Saltstraumen – Bodø
About
Saltstraumen, 33 km from the centre of Bodø, is among the strongest tidal currents in the world. Every six hours some 400 million m³ of water is pressed through a strait 3 km long and only 150 metres wide, at up to 20 knots. Whirlpools up to 10 metres across and 4–5 metres deep form and disappear again in the current.
When to come: the whirlpools depend on the tide – come at the wrong time and the water is calm. The current is at its strongest around the change of the tide, so check the tide table (on visitbodo.com) before you go.
Tips for campers: a bridge spans Saltstraumen, and the car park lies right on the other side. The strait is famous for fishing from land – the world record for a rod-caught saithe was set here – but lures easily get stuck on the kelp and rocks in the strait itself. Diving here is only for experienced divers.
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Weather forecast from MET Norway (yr.no). An indication, not a promise: aurora activity over this place (NOAA) times the clear sky in the best three-hour window of the night (MET Norway). The next nights rest on the Kp forecast only. More: our Northern Lights Forecast and the Northern Lights Map.
Getting there
Saltstraumen, Saltstraumbrua, Bodø, Norway
Nearby
- Coop Prix SaltstraumenNearest shop · 500 m
- YX SaltstraumenFuel500 m
- Toilets500 m
- BodøNearest town11 km
- Vinmonopolet Bodø, HunstadNearest Vinmonopolet · 6,1 km
- Bodø Ferry QuayNearest ferry11 km
- Saltstraumen CampingNearest campsite600 m
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Road reports within 40 km and the nearest road cameras, from Statens vegvesen (NLOD). The pictures refresh every few minutes; the reports are put into English word by word. All road cameras
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