St Andrews

Castle Sands

Shore
Deep water 1.2 km out

Beach listed on OpenStreetMap. Species and access haven't been checked yet.

Fish here

Also caught

Mackerel Jun–Oct
Dogfish Mar–Nov

Location is approximate. Check access and safety locally before you go.

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Leith and Aberdeen tide gauges either side. Heights are above the year's lowest tide. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

Science says

Other good times

Winter favourite that feeds in strong tides and coloured water, mostly after dark.

Suggested baits

Lugworm
Squid
Peeler crab
Mussel

Sat 17 Oct · 03:30–05:30
Fair · 54

About codSize rules for Scottish Government not checked yetA single barbel under the chin.

Next 7 days

Times are the middle of each turn. The small times underneath are slack water, when the level stays close to high or low.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High04:564.6 m03:58–05:54
2. Low10:390.9 m09:40–11:39
3. High17:094.5 m16:12–18:06