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Kirkcaldy tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Kirkcaldy tide times

Fife · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 23:06, in 2 h 17 mSpring tides

Our predictions from the Leith gauge, 15 km away. Heights are above chart datum, as in tide tables. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

TodayWed 14 OctSprings
1. High05:185.5 m04:25–06:11
2. Low10:581.3 m09:56–12:01
3. High17:315.3 m16:38–18:24
4. Low23:061.4 m22:03–00:09
No standout fishing times4.2 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Friday evening

17:30–19:00

83Excellent

5h into the flood
Dusk
Mid tides

Whiting, Bass, Thornback ray, Thin-lipped mulletLight WNW 6 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. High05:585.2 m05:05–06:51
2. Low11:241.6 m10:22–12:26
3. High18:075.1 m17:16–18:59
4. Low23:39

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:41
Sunset: 18:14
Moon: Waxing crescent, 14%
Wind: SW 5–21 mph, gusts 38
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.7°C

Tide: 5h 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: 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 WNW 6 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.1 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 12.6°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

1.6 m

22:36–00:42

81Best 17:30–19:003.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:44
Sunset: 18:11
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: WSW 4–19 mph, gusts 35
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.9°C

Fri 16 OctMid tides

High06:405.0 m05:50–07:30
Low11:542.0 m10:54–12:53
High18:474.9 m17:57–19:37

83Best 17:30–19:003.0 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: WNW 5–11 mph, gusts 20
Waves: Waves 0.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.6°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

Low00:201.9 m23:14–01:26
High07:274.6 m06:39–08:15
Low12:322.4 m11:31–13:34
High19:334.6 m18:46–20:19

83Best 17:30–19:002.7 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

Low01:182.3 m00:02–02:34
High08:214.4 m07:36–09:07
Low13:362.7 m12:24–14:48
High20:254.4 m19:37–21:13

81Best 17:30–19:002.1 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

Low02:592.4 m02:02–03:55
High09:304.2 m08:40–10:19
Low15:282.8 m14:41–16:14
High21:324.3 m20:37–22:27

79Best 17:30–19:001.8 m range

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low04:352.3 m03:34–05:35
High10:564.2 m10:03–11:48
Low16:542.7 m16:01–17:47
High22:484.4 m21:50–23:47

No standout fishing times1.9 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:48
Sunset: 18:06
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NNE 1–6 mph
Waves: Waves 0.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:50
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: E 0–3 mph
Waves: Waves 0.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 12.0°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:52
Sunset: 18:01
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: WSW 0–4 mph
Waves: Waves 0.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.9°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 17:59
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: E 2–7 mph, gusts 14
Waves: Waves 0.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 11.9°C

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