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Tides
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Fish
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Bournemouth tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Bournemouth tide times

Dorset · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 07:15, in 3 h 17 mSpring tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Chiswell and Bembridge 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.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High01:382.1 m00:37–02:40
2. Low07:150.4 m06:38–07:51
3. High13:522.1 m12:53–14:52
4. Low19:330.4 m18:55–20:11
78Best 22:00–01:001.7 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tue 20 Oct

17:30–19:00

79Good

4h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Dover soleLight E 5 mph

Why this time?

Rest of the week

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

TomorrowThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High02:122.0 m01:10–03:15
2. Low07:480.5 m07:11–08:25
3. High14:252.0 m13:28–15:22
4. Low20:07

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 18:17
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SW 1–11 mph, gusts 20
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.5°C

Tide: 4h into the floodFish feed at particular stages of the tide, when moving water stirs up food and lets them into the shallows.
Light: DuskMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Tide size: NeapsBigger spring tides move more water, stirring up food and colouring the water. Some fish prefer quieter neaps.
Season: Peak season in OctoberCounts whichever fish here is most in season.
Wind: Light E 5 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.2 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 16.2°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.764705882352942°C.

Every good time this week

What are you after?

Pick a fish to see its best times here. In-season fish come first.

Fish

Bass, peak season
Whiting, peak season
Thornback ray, good season
Cod, good season
Dover sole, good season
Flounder, good season
Thin-lipped mullet, good season
Smoothhound, occasional this month

0.5 m

19:26–20:48

75Best 23:00–02:001.5 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:30
Sunset: 18:15
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SW 7–12 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.4°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High02:521.9 m01:50–03:53
Low08:230.6 m07:45–09:00
High15:021.8 m14:03–16:01
Low20:410.6 m19:59–21:24

75Best 23:00–02:001.3 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:381.6 m02:33–04:44
Low08:590.7 m08:20–09:39
High15:471.6 m14:45–16:49
Low21:220.6 m20:40–22:04

71Best 00:00–03:001.0 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:381.5 m03:34–05:42
Low09:460.7 m09:06–10:26
High16:501.4 m15:53–17:48
Low22:250.7 m21:33–23:16

No standout fishing times0.7 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High06:001.3 m05:07–06:52
Low11:550.8 m10:22–13:27
High18:151.3 m17:18–19:11

75Best 17:30–19:000.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:36
Sunset: 18:07
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: NE 9–13 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 0.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.3°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low00:590.6 m23:58–02:01
High07:221.3 m06:28–08:16
Low13:520.6 m13:08–14:35
High19:411.2 m18:46–20:37

79Best 17:30–19:000.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:31
Sunset: 18:13
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 7–11 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.4°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:33
Sunset: 18:11
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NNE 8–13 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.0°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:35
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNE 10–15 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:38
Sunset: 18:05
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: ENE 4–11 mph, gusts 20
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.2°C

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