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Tides
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Fish guide
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Marks
Fish guide
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Tide times nearby

Wick1 km away
Highcliffe-on-Sea6 km away
Bournemouth7 km away
Barton on Sea8 km away
Poole14 km away
Keyhaven15 km away

Christchurch tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Christchurch tide times

Dorset · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 04:19, in 2 h 25 mMid tides

Our predictions from the Christchurch gauge, 1 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.

TodayThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High04:191.3 m03:46–04:52
2. Low08:270.4 m07:56–08:58
3. High12:321.3 m11:33–13:31
4. Low20:470.4 m20:12–21:22
No standout fishing times0.9 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:30–19:00

79Good

4h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, BassLight SE 7 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. High04:591.3 m04:31–05:27
2. Low09:050.5 m08:33–09:36
3. High17:121.2 m16:43–17:41
4. Low21:30

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:29
Sunset: 18:15
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 8–15 mph, gusts 29
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.5°C

Tide: 4h 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 SE 7 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (0.9 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 16.2°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

0.4 m

20:58–22:02

75Best 01:00–04:000.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:31
Sunset: 18:12
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 7–14 mph, gusts 27
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.4°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High05:401.2 m05:11–06:08
Low09:470.6 m09:16–10:18
High17:501.1 m17:20–18:21
Low22:120.5 m21:36–22:48

75Best 17:30–19:000.6 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High06:201.1 m05:49–06:52
Low10:410.6 m10:12–11:10
High18:301.0 m18:03–18:58
Low23:040.5 m22:33–23:36

77Best 17:30–19:000.5 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High07:051.1 m06:36–07:34
Low11:420.7 m11:07–12:18
High19:051.0 m18:35–19:36

78Best 17:30–19:000.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:36
Sunset: 18:06
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: NNE 6–12 mph, gusts 21
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.4°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low00:040.6 m23:24–00:43
High07:501.1 m07:09–08:31
Low14:570.6 m14:24–15:30
High19:380.9 m19:04–20:12

79Best 17:30–19:000.5 m range

Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low02:550.5 m02:07–03:42
High08:251.1 m07:45–09:05
Low15:150.5 m14:40–15:51
High20:041.0 m19:28–20:39

No standout fishing times0.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:33
Sunset: 18:10
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NNE 9–12 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 0.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.1°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:34
Sunset: 18:08
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNE 10–12 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 0.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:38
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 5–12 mph, gusts 21
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.2°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:39
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: S 5–27 mph, gusts 57
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.1°C

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