Anchor AlarmNorway South-West charts — built for how you actually cruise
Oslofjord to Bergen — the gateway to the fjords.
Popular sailing destinations
Where this region's sailors actually drop anchor.
Oslofjord
Sheltered island cruising on the capital's threshold — the easy introduction to Norway.
The Skagerrak coast — Arendal & Lillesand
White-painted timber towns behind a granite skerry guard.
Lysefjord & Stavanger
The Pulpit Rock towering over deep fjord water — Norway's postcard.
Hardangerfjord
Orchards, waterfalls and glaciers at the head of a long, deep arm.
Bergen & Sognefjord
The Hanseatic city and the gateway to the longest, deepest fjord of all.
Popular harbours & anchorages
A few of the spots Norway South-West sailors cruise — all charted in the pack.
- Oslo
- The Oslofjord
- Arendal
- Lillesand
- Kristiansand
- Stavanger
- Lysefjord
- Bergen
- Hardangerfjord
- Sognefjord
- Flåm
Cruising Norway South-West
South-west Norway is the gateway to the fjords: a coast where granite skerries shelter an inside lead almost the whole way north, and side-trips run deep into Lysefjord, Hardanger and Sognefjord beneath waterfalls and snow. Summer brings near-endless daylight; the water is deep and cold, anchorages often call for a line ashore, and the leads reward careful pilotage. This region covers the Oslofjord, the Skagerrak coast, Stavanger, Bergen and the southern fjords.
What’s inside the Norway South-West pack
Every layer our chart pipeline bakes for this region — yours for $14.99/year.
Nautica Day & Night charts
S-52 vector cartography styled for daylight and night watches.
Depth-aware routing
Route planning that respects your draft and the charted depths.
Seabed & holding
Charted seabed type and holding quality from S-57 substrate — know what you’re anchoring into.
Soundings & depth contours
Spot depths and contours across the whole region.
Tides & currents
Tidal heights and streams, bundled in.
Rocks, wrecks & hazards
Charted obstructions so you can plan a clean approach.
Harbours & anchorages
Marinas, harbours and anchorages along the coast.
Lights, buoys & beacons
Charted navaids with their light characteristics.
Fully offline
Download once over wifi; navigate with no signal.
Sources & accuracy
The Norway South-West pack is built from EMODnet 2022 + OSM SeaMarks, fused with community-verified rocks, wrecks and navaids. EMODnet Bathymetry 2022 · Kartverket · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- High-res bathymetry
- 295 × 360 NM
- 580 MB
Anchoring in Norway South-West
AnchorQueen is an anchor-watch app first. Every Norway South-West chart carries seabed type and holding quality from official survey data, so you read the bottom before you drop the hook — then the anchor alarm watches your swing while you sleep.
Auto-renewing, billed securely through your App Store account — no card forms, no separate logins. Cancel anytime.
On iPhone and iPad now — Android coming soon.
Cruising the whole app? Pro includes one region; Max includes three.
Questions
Does it cover the fjords?
Yes — the southern fjords including Lysefjord, Hardanger and Sognefjord, plus the skerry-guarded outer coast and the Oslofjord.
Is the water too deep to anchor?
Norwegian fjords are deep — many anchorages need a line ashore. Depth-aware routing and the charted soundings help you find the ledges and pockets that work.
How accurate is the coastal data?
Built on full-coverage bathymetry with survey-grade ENC for the coastal detail, fused with community-verified navaids.