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

Tide times nearby

Walberswick2 km away
Covehithe6 km away
Dunwich6 km away
Thorpeness17 km away
Lowestoft17 km away
Aldeburgh20 km away

Southwold tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Best marks nearby

1Southwold PierTuesday evening 17:00 · 0 km · whiting, bass83

Southwold tide times

Suffolk · today and the next six days

FallingLow water 07:32, in 4 h 44 mMid tides

Our predictions from the Southwold 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. High01:332.2 m00:19–02:47
2. Low07:320.6 m06:54–08:10
3. High14:062.3 m12:48–15:23
4. Low19:580.8 m19:21–20:35
77Best 22:30–01:301.7 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:00–18:30

79Good

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Dover soleLight ENE 2 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. High02:102.2 m00:57–03:22
2. Low08:130.7 m07:33–08:54
3. High15:002.2 m13:47–16:12
4. Low20:40

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:18
Sunset: 17:58
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SSW 10–17 mph, gusts 30
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.8°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 2 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.7 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 15.3°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

0.9 m

20:05–21:14

71Best 23:00–02:001.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:20
Sunset: 17:56
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 6–14 mph, gusts 24
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.8°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High02:522.1 m01:40–04:05
Low09:000.7 m08:20–09:40
High16:072.1 m15:05–17:10
Low21:271.1 m20:49–22:05

71Best 23:00–02:001.4 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High03:452.1 m02:29–05:01
Low09:560.8 m09:15–10:37
High17:172.1 m16:28–18:06
Low22:231.3 m21:46–23:00

74Best 17:00–18:301.3 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High04:512.0 m03:44–05:58
Low11:110.9 m10:13–12:08
High18:222.1 m17:35–19:09

77Best 17:00–18:301.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:25
Sunset: 17:50
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: E 9–15 mph, gusts 25
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.3°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low00:101.4 m22:48–01:31
High06:032.0 m05:11–06:55
Low12:570.9 m11:45–14:10
High19:402.1 m18:30–20:50

79Best 17:00–18:301.2 m range

Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low01:501.4 m01:02–02:37
High07:022.0 m06:08–07:56
Low14:070.8 m13:16–14:59
High20:522.1 m19:31–22:13

No standout fishing times1.4 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:21
Sunset: 17:54
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: NNE 7–16 mph, gusts 29
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.2°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:23
Sunset: 17:52
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NE 10–13 mph, gusts 23
Waves: Waves 1.4 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.6°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:27
Sunset: 17:48
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: S 2–7 mph
Waves: Waves 1.2 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.2°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:29
Sunset: 17:45
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: S 4–27 mph, gusts 47
Waves: Waves 1.5 m
Sea temperature: Sea 15.3°C

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