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Tides
Fish
Marks
Water quality
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Tides
Fish
Marks
Water quality
Log
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Ardwell tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Ardwell tide times

Dumfries and Galloway · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 14:23, in 5 h 9 mSpring tides

Our predictions from the Portpatrick gauge, 15 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. High02:054.0 m01:13–02:56
2. Low08:030.9 m07:09–08:57
3. High14:234.0 m13:31–15:15
4. Low20:290.9 m19:35–21:23
No standout fishing times3.1 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Monday afternoon

16:00–19:00

77Good

5h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Thornback ray, Thin-lipped mulletLight WSW 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.

TomorrowThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High02:423.8 m01:50–03:34
2. Low08:381.1 m07:45–09:31
3. High15:003.9 m14:08–15:51
4. Low21:10

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 18:23
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SSW 9–29 mph, gusts 45
Waves: Waves 2.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.0°C

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: 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 WSW 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 13.5°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

1.1 m

20:14–22:05

71Best 12:00–15:002.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:48
Sunset: 18:21
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: WNW 2–26 mph, gusts 40
Waves: Waves 2.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.2°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High03:233.6 m02:31–04:16
Low09:171.3 m08:22–10:12
High15:423.7 m14:49–16:34
Low21:571.2 m20:59–22:55

76Best 00:30–03:302.5 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High04:123.3 m03:21–05:03
Low10:051.5 m09:07–11:02
High16:323.5 m15:38–17:26
Low22:591.4 m21:58–00:01

72Best 00:30–03:302.1 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High05:103.1 m04:18–06:01
Low11:101.7 m10:10–12:10
High17:333.3 m16:39–18:26

73Best 17:30–19:001.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 18:14
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: SSE 2–6 mph
Waves: Waves 0.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.6°C

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low00:161.4 m23:16–01:16
High06:262.9 m05:32–07:21
Low12:341.7 m11:35–13:32
High18:483.1 m17:48–19:48

77Best 16:00–19:001.4 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:381.4 m00:42–02:35
High07:572.9 m06:58–08:56
Low13:591.7 m13:04–14:53
High20:113.1 m19:09–21:14

No standout fishing times1.5 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:50
Sunset: 18:18
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NW 10–14 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.1°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:52
Sunset: 18:16
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: E 2–10 mph, gusts 18
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:56
Sunset: 18:11
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: SW 1–8 mph, gusts 14
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.5°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:58
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: S 1–19 mph, gusts 32
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 13.4°C

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