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Tides
Marks
Fish guide
Water quality
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Tides
Marks
Fish guide
Water quality
Log
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Tide times nearby

East Preston2 km away
Ferring4 km away
Goring-by-Sea6 km away
Worthing10 km away
Lancing13 km away
Shoreham-by-Sea17 km away

Rustington tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Rustington tide times

West Sussex · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 02:12, in 38 mMid tides

Our predictions from the Shoreham Harbour gauge, 19 km away. 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. High02:125.5 m01:21–03:03
2. Low08:171.1 m07:18–09:15
3. High14:245.4 m13:33–15:15
4. Low20:371.1 m19:38–21:37
76Best 23:00–02:004.4 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:00–19:00

79Good

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Thornback ray, Flounder, Dover soleLight ESE 5 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. High02:485.2 m01:55–03:40
2. Low08:561.3 m07:58–09:54
3. High15:005.0 m14:09–15:52
4. Low21:18

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:24
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SW 9–17 mph, gusts 30
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.1°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 ESE 5 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (0.8 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 15.5°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

1.3 m

20:17–22:19

71Best 23:30–02:303.9 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:26
Sunset: 18:07
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 7–15 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.2°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:294.8 m02:35–04:23
Low09:421.5 m08:46–10:38
High15:444.6 m14:51–16:37
Low22:111.6 m21:11–23:10

71Best 23:30–02:303.3 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:234.4 m03:26–05:20
Low10:411.7 m09:45–11:37
High16:464.2 m15:49–17:42
Low23:181.8 m22:19–00:17

69Best 17:30–18:302.6 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High05:384.1 m04:43–06:33
Low12:031.9 m11:05–13:02
High18:133.9 m17:18–19:08

75Best 17:30–19:002.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:31
Sunset: 18:01
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: NNE 5–10 mph, gusts 17
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.5°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low00:481.8 m23:49–01:47
High07:124.0 m06:19–08:05
Low13:381.8 m12:45–14:30
High19:474.0 m18:53–20:41

79Best 17:00–19:002.3 m range

Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low02:121.6 m01:17–03:06
High08:324.3 m07:38–09:26
Low14:471.5 m13:56–15:38
High20:574.3 m20:03–21:51

73Best 07:30–09:002.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 18:05
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NNE 8–13 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:29
Sunset: 18:03
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNE 7–14 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.0°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:33
Sunset: 17:59
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SE 3–11 mph, gusts 19
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.4°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:34
Sunset: 17:57
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: S 1–28 mph, gusts 57
Waves: Waves 1.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.5°C

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