Pentewan tide times

Best: Thursday 12:30–15:30 · Good 68

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Best: Thursday 12:30–15:30 · Good 68

Our predictions from the Pentewan Inlet gauge, 1 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.

Today's tides

FallingLow water 03:10, in 35 h 41 minNeap tides

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 18:21
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NE 5–10 mph, gusts 19
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.5°C

Top pick this week

Saturday morning

07:30–09:00

67Good

2h into the ebb
Dawn
Mid tides

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Science says

Other good times

Hard-fighting predator of surf beaches, rocks and estuaries. Feeds hardest in moving, coloured water at low light.

Suggested baits

Peeler crab
Ragworm
Sandeel
Squid

Lures

Plugs
Soft plastics
Metals

Rigs

Running ledger
Pulley or pulley pennel

No other good times this week.

About bassKeep from 42 cm · 3 a daySilver sides and a grey-blue back, with a white belly.

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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When

BassLight SSW 10 mph

Where they're caught

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

Why this time?

Tide: 2h into the ebbBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DawnMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light SSW 10 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.1 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 15.6°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.

How we score

Draft profile, not yet reviewed. Based on FishBase: Dicentrarchus labrax and Cefas, Catchwise: A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity in England and Wales (2026) and General UK sea-angling guidance (to be verified).

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:46
Sunset: 18:21
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NE 5–10 mph, gusts 19
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.5°C

TomorrowMon 19 OctNeaps

No standout fishing times

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:47
Sunset: 18:19
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: ENE 1–7 mph, gusts 16
Waves: Waves 0.9 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.4°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low03:10-0.1 m02:10–04:09

No standout fishing times

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:49
Sunset: 18:17
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSW 1–9 mph, gusts 18
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.4°C

Wed 21 OctNeaps

No standout fishing times

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:51
Sunset: 18:15
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: NW 7–21 mph, gusts 37
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.2°C

Thu 22 OctNeaps

High15:520.3 m15:25–16:19
Low20:30-0.1 m19:41–21:19

No standout fishing times0.4 m range

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:52
Sunset: 18:13
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 84%
Wind: WSW 6–15 mph, gusts 28
Waves: Waves 1.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.0°C

Fri 23 OctMid tides

High04:250.3 m04:01–04:49
Low09:500.0 m08:02–11:37
High16:370.6 m16:10–17:04
Low21:25-0.0 m20:18–22:31

No standout fishing times0.6 m range

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Sat 24 OctMid tides

High05:040.6 m04:39–05:30
Low10:250.0 m08:40–12:09
High17:200.8 m16:53–17:46
Low22:200.0 m20:58–23:42

67Best 07:30–09:000.8 m range

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Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:54
Sunset: 18:11
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 91%
Wind: NW 11–32 mph, gusts 59
Waves: Waves 1.7 m
Swell: Swell 1.0 m, 8 s from SW
Sea temperature: Sea 15.9°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:56
Sunset: 18:09
Moon: Full moon, 96%
Wind: S 8–15 mph, gusts 27
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Swell: Swell 0.6 m, 8 s from WSW
Sea temperature: Sea 15.5°C

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