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Tides
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Fish
Marks
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Tide times nearby

Portstewart5 km away
Portballintrae7 km away
Castlerock10 km away
Ballintoy19 km away
Ballycastle26 km away
Cushendun40 km away

Portrush tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Portrush tide times

County Antrim · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 09:18, in 1 h 25 mSpring tides

Our predictions from the Portrush gauge, 1 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
1. Low03:100.9 m02:17–04:04
2. High09:182.2 m08:30–10:06
3. Low15:180.9 m14:25–16:11
4. High21:302.0 m20:39–22:20
No standout fishing times1.4 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tomorrow morning

06:00–09:00

83Excellent

4h into the flood
Dawn
Mid tides

Bass, Whiting, Flounder, Thornback ray, Thin-lipped mulletLight WNW 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.

TomorrowThu 15 OctMid tides
1. Low03:501.0 m02:57–04:43
2. High10:002.1 m09:08–10:53
3. Low16:071.1 m15:10–17:04
4. High22:03

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 18:29
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: S 8–21 mph, gusts 40
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.4°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: DawnMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
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 WNW 10 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.4 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 13.4°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

1.8 m

21:13–22:54

83Best 06:00–09:001.1 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:56
Sunset: 18:27
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: WSW 3–12 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 1.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.4°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

Low04:271.1 m03:29–05:26
High10:481.9 m09:54–11:42
Low17:301.3 m16:07–18:53
High22:451.6 m21:51–23:39

77Best 07:30–09:000.8 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

Low05:201.2 m04:21–06:19
High12:201.8 m11:01–13:39

78Best 08:00–09:300.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:00
Sunset: 18:22
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NE 6–13 mph, gusts 21
Waves: Waves 1.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.9°C

Sun 18 OctNeaps

Low06:401.3 m05:14–08:05
High14:201.7 m13:24–15:15
Low22:401.2 m21:03–00:16

No standout fishing times0.5 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:02
Sunset: 18:20
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: S 5–7 mph, gusts 13
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.8°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High15:281.7 m14:33–16:23
Low23:101.1 m21:57–00:23

No standout fishing times0.7 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:04
Sunset: 18:17
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: SSW 6–10 mph, gusts 16
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.8°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

High04:351.4 m03:41–05:28
Low09:501.1 m08:56–10:44
High16:091.8 m15:19–17:00
Low23:221.0 m22:14–00:31

No standout fishing times0.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:58
Sunset: 18:25
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NW 5–15 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 1.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.2°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:06
Sunset: 18:15
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 5–11 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.8°C

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