Broadstairs tide times

Best: Saturday 10:30–13:30 · Fair 64

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Best: Saturday 10:30–13:30 · Fair 64

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 60 h 8 minNeap tides

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:22
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNW 6–25 mph, gusts 42
Waves: Waves 1.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.6°C

Top pick this week

Saturday night

21:30–00:00

57Fair

3h into the flood
Bright moon
Mid tides

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Science says

Other good times

Shoaling autumn and winter fish that bites freely after dark.

Suggested baits

Fish strip
Lugworm
Squid

Rigs

Flapper (two or three hook)
Paternoster

No other good times this week.

Draft profile, not yet reviewed. Based on FishBase: Merlangius merlangus and Cefas, Catchwise: A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity in England and Wales (2026).

About whitingKeep from 27 cmThree dorsal fins and two anal fins, like cod, but slimmer and silvery.

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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Smoothhound

WhitingFresh WSW 13 mph

Where they're caught

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

Why this time?

Tide: 3h into the floodShoals move in on the flood, most active through the middle of it.
Light: DarkCome close in as the light goes.
Moon: Bright moonOn dark nights many fish feed more confidently close in. A bright moon can put them off.
Tide size: Mid tidesBite on most tides; middling sizes are easiest to fish.
Season: Peak season in OctoberSeptember to February, best October to December.
Wind: Fresh WSW 13 mphStrong wind makes it harder to fish and to spot bites.
Sea: Slight (0.6 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 15.4°CComfortable between 5 and 14°C, best around 9°C.

How we score

and General UK sea-angling guidance (to be verified)

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:22
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNW 6–25 mph, gusts 42
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 1–13 mph, gusts 23
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 9–19 mph, gusts 26
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

57Best 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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