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

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Thurso tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Thurso tide times

Caithness · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 13:10, in 5 h 4 mSpring tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Wick and Kinlochbervie 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. High00:562.1 m00:02–01:50
2. Low06:430.6 m05:53–07:32
3. High13:102.1 m12:17–14:02
4. Low18:590.6 m18:07–19:52
77Best 21:30–00:301.6 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tonight

21:30–00:30

77Good

3h into the flood
Dark, little moon
Springs

Whiting, Bass, Cod, Thornback ray, Flounder, Dover soleLight SW 9 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. High01:352.0 m00:42–02:27
2. Low07:150.7 m06:24–08:06
3. High13:432.1 m12:49–14:36
4. Low19:40

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:47
Sunset: 18:11
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SSW 9–29 mph, gusts 47

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: DarkMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Moon: Dark, little moonOn dark nights many fish feed more confidently close in. A bright moon can put them off.
Tide size: SpringsBigger 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 SW 9 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.

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

0.7 m

18:46–20:33

76Best 22:00–01:001.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:50
Sunset: 18:08
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: WSW 7–15 mph, gusts 25

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High02:191.9 m01:24–03:13
Low07:500.8 m06:57–08:43
High14:222.0 m13:24–15:20
Low20:250.8 m19:29–21:20

70Best 23:30–02:301.2 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:121.7 m02:20–04:04
Low08:331.0 m07:45–09:22
High15:111.9 m14:17–16:06
Low21:270.8 m20:28–22:26

70Best 23:30–02:301.0 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:221.6 m03:31–05:14
Low09:351.1 m08:37–10:32
High16:141.8 m15:21–17:06
Low23:060.9 m21:46–00:26

No standout fishing times0.9 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High05:451.6 m04:55–06:34
Low11:151.1 m10:20–12:09
High17:221.7 m16:26–18:19

70Best 17:00–18:300.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:59
Sunset: 17:57
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: WSW 7–12 mph, gusts 20

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low00:430.8 m23:32–01:54
High07:121.6 m06:15–08:10
Low12:541.1 m11:57–13:51
High18:351.7 m17:37–19:32

No standout fishing times0.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:52
Sunset: 18:05
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: WNW 6–15 mph, gusts 25

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: W 5–10 mph, gusts 17

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:57
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: S 4–9 mph

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:01
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: S 7–20 mph, gusts 34

Best marks nearby

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