Next low tide 4:02 am -0.1 ft
• ▲ High tide 9:36 am 0.3 ft
• ▼ Low tide 3:55 pm -0.2 ft
• ▲ High tide 10:26 pm 0.5 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 25 min to low tide at 4:02 am.

In Båstad the astronomical tide is very small: about 0.7 ft between high and low tide. Here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure (storm surge), which can raise or lower it more than the tide itself.

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on August 21 (0.7 ft) and the lowest, on April 26 (-0.8 ft).

Heights above mean sea level. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. mean sea level

Tide and solunar table · this week

October Print Full 2026 tide table, free

Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	7:10 am · 4:33 pm	▼Low tide 4:02 am · -0.1 ft	▲High tide 9:36 am · 0.3 ft	▼Low tide 3:55 pm · -0.2 ft	▲High tide 10:26 pm · 0.5 ft	85%	Major periods 1:32 am · 2:04 pm	High
Fri 30	7:12 am · 4:31 pm	▼Low tide 4:59 am · 0.0 ft	▲High tide 10:27 am · 0.2 ft	▼Low tide 4:55 pm · -0.2 ft	▲High tide 11:35 pm · 0.5 ft	76%	Major periods 2:36 am · 3:08 pm	Medium
Sat 31	7:15 am · 4:29 pm	▼Low tide 6:17 am · 0.0 ft	▲High tide 11:29 am · 0.2 ft	▼Low tide 6:05 pm · -0.2 ft	—	66%	Major periods 3:39 am · 4:09 pm	Medium
Sun 1	7:17 am · 4:27 pm	▲High tide 2:07 am · 0.5 ft	▼Low tide 8:18 am · 0.0 ft	▲High tide 2:29 pm · 0.2 ft	▼Low tide 7:31 pm · -0.2 ft	Last quarter	Major periods 4:38 am · 5:06 pm	Low
Mon 2	7:19 am · 4:24 pm	▲High tide 3:20 am · 0.5 ft	▼Low tide 9:24 am · -0.1 ft	▲High tide 3:33 pm · 0.3 ft	▼Low tide 9:07 pm · -0.3 ft	43%	Major periods 5:32 am · 5:58 pm	Medium
Tue 3	7:21 am · 4:22 pm	▲High tide 4:18 am · 0.4 ft	▼Low tide 10:15 am · -0.2 ft	▲High tide 4:28 pm · 0.3 ft	▼Low tide 10:26 pm · -0.3 ft	33%	Major periods 6:22 am · 6:46 pm	Medium
Wed 4	7:23 am · 4:20 pm	▲High tide 5:11 am · 0.4 ft	▼Low tide 11:00 am · -0.2 ft	▲High tide 5:22 pm · 0.3 ft	▼Low tide 11:34 pm · -0.3 ft	23%	Major periods 7:08 am · 7:31 pm	Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above mean sea level. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

No significant tide

Tides from the Halmstad station (TICON-4), 15 mi from Båstad. Times and heights are its predictions.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. 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

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

1.02.03.0 ft 1.9 ft Now

Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 1.9 ft with a period of 3 s, from the west-northwest (slight).

Water temperature

Water temperature →

Water now52.3 °F

Today 52.3–52.5 °F air: 49 / 53 °F

Satellite (2 days ago) 52.5 °F measured 0.9 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 50.0 °F by Wednesday 4.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+3.2 °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 3:37 am (local time).

Nearest marine station

Halmstad Station 15 mi N of here Measured at 10:00 pm, 5 h 37 min ago

Water 51.8 °F

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from SMHI, via the E.U. Copernicus Marine Service. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (doi:10.48670/moi-00036).

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good

Great day · 10 out of 10 8:50–11:50 am

• 0.7 ft swell at 3 s from the west-southwest: barely any surge
• Light onshore wind (9 mph)
• 0.2 mph current toward the south, weak (model)
• Sun high: more light underwater

Swell 0.7 ft 3 s · from the WSW

Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: fair

Water and suit 52.3 °F 7 mm semi-dry suit

Current 0.2 mph toward the S

• Slack water today: none; the tide doesn't count here
• Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
• Water at 52.3 °F: a 7 mm semi-dry suit, with hood, gloves and booties.
• Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
• Night dive: dark from 5:13 pm. Waning gibbous (85%), rising at 5:43 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

Light

Day · 7:10 am–4:33 pm

Tide

No slack water here

Conditions

Best time

1 8:50–11:50 am

12 am3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm12 am

Now

The best window, 8:50 am to 11:50 am, combines little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high.

In Båstad the tide barely moves the water, so there's no slack to wait for: swell, wind and current are what count.

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

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• Södra Bjärekustens naturreservat Marine protected area · SW 7.8 mi
• Storahults strands naturreservat Marine protected area · SW 7.9 mi

Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

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Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Hourly weather Wind Surf

SSWSSWWWWWWSWW

1020 mph 21 Now

12 am3 am6 am9 am12 pm3 pm6 pm9 pm

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

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Partly cloudy	Light rain	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy
Temperature	49°	50°	51°	51°	53°	53°	51°	52°
Wind (mph)	7 SSW	8 SSW	6 W	6 W	11 W	10 W	7 WSW	7 W
Gusts	13	16	12	13	21	20	14	14
Waves	1.4 ft	1.6 ft	1.7 ft	1.6 ft	1.8 ft	1.7 ft	1.7 ft	1.8 ft
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in

• 3:00 am 50° 8 SSW 1.6 ft
• 6:00 am 51° 6 W 1.7 ft
• 9:00 am 51° 6 W 1.6 ft
• 12:00 pm 53° 11 W 1.8 ft
• 3:00 pm 53° 10 W 1.7 ft
• 6:00 pm 51° 7 WSW 1.7 ft
• 9:00 pm 52° 7 W 1.8 ft
• 12:00 am 51° 7 WNW 1.9 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind	Max wave
Today · 29	Light rain	49 / 53 °F	11 mph W	1.9 ft
Fri 30	Fog	50 / 54 °F	8 mph WNW	1.9 ft
Sat 31	Fog	43 / 50 °F	5 mph ENE	0.8 ft
Sun 1	Light rain	38 / 48 °F	7 mph S	1.2 ft
Mon 2	Light rain	41 / 49 °F	10 mph SE	1.4 ft
Tue 3	Partly cloudy	37 / 46 °F	6 mph NNW	0.7 ft
Wed 4	Overcast	40 / 50 °F	7 mph WNW	0.7 ft
Thu 5	Overcast	40 / 47 °F	6 mph ENE	0.7 ft
Fri 6	Overcast	38 / 48 °F	7 mph W	0.6 ft
Sat 7	Light drizzle	47 / 50 °F	12 mph W	2.1 ft
Sun 8	Light drizzle	47 / 49 °F	16 mph W	3.2 ft
Mon 9	Light drizzle	41 / 47 °F	8 mph ESE	2.2 ft
Tue 10	Drizzle	43 / 48 °F	13 mph ESE	1.6 ft
Wed 11	Drizzle	46 / 47 °F	14 mph ESE	2.0 ft

• Fri 30 Fog 50° / 54° 1.9 ft
• Sat 31 Fog 43° / 50° 0.8 ft
• Sun 1 Light rain 38° / 48° 1.2 ft
• Mon 2 Light rain 41° / 49° 1.4 ft
• Tue 3 Partly cloudy 37° / 46° 0.7 ft
• Wed 4 Overcast 40° / 50° 0.7 ft
• Thu 5 Overcast 40° / 47° 0.7 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.

• Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+4.4 °F; normal high: 49 °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 3:37 am (local time).

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →

• Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
• New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
• First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 12:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
• Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 3:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

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

Nearest lighthouse

Båstad upper light 0.7 mi northwest

Light

Steady red light · F R

Range

9 nautical miles (11 mi)

Light height

39 ft above sea level

Built

1936

Other lighthouses nearby: Båstad lower light (0.7 mi northwest).

Light details: NGA List of Lights (USA); the rest from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses

Tides near BåstadTides nearby

• Skummeslövsstrand3.7 mi
• Mellbystrand5.2 mi
• Vejbystrand8.2 mi
• Torekov8.4 mi
• Gullbranna12 mi
• Laxvik12 mi
• Ängelholm13 mi
• Trönninge13 mi
• Utvälinge15 mi
• Arild15 mi

All places in Skåne, A to Z (94) →

Båstad at a glance

• Town or city of about 5,146 people. Coordinates: 56.427° N, 12.853° E.
• It is 57 mi north of Malmö, the main place in Skåne. The sun rises 3 min later and sets 2 min earlier than in Malmö.
• The nearest tide station, Halmstad, is 15 mi to the north.
• Its coast faces northwest.

Questions about BåstadQuestions

What time is sunset today in Båstad?

At 4:33 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:13 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Båstad?

At 7:12 am. First light comes at 5:48 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:32–3:32 am, Minor 11:54 am–12:54 pm, Major 2:04–4:04 pm, Minor 5:13–6:13 pm. Today's activity is high.

What's the weather like today in Båstad?

Light rain, from 49 °F to 53 °F, with a gentle breeze from the south-southwest (8 mph) and a 84% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Båstad?

Slight (Douglas 3): 1.7 ft waves with a period of 3.2 s from the west-southwest. The water is 52.3 °F.

When is the best time to visit Båstad?

The best time to visit Båstad is from July to August: highs of 70 °F, about 12 rainy days a month and 8 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: Halmstad station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), 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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