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Broadstairs tide times

Best: Saturday 10:30–13:30 · Fair 64

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Our predictions from the GroveFerry gauge, 17 km away. 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.

Today's tides

FallingLow water 17:36, in 55 h 53 minNeap tides

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:22
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: SSE 4–22 mph, gusts 37
Waves: Waves 1.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.6°C

Fish

Any species
Bass, peak season
Whiting, peak season
Thornback ray, good season
Cod, good season
Flounder, good season
Thin-lipped mullet

Top pick this week

Saturday night

21:30–00:00

52Fair

3h into the flood
Bright moon
Mid tides

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Science says

Other good times

Hard-fighting predator of surf beaches, rocks and estuaries. Feeds hardest in moving, coloured water at low light.

Suggested baits

Peeler crab
Ragworm
Sandeel
Squid

Lures

Plugs
Soft plastics
Metals

Rigs

Running ledger
Pulley or pulley pennel

No other good times this week.

About bassKeep from 42 cm · 3 a daySilver sides and a grey-blue back, with a white belly.

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.

TodaySun 18 OctNeaps
No standout fishing times
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, good season

Smoothhound, occasional this month

When

Any time
Daylight
After dark
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

BassFresh WSW 13 mph

Where they're caught

BassExpected here
Expected here from the ground and depth, not yet confirmed by a catch.

Why this time?

Tide: 3h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DarkMost active around dawn and dusk.
Moon: Bright moonOn dark nights many fish feed more confidently close in. A bright moon can put them off.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Fresh WSW 13 mphStrong wind makes it harder to fish and to spot bites.
Sea: Slight (0.6 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 15.4°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed. Based on FishBase: Dicentrarchus labrax and Cefas, Catchwise: A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity in England and Wales (2026) and General UK sea-angling guidance (to be verified).

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:22
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: SSE 4–22 mph, gusts 37
Waves: Waves 1.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.6°C

TomorrowMon 19 OctNeaps

No standout fishing times

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:24
Sunset: 17:52
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: ESE 2–12 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
After a blow: Settling after 1.7 m seas: water may be coloured
Sea temperature: Sea 15.1°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low17:360.0 m16:32–18:40

No standout fishing times

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:26
Sunset: 17:50
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: ESE 9–17 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.9°C

Wed 21 OctNeaps

No standout fishing times

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 17:48
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: WNW 9–24 mph, gusts 33
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
After a blow: Settling after 1.3 m seas: water may be coloured
Sea temperature: Sea 15.0°C

Thu 22 OctNeaps

No standout fishing times

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:29
Sunset: 17:46
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 84%
Wind: W 14–27 mph, gusts 37
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
After a blow: Settling after 1.3 m seas: water may be coloured
Sea temperature: Sea 14.5°C

Fri 23 OctMid tides

High13:400.3 m12:54–14:26
Low21:410.1 m20:46–22:35

No standout fishing times0.2 m range

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:31
Sunset: 17:44
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 91%
Wind: SSE 18–43 mph, gusts 60
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 14.6°C

Sat 24 OctMid tides

High02:000.4 m01:25–02:34
Low09:460.2 m08:54–10:38
High14:150.5 m13:43–14:47
Low22:260.2 m21:43–23:08

52Best 21:30–00:000.3 m range

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:33
Sunset: 17:42
Moon: Full moon, 96%
Wind: WSW 12–34 mph, gusts 47
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.4°C

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