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Tides
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Port Ellen tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Port Ellen tide times

Argyll and Bute · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 20:00, in 4 h 41 mSpring tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Portrush and Millport 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. High01:251.0 m23:34–03:15
2. Low06:560.5 m06:16–07:36
3. High11:371.0 m10:35–12:39
4. Low20:000.4 m19:21–20:39
No standout fishing times0.6 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:30–19:00

74Good

Around high water
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Thornback rayLight SE 12 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. High02:451.0 m01:32–03:57
2. Low07:350.5 m06:51–08:18
3. High15:051.1 m13:46–16:23
4. Low20:48

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:53
Sunset: 18:27
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: S 10–33 mph, gusts 45
Waves: Waves 2.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.9°C

Tide: Around high waterFish 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 12 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.5 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 13.5°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

0.4 m

20:03–21:33

No standout fishing times0.7 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:55
Sunset: 18:24
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: WSW 7–22 mph, gusts 29
Waves: Waves 3.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.9°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High03:401.0 m02:41–04:38
Low08:200.5 m07:29–09:10
High15:551.1 m14:51–16:58
Low21:470.4 m20:55–22:39

No standout fishing times0.8 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High04:301.0 m03:40–05:19
Low09:100.5 m08:19–10:01
High16:351.1 m15:38–17:31
Low22:590.3 m21:58–00:00

71Best 17:30–19:000.8 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High05:200.9 m04:30–06:09
Low10:200.5 m09:20–11:19
High17:151.1 m16:13–18:16

72Best 17:30–18:300.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:01
Sunset: 18:17
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: SSE 14–17 mph
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.5°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low00:090.3 m23:07–01:11
High06:150.8 m05:20–07:09
Low11:200.5 m10:23–12:16
High17:541.0 m16:48–19:00

69Best 17:30–19:000.6 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:100.2 m00:09–02:10
High07:000.8 m06:01–07:59
Low12:100.5 m11:17–13:02
High18:301.0 m17:21–19:39

74Best 17:30–19:000.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:57
Sunset: 18:22
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 2–27 mph, gusts 36
Waves: Waves 2.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:59
Sunset: 18:19
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: ESE 6–14 mph
Waves: Waves 1.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.6°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:03
Sunset: 18:15
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: SSE 14–17 mph
Waves: Waves 1.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.4°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:05
Sunset: 18:12
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SE 11–17 mph
Waves: Waves 1.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.5°C

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