AtlanticSea

Baltic Sea

Northern Europe

One of the world's largest brackish-water bodies, nearly freshwater in its northern reaches and famed for amber and shipwrecks.

Max depth

459 m

Avg depth

55 m

Temperature

0 to 17 °C

Salinity

6-15 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

Baltic HerringSpratCodPike

Mammals

Grey SealRinged SealHarbour Porpoise

Corals

None (brackish)

Invertebrates

Baltic ClamBlue Mussel

Other wildlife

Sea Eagle

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Glacial till & dropstones
Rock debris dropped by melting ice
Granite & gneiss
Continental bedrock exposed on shelves and coasts
Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:06:55 PM

Sea surface temp

9.9 °C

Wind

6.4 m/s NW

Wave height

1.1 m

Wave period

4.8 s

Visibility

51.1 km

Air temp

8.2 °C

Current

0.11 m/s

Swell height

0.9 m

Readings interpolated at 58.00°, 20.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 08:00 PM

-0.16 m

High tide

Sat 12:00 AM

-0.15 m

High tide

Sat 03:00 AM

-0.14 m

Low tide

Sat 07:00 AM

-0.15 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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