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Tides
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Water quality
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Fish
Marks
Water quality
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Tide times nearby

Quarff5 km away
Hoswick7 km away
Gulberwick8 km away
Scalloway10 km away
Lerwick11 km away
Haggersta18 km away

Aithsetter tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Aithsetter tide times

Shetland · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 13:36, in 5 h 42 mSpring tides

Our predictions from the Lerwick gauge, 11 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. High01:282.2 m00:38–02:18
2. Low07:200.9 m06:37–08:04
3. High13:362.2 m12:47–14:26
4. Low19:370.9 m18:50–20:24
No standout fishing times1.4 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Friday night

23:30–02:30

72Good

3h into the flood
Part moon
Mid tides

Whiting, Thornback ray, Flounder, BassLight NW 4 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. High02:052.1 m01:15–02:54
2. Low07:521.0 m07:06–08:38
3. High14:082.2 m13:20–14:56
4. Low20:15

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:41
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: S 15–38 mph, gusts 54
Waves: Waves 2.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.0°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: DarkMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Moon: Part moonOn dark nights many fish feed more confidently close in. A bright moon can put them off.
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 4 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.1 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 11.8°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

1.0 m

19:25–21:04

No standout fishing times1.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:44
Sunset: 17:55
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SW 17–25 mph, gusts 39
Waves: Waves 2.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.9°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High02:422.0 m01:54–03:30
Low08:251.1 m07:37–09:13
High14:422.1 m13:50–15:34
Low21:001.1 m20:10–21:49

72Best 23:30–02:301.0 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:271.9 m02:35–04:19
Low09:051.3 m08:15–09:54
High15:222.0 m14:30–16:15
Low22:001.2 m21:00–23:00

67Best 17:00–18:300.8 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:301.7 m03:35–05:24
Low10:001.4 m09:14–10:45
High16:191.9 m15:26–17:12
Low23:461.2 m22:18–01:14

68Best 01:00–04:000.7 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High06:001.7 m05:06–06:54
Low11:351.4 m10:40–12:30
High17:361.8 m16:35–18:37

No standout fishing times0.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 17:44
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: SSW 12–20 mph, gusts 36
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.8°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:181.1 m00:15–02:22
High08:001.7 m06:50–09:09
Low13:251.4 m12:26–14:23
High19:051.8 m17:59–20:11

No standout fishing times0.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 17:52
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 5–17 mph, gusts 27
Waves: Waves 1.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.9°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:49
Sunset: 17:50
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: WNW 3–12 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.8°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:51
Sunset: 17:47
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: SSW 0–15 mph, gusts 26
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.8°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:56
Sunset: 17:41
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 12–16 mph, gusts 31
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.8°C

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