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Tides
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Fish
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Tide times nearby

Portgower3 km away
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Newport13 km away
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Doll19 km away
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Helmsdale tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Helmsdale tide times

Highland · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 06:03, in 1 h 42 mSpring tides

Our predictions for this spot, blended from the Wick and Kinlochbervie 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.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High00:212.0 m23:24–01:18
2. Low06:030.5 m05:13–06:54
3. High12:332.0 m11:39–13:27
4. Low18:240.5 m17:32–19:16
71Best 21:00–23:001.5 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Thursday night

21:30–00:30

78Good

3h into the flood
Dark, little moon
Mid tides

Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Dover soleLight WSW 8 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. High01:001.9 m00:01–01:58
2. Low06:370.7 m05:43–07:30
3. High13:071.9 m12:12–14:02
4. Low19:05

Best marks nearby

1Nudist BeachThursday night 22:00 · 9 km · whiting, thornback ray85

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:47
Sunset: 18:12
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SSW 9–25 mph, gusts 46
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.5°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: DarkMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Moon: Dark, little moonOn dark nights many fish feed more confidently close in. A bright moon can put them off.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger 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 8 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.3 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 12.5°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

0.6 m

18:12–19:57

78Best 21:30–00:301.3 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:49
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SW 5–15 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 0.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.6°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High01:451.7 m00:47–02:42
Low07:120.8 m06:19–08:05
High13:501.8 m12:52–14:48
Low19:570.7 m19:02–20:53

72Best 23:30–02:301.1 m range

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High02:401.6 m01:43–03:36
Low07:570.9 m07:05–08:50
High14:371.7 m13:36–15:38
Low21:040.8 m20:01–22:07

69Best 11:00–14:000.9 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High03:551.5 m02:58–04:53
Low09:001.1 m07:59–10:00
High15:441.7 m14:47–16:41
Low22:400.8 m21:27–23:52

No standout fishing times0.8 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High05:251.4 m04:29–06:20
Low10:451.1 m09:43–11:46
High16:561.6 m15:57–17:54

No standout fishing times0.5 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:58
Sunset: 17:59
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: WSW 4–13 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.0°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low00:130.7 m23:05–01:22
High06:511.4 m05:47–07:56
Low12:201.0 m11:20–13:20
High18:071.6 m17:04–19:10

No standout fishing times0.7 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:52
Sunset: 18:07
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: WNW 9–16 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.4°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: W 3–10 mph, gusts 18
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:56
Sunset: 18:01
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: SSW 1–9 mph, gusts 15
Waves: Waves 0.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.1°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 08:01
Sunset: 17:56
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 5–16 mph, gusts 37
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.0°C

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