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Tides
Marks
Fish guide
Water quality
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Tides
Marks
Fish guide
Water quality
Log
Alerts

Tide times nearby

Kingston Buci1 km away
Portslade by Sea2 km away
Shoreham-by-Sea3 km away
Hove5 km away
Lancing6 km away
Brighton7 km away

Southwick tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Southwick tide times

West Sussex · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 08:18, in 33 mMid tides

Our predictions from the Shoreham Harbour 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. High02:135.5 m01:22–03:05
2. Low08:181.1 m07:21–09:15
3. High14:255.4 m13:34–15:17
4. Low20:381.1 m19:39–21:37
75Best 23:00–02:004.4 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:00–19:00

79Good

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Thornback ray, Dover sole, Flounder, Thin-lipped mulletLight ENE 3 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. High02:485.1 m01:56–03:41
2. Low08:561.3 m07:59–09:53
3. High15:015.0 m14:10–15:53
4. Low21:20

Best marks nearby

1Worthing BeachTonight 23:30 · 7 km · whiting, thornback ray83
2Brighton BeachTuesday evening 17:00 · 4 km · whiting, bass81
3Albion GroyneTuesday evening 17:00 · 7 km · whiting, bass81
4Worthing PierTuesday evening 17:00 · 9 km · whiting, bass81
5Saltdean beachTonight 23:00 · 14 km · whiting, thornback ray81

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:23
Sunset: 18:08
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 11–21 mph, gusts 27
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.2°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 ENE 3 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.5 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 16.3°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

1.3 m

20:22–22:19

71Best 23:30–02:303.9 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:25
Sunset: 18:06
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 9–24 mph, gusts 32
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.3°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:294.8 m02:35–04:23
Low09:431.5 m08:46–10:40
High15:454.6 m14:52–16:38
Low22:111.6 m21:11–23:10

71Best 23:30–02:303.2 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:234.4 m03:27–05:20
Low10:431.7 m09:45–11:40
High16:464.2 m15:49–17:43
Low23:191.8 m22:19–00:20

No standout fishing times2.6 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High05:404.1 m04:43–06:36
Low12:041.9 m11:07–13:02
High18:133.9 m17:18–19:09

74Best 17:30–19:002.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:30
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: N 5–9 mph, gusts 17
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.3°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low00:481.8 m23:49–01:47
High07:124.0 m06:19–08:05
Low13:381.8 m12:44–14:32
High19:474.0 m18:53–20:41

79Best 17:00–19:002.3 m range

Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low02:111.6 m01:17–03:06
High08:324.3 m07:38–09:26
Low14:481.5 m13:58–15:38
High20:574.3 m20:04–21:49

73Best 07:30–09:002.8 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:27
Sunset: 18:04
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NNE 8–13 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 0.7 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.9°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NNE 7–13 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.7°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:32
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: SSE 2–7 mph, gusts 13
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:33
Sunset: 17:56
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: S 2–27 mph, gusts 57
Waves: Waves 3.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.3°C

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