Negligible tidal range
Observed variation is about 33 cm: tides are not significant here.
Sea conditions
sea model sampled 4.7 km from the beach
- Estimated surface07:00 PM
- ≈ 15.3 °C
- Waves
- 0.8 m
- Period
- 6.3 s
- Swell
- 0.7 m SW
- Modelled current
- 1.8 km/h
Surface temperature · 24 h≈ 14.8 °C – 15.3 °C
15.3 °C
15.1 °C
14.8 °C
15.1 °C
15.3 °C
Local conditions
- Humidity
- 43 %
- UV
- 0.3
- Cloud cover
- 28 %
- Sunrise
- 07:08 AM
- Sunset
- 07:28 PM
Open‑Meteo forecast at the nearest grid point.
Practical information
- Surface
- Sandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
- Length
- 62 mSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
- Shade features nearby
- Not documentedNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
- Horizon (relief)
- N 3° · NE 5° · E 3° · SE 1° · S 0° · SW 5° · W 6° · NW 5°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
- Distance to town
- 1.7 kmSource record 9/11/2026 · Open source
- Shore axis
- 77°Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Sun and shore orientation
September 21, 2026 · Estimated times · local time
Sunrise
Shore orientation unavailable
Sunset
Shore orientation unavailable
Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method
Do you know this beach?
These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.
Practical information recorded by the source
This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.
- Nearby services
- parking 2recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Show catalogue context
- Local area
- Aust-Agderrecorded by the source · Source record 8/30/2026 · Open source
- Catalogue record
- Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 8/30/2026 · Open source
- Coast
- Oslofjorden og SkagerrakSource record 8/30/2026 · Open source
- Water body
- OceanSource record 8/30/2026 · Open source
Today’s windows
06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details
photography05:28 PM – 07:28 PM
photography
Very good window05:28 PM – 07:28 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- late-day light
Confidence 65 % · rules coast-v4
Sources kartverket-4a86ce9a86b03166 · open-meteo-weather-2026092116
sunset06:43 PM – 08:13 PM
sunset
Very good window06:43 PM – 08:13 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- around sunset
Confidence 65 % · rules coast-v4
Sources kartverket-4a86ce9a86b03166 · open-meteo-weather-2026092116
beach run08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
beach run
Very good window08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- cooler hour for running
Confidence 65 % · rules coast-v4
Sources kartverket-4a86ce9a86b03166 · open-meteo-weather-2026092116
coastal walk10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
coastal walk
Very good window10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
- comfortable walking hour
Confidence 65 % · rules coast-v4
Sources kartverket-4a86ce9a86b03166 · open-meteo-weather-2026092116
family beach time02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
family beach time
Check first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
- moderate wind
- low rain risk
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v4
Sources kartverket-4a86ce9a86b03166 · open-meteo-weather-2026092116
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Distance1.2 km
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A very close alternative
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A very close alternative
Distance3.7 km
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A very close alternative
Distance3.8 km
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A very close alternative
Distance4.5 km
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A very close alternative
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
Temperature over 48 hours
Updated at 06:45 PMModelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.
The place in pictures
View on Google Maps ↗Real photographs of Groos. They provide context but do not show current conditions.
Country profile
- Languages
- Nynorsk, Sámi, Norwegian, Bokmål
- Emergency
- Police 112Fire 110Ambulance 113
- Currency
- Norwegian krone
- Driving side
- right
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hydrographic Service (Kartverket)Fresh
tide · tide
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données météo par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · weather
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Données marines par Open-Meteo.comFresh
Modelled data · waves
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationaging
Official catalogue · bathing
Method and source ↗Licence ↗GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — CC BY 4.0Fresh
derived_gazetteer · derived_gazetteer
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-14T20:21:51Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh
catalogue_review · catalogue_review
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh
derived_dataset · derived_dataset
Method and source ↗Helsedirektoratet · Badevannskvalitet i friluftsbad — source officielleunknown
administrative_directory · administrative_directory
Method and source ↗GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.