ArcticSea

Kara Sea

North of western Siberia

A shallow, mostly ice-covered Arctic shelf sea with strong river influence.

Max depth

620 m

Avg depth

110 m

Temperature

-1.8 to 6 °C

Salinity

10-33 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

WhitefishChar

Mammals

BelugaWalrus

Corals

Rare

Invertebrates

Polar Cod food web

Other wildlife

Polar Bear

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers
Glacial till & dropstones
Rock debris dropped by melting ice
Sandstone & shale
Sedimentary shelf bedrock

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:05:11 PM

Sea surface temp

1.7 °C

Wind

—

Wave height

1.6 m

Wave period

5.9 s

Visibility

—

Air temp

—

Current

0.14 m/s

Swell height

0.9 m

Readings interpolated at 76.00°, 75.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

High tide

Fri 05:00 PM

-0.18 m

Low tide

Fri 11:00 PM

-0.44 m

High tide

Sat 06:00 AM

-0.11 m

Low tide

Sat 12:00 PM

-0.30 m

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

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