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St Abbs tide times

St Abbs tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Best: tonight 03:00–06:00 · Good 76

Today's tides

FallingLow water 00:03, in 5 h 31 minMid tides

High05:574.1 m05:07–06:48
Low11:491.0 m10:49–12:49
High18:104.0 m17:21–19:00

Best times to fish this week

Top pick this week
Tomorrow evening
17:30–19:00
83Excellent
- 5h into the flood
- Dusk
- Mid tides
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Whiting, Bass, Thornback ray, Flounder, Thin-lipped mulletLight NW 9 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 5h 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: 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 NW 9 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 13.1°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.76°C.
2nd best this week
Saturday evening
17:30–19:00
83Excellent
- 4h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
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3rd best this week
Sunday evening
17:30–19:00
81Excellent
- 3h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
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4th best this week
Monday evening
17:30–19:00
78Good
- 3h into the flood
- Dusk
- Neaps
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5th best this week
Monday morning
07:30–09:00
77Good
- 4h into the flood
- Dawn
- Neaps
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Every good time this week, by fish

Tide times

TodayThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High05:574.1 m05:07–06:48
2. Low11:491.0 m10:49–12:49
3. High18:104.0 m17:21–19:00
No standout fishing times3.1 m range
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Best marks nearby

Fish

Any fish
Bass, peak season
Whiting, peak season
Thornback ray, good season
Cod, good season
Dover sole, good season
Flounder

Tide times nearby

Eyemouth4 km away
Burnmouth7 km away
Paxton14 km away
Cockburnspath15 km away
Berwick-upon-Tweed16 km away
East Ord17 km away

Whiting, Bass, Thornback ray, Flounder, Thin-lipped mulletLight NNE 7 mph

Why this time?

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: 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 NNE 7 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.7 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 13.1°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.76°C.

Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Dover soleLight N 5 mph

Why this time?

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 N 5 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.6 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 13.1°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.76°C.

Whiting, Flounder, Dover soleLight SE 8 mph

Why this time?

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 (0.6 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 13.0°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.76°C.

Bass, Thin-lipped mulletLight ENE 8 mph

Why this time?

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: 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 ENE 8 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.5 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 13.0°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.76°C.

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:39
Sunset: 18:08
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: W 5–23 mph, gusts 39
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.3°C

TomorrowFri 16 OctMid tides

Low00:031.0 m23:03–01:04
High06:423.9 m05:52–07:32
Low12:241.3 m11:26–13:22
High18:513.8 m18:04–19:38

83Best 17:30–19:002.9 m range

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Sat 17 OctNeaps

Low00:471.2 m23:44–01:50
High07:313.6 m06:45–08:18
Low13:081.5 m12:09–14:07
High19:373.5 m18:50–20:24

83Best 17:30–19:002.4 m range

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Sun 18 OctNeaps

Low01:471.4 m00:40–02:54
High08:303.3 m07:41–09:18
Low14:101.8 m13:07–15:12
High20:333.4 m19:44–21:22

81Best 17:30–19:001.9 m range

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Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low03:211.5 m02:19–04:23
High09:483.1 m08:53–10:43
Low15:551.9 m15:04–16:45
High21:483.2 m20:47–22:50

78Best 17:30–19:001.6 m range

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Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low04:581.4 m03:59–05:57
High11:213.2 m10:26–12:15
Low17:201.8 m16:28–18:12
High23:133.3 m22:11–00:16

No standout fishing times1.8 m range

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Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low06:051.2 m05:07–07:02
High12:283.4 m11:38–13:19
Low18:181.5 m17:27–19:10

No standout fishing times2.2 m range

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:51
Sunset: 17:53
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: SSE 8–15 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 1.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.0°C

Times are the middle of each turn. The small times underneath are slack water, when the level stays close to high or low.

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Berwick and Leith 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.

, good season

Thin-lipped mullet, good season

Smoothhound, occasional this month

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:41
Sunset: 18:05
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: WNW 7–15 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.2°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:43
Sunset: 18:03
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NNE 5–17 mph, gusts 29
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.1°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:45
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNW 4–8 mph
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.1°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:47
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: ESE 5–9 mph
Waves: Waves 0.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.0°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:49
Sunset: 17:55
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SE 5–15 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.0°C

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