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Buckie tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Buckie tide times

Moray · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 09:39, in 5 h 43 mMid tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Aberdeen and Wick 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.

TodayThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High03:352.9 m02:38–04:31
2. Low09:390.9 m08:45–10:32
3. High15:432.9 m14:50–16:36
4. Low21:580.9 m21:00–22:56
72Best 11:30–14:302.0 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tomorrow night

00:30–03:30

76Good

3h into the flood
Part moon
Mid tides

Whiting, Thornback ray, Bass, FlounderLight SW 10 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.

TomorrowFri 16 OctMid tides
1. High04:162.7 m03:20–05:13
2. Low10:141.1 m09:20–11:09
3. High16:202.7 m15:25–17:14
4. Low22:45

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 18:08
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: WSW 7–14 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.7°C

Tide: 3h into the floodFish feed at particular stages of the tide, when moving water stirs up food and lets them into the shallows.
Light: DarkMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Moon: Part moonOn dark nights many fish feed more confidently close in. A bright moon can put them off.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger 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 SW 10 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.6 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 12.6°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

1.0 m

21:45–23:44

76Best 00:30–03:301.7 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:48
Sunset: 18:05
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: WNW 8–15 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.6°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High05:092.5 m04:12–06:06
Low10:571.4 m10:04–11:51
High17:052.6 m16:09–18:00
Low23:471.2 m22:44–00:50

73Best 17:30–19:001.4 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High06:152.3 m05:16–07:13
Low11:581.5 m11:03–12:53
High18:072.5 m17:09–19:05

76Best 16:00–19:000.9 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:52
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: S 6–9 mph, gusts 15
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.4°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low01:091.2 m00:08–02:10
High07:502.2 m06:50–08:50
Low13:301.6 m12:40–14:19
High19:272.4 m18:24–20:30

No standout fishing times1.0 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low02:371.1 m01:39–03:35
High09:202.3 m08:21–10:18
Low14:571.5 m14:07–15:47
High20:502.4 m19:49–21:51

76Best 07:30–09:001.1 m range

Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low03:461.0 m02:49–04:44
High10:212.4 m09:26–11:16
Low16:021.3 m15:10–16:54
High21:532.5 m20:50–22:56

No standout fishing times1.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:50
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: W 3–11 mph, gusts 19
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:55
Sunset: 17:57
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: S 10–13 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.4°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:57
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 7–16 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:59
Sunset: 17:52
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: SE 10–15 mph, gusts 30
Waves: Waves 1.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.3°C

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