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Tides
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Marks
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Tide times nearby

Folkestone3 km away
Sandgate5 km away
Seabrook7 km away
Dover8 km away
Hythe10 km away
St. Margaret's at Cliffe13 km away

Capel-le-Ferne tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Capel-le-Ferne tide times

Kent · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 09:13, in 14 mMid tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Dover and Rye Harbour 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.

TodayThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High02:026.2 m01:11–02:54
2. Low09:131.4 m08:13–10:14
3. High14:166.2 m13:26–15:05
4. Low21:361.4 m20:36–22:36
76Best 23:00–02:004.8 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:00–18:30

79Good

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Dover sole, FlounderLight NE 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.

TomorrowFri 16 OctMid tides
1. High02:385.9 m01:46–03:30
2. Low09:451.6 m08:48–10:43
3. High14:565.8 m14:02–15:50
4. Low22:12

Best marks nearby

1Sandgate BeachTonight 23:00 · 6 km · whiting, thornback ray81
2The WarrenTonight 23:30 · 1 km · whiting, thornback ray80
3Abbot's Cliff BeachTonight 23:30 · 3 km · whiting, thornback ray80
4Mermaid BeachTonight 22:30 · 3 km · whiting, thornback ray

80

5Sandgate BeachTonight 23:00 · 5 km · whiting, thornback ray79

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:18
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 6–15 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.8°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: 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 NE 5 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.4 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 16.7°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

1.7 m

21:16–23:09

71Best 23:30–02:004.3 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:20
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: N 6–18 mph, gusts 35
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.7°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:225.5 m02:24–04:20
Low10:251.8 m09:30–11:20
High15:495.3 m14:45–16:53
Low22:572.0 m22:05–23:49

71Best 23:30–02:003.7 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:235.1 m03:14–05:33
Low11:162.0 m10:24–12:08
High17:095.0 m15:58–18:20
Low23:532.3 m23:01–00:44

No standout fishing times3.1 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High05:534.9 m04:57–06:50
Low12:242.3 m11:29–13:20
High18:484.8 m17:57–19:39

71Best 17:00–18:302.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:25
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: ENE 10–14 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.8°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:102.4 m00:19–02:02
High07:214.9 m06:29–08:12
Low13:512.3 m12:58–14:44
High20:115.0 m19:15–21:06

79Best 17:00–18:302.7 m range

Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low02:322.3 m01:42–03:23
High08:355.1 m07:39–09:32
Low15:082.0 m14:16–16:00
High21:145.3 m20:18–22:10

75Best 07:00–08:303.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:21
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: N 10–19 mph, gusts 31
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.6°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:23
Sunset: 17:56
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NE 12–17 mph, gusts 27
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.2°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:26
Sunset: 17:52
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: ESE 3–11 mph, gusts 17
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 17:50
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: S 5–24 mph, gusts 48
Waves: Waves 2.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.8°C

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