Orford

Orford Beach

Shore
Deep water close in

Beach listed on OpenStreetMap. Species and access haven't been checked yet.

Fish here

Also caught

Mackerel Jun–Oct
Garfish May–Sep
Dab Oct–Feb
Plaice Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Location is approximate. Check access and safety locally before you go.

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Orford Ness and Woodbridge 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.

Science says

Other good times

Night-feeding flatfish of sand and mud; best on calm summer nights with small tides.

Suggested baits

Ragworm
Lugworm

Mon 19 Oct · 17:00–18:30
Fair · 61
Good season in October · Light NNE 11 mph · 3h into the flood · Dusk · Neaps · Moderate (1.3 m waves) · Sea 15.6°C

Next 7 days

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

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High02:422.3 m02:08–03:16
2. Low09:000.5 m08:05–09:54
3. High14:562.4 m14:21–15:32