Westward Ho!

South Tail

Shore
Deep water 1.0 km out

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

Fish here

Also caught

Mackerel Jun–Oct
Plaice Mar–May, Sep–Nov

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

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Ilfracombe and Exmouth 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

Shy summer visitor to estuaries and harbours, cruising in on the flood.

Suggested baits

Bread
Ragworm
Baited spinner

Tue 20 Oct · 12:30–15:00
Good · 75
Good season in October · 5h into the flood · Daylight · Neaps

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. Low02:181.2 m01:21–03:14
2. High08:397.4 m07:48–09:30
3. Low14:341.3 m13:38–15:29
4. High