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Tides
Marks
Fish guide
Water quality
Log
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Tides
Marks
Fish guide
Water quality
Log
Alerts

Tide times nearby

Aldcliffe2 km away
Morecambe5 km away
Overton5 km away
Heysham6 km away
Glasson Dock7 km away
Bolton-le-Sands7 km away

Best marks nearby

1Mallows BayTuesday evening 17:30 · 5 km · whiting87

Lancaster tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Lancaster tide times

Lancashire · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 02:15, in 2 h 55 mSpring tides

Our predictions from the Heysham gauge, 8 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.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
No standout fishing times7.3 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:30–19:00

80Excellent

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Thornback ray, Dover soleLight SE 8 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. High02:158.9 m01:28–03:02
2. Low08:412.5 m07:37–09:44
3. High14:338.9 m13:46–15:20
4. Low21:00

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:37
Sunset: 18:16
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SSW 5–17 mph, gusts 31
Waves: Waves 1.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.8°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: 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 SE 8 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.4 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 12.7°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

2.6 m

19:55–22:05

76Best 23:00–02:006.5 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:38
Sunset: 18:14
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 3–17 mph, gusts 31
Waves: Waves 1.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.8°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High02:538.4 m02:05–03:41
Low09:152.9 m08:13–10:18
High15:128.4 m14:24–16:00
Low21:433.0 m20:39–22:48

71Best 12:00–14:305.5 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:377.8 m02:49–04:25
Low10:003.3 m08:58–11:02
High15:587.8 m15:11–16:46
Low22:403.4 m21:37–23:43

72Best 00:00–03:004.4 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:317.2 m03:44–05:19
Low11:033.7 m10:05–12:02
High17:007.2 m16:10–17:50
Low23:553.6 m23:00–00:50

71Best 17:30–18:303.6 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High05:496.7 m04:56–06:43
Low12:253.9 m11:34–13:16
High18:296.9 m17:28–19:29

76Best 17:30–19:003.0 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: ENE 2–11 mph, gusts 20
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.7°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:143.6 m00:23–02:06
High07:376.7 m06:36–08:37
Low13:473.8 m12:54–14:39
High20:017.1 m19:02–21:00

80Best 17:30–19:003.3 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:40
Sunset: 18:11
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NW 3–10 mph, gusts 20
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:42
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NE 3–7 mph, gusts 13
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:44
Sunset: 18:07
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: N 2–5 mph
Waves: Waves 0.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.0°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:48
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 7–11 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.7°C

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