Keiss tide times

Caithness · today and the next six days

Our predictions from the Wick gauge, 11 km away. Heights are above chart datum, as in tide tables. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:00–19:00

86Excellent

4h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

WhitingLight S 7 mph

Why this time?

Best whiting marks nearby

1Shell BeachTomorrow night 22:30 · 13 km86

Science says

Other good times

Shoaling autumn and winter fish that bites freely after dark.

Suggested baits

Fish strip
Lugworm
Squid

No other good times this week.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed. Based on FishBase: Merlangius merlangus and Cefas, Catchwise: A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity in England and Wales (2026) and General UK sea-angling guidance (to be verified).

About whitingSize rules for Scottish Government not checked yetThree dorsal fins and two anal fins, like cod, but slimmer and silvery.

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. High01:513.6 m01:01–02:40
2. Low07:401.2 m06:50–08:29
3. High14:043.5 m13:15–14:53

Tide: 4h into the floodShoals move in on the flood, most active through the middle of it.
Light: DuskCome close in as the light goes.
Tide size: NeapsBite on most tides; middling sizes are easiest to fish.
Season: Peak season in OctoberSeptember to February, best October to December.
Wind: Light S 7 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.3 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 12.5°CComfortable between 5 and 14°C, best around 9°C.

How we score

Low

19:52

1.2 m

18:59–20:46

No standout fishing times2.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: S 8–28 mph, gusts 49
Waves: Waves 1.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.7°C

TomorrowThu 15 OctMid tides

High02:283.4 m01:38–03:19
Low08:101.4 m07:19–09:00
High14:383.4 m13:49–15:28
Low20:281.4 m19:36–21:20

No standout fishing times2.1 m range

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High03:103.2 m02:19–04:00
Low08:431.6 m07:55–09:31
High15:173.3 m14:27–16:06
Low21:111.6 m20:14–22:09

No standout fishing times1.7 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:573.0 m03:08–04:47
Low09:231.8 m08:31–10:15
High16:023.2 m15:13–16:50
Low22:121.7 m21:08–23:16

No standout fishing times1.5 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:582.8 m04:07–05:48
Low10:222.0 m09:24–11:20
High16:573.0 m16:08–17:46
Low23:521.8 m22:33–01:11

No standout fishing times1.3 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High06:172.7 m05:25–07:08
Low12:132.1 m11:04–13:22
High18:052.9 m17:12–18:57

No standout fishing times0.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:57
Sunset: 17:56
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: SSW 11–16 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.4°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:321.6 m00:32–02:32
High08:002.8 m06:57–09:02
Low13:472.0 m12:56–14:38
High19:302.9 m18:25–20:34

86Best 17:00–19:001.1 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:48
Sunset: 18:06
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SW 7–12 mph, gusts 21
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:50
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: W 5–15 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.6°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:53
Sunset: 18:01
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: W 4–10 mph, gusts 16
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:55
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: S 4–11 mph, gusts 19
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:00
Sunset: 17:53
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: S 5–11 mph, gusts 19
Waves: Waves 1.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.4°C

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