FAQs

Finding UK tide times for a specific location is easy with UK Tide Times. Use the Tide Search option to search for the beach, town, city or coastal location you are interested in.

Once you have selected a location, you can view the available tide predictions, including the times and heights of high tide and low tide. You can also select the date you are interested in to check the predicted tides for that day.

If you are unsure which location to choose, you can browse our regions and counties to find coastal locations throughout the UK.

We are continually adding locations to UK Tide Times, but it is not possible to include every beach, harbour, town and coastal location in the UK.

Some locations may also not have suitable tidal data available for us to provide reliable tide predictions. In other cases, a smaller coastal location may be covered by a nearby tidal station or prediction location.

If you cannot find the location you are looking for, you can request a location to be added to UK Tide Times. We will review your request and consider adding the location where suitable tide data is available.

Locations on UK Tide Times are organised into geographical coastal regions to make it easier to find tide times around the UK.

Our regions include the East Coast, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Coast, South East, South West and Wales.

Each location is assigned to the region that best represents its position around the UK coastline. You can browse the regions to discover coastal locations and find the tide times available for each area.

Yes. Please do!

If you cannot find a beach, harbour, town, city or other coastal location on UK Tide Times, you can request for it to be added.

We welcome location suggestions from visitors because they help us understand which areas people are interested in seeing on the website.

To request a location, visit our Request a Location page and provide the name of the location and the UK coastal region it belongs to.

We will review the request and, where suitable data is available, consider adding the location to the website.

If you would like to see a particular location added to UK Tide Times, visit our Request a Location page.

Simply enter the name of the beach, coastline, town, city or other coastal location you would like to see added and select the region where the location is situated. You do not need to provide your name or email address.

Once submitted, your request will be reviewed and we will consider whether suitable tide information is available for that location.

We cannot guarantee that every requested location will be added, but we appreciate every suggestion and will endeavour to add suitable locations as quickly as possible.

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UK Tide Times is designed to provide tide times and coastal information without requiring visitors to create an account or provide personal information.

Visitors may voluntarily submit information through forms on the website. This includes requests submitted through our Request a Location form, which asks for a location and its region.

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Any information you voluntarily provide to UK Tide Times is used for the purpose for which you submitted it.

For example, information submitted through our Request a Location form is used to review location suggestions and help us decide which new coastal locations may be suitable for addition to the website.

Information submitted through our Problem with this site form is used to investigate reported problems, errors or other issues with the website. If you provide your email address, we may use it to contact you about the issue you reported.

If you believe you have found incorrect or inaccurate information on UK Tide Times, we would appreciate it if you could let us know.

You can use our Problem with this site? page to tell us what you have found. Please provide as much detail as possible, including the location, page or tide information you believe is incorrect.

We will review the information and investigate the issue where appropriate. Please remember that tide times and heights are predictions, so actual sea conditions can differ from predicted values.

Thank you very much!

If you have found a technical problem, broken link, missing information or something else that does not appear to be working correctly, please do let us know.

Visit our Problem with this site? page and describe the problem you have encountered. You can optionally provide your email address if you would like us to reply to you!

Providing details about what you were doing when the problem occurred, and which page or location was affected, can help us investigate the issue more quickly.

Thank you!

Yes. If you have a question, suggestion, have spotted a problem or need to get in touch with us about the website, you can contact us through the Report a Problem page.

If you would like us to add a location to this site, please use the Request a Location form.

If you need other help or support, please email the developer of this site at carl@csbdesign.co.uk.

The Moon has a major influence on Earth's tides because of its gravitational pull on the oceans. As the Moon orbits Earth, its gravitational effect contributes to the regular rise and fall of sea levels around the world's coastlines.

The Sun also affects the tides. When the Sun, Moon and Earth are positioned in particular ways, their combined gravitational effects can produce a larger tidal range. These tides are commonly known as spring tides and occur around the new moon and full moon.

When the Sun and Moon are positioned at approximately right angles relative to Earth, their effects partially counteract each other, producing a smaller tidal range known as a neap tide.

The exact effect of the Moon varies between locations because the shape of the coastline, seabed and other local geographical factors influence how tides behave.

Sunrise is the time when the Sun appears above the horizon at a particular location, while sunset is the time when the Sun appears to move below the horizon.

Sunrise and sunset times change throughout the year because of the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the Earth's tilted axis. The length of daylight therefore varies depending on the time of year and your location.

UK Tide Times provides sunrise and sunset information alongside tide and coastal information to give you a more complete picture of conditions at the coast.

Yes!

Sunrise, sunset and moon times are location-specific because the position of the Sun and Moon relative to the horizon varies depending on where you are in the UK.

This means that sunrise and sunset can occur at different times in different parts of the UK on the same day. The visible position and timing of the Moon can also vary depending on your location.

Sun & Moon Times provide useful information about the position and movement of the Sun and Moon for a specific location and date.

This includes information such as sunrise, sunset and moon phases, helping you understand the daylight and lunar conditions at the coast.

Sun and moon times are location-specific, so the times shown can vary depending on where you are in the UK. This makes them particularly useful when planning coastal walks, beach visits, photography, fishing, boating and other activities around the coastline.

The Tide Calculator is a tool designed to help you calculate or explore predicted tide information for a selected coastal location and date.

It can be used to find useful information about high tide, low tide, tide times and tide heights without having to manually search through individual tide tables.

The Tide Calculator is particularly useful when you want to quickly check predicted tide information for a particular location or date.

To use the Tide Calculator, select the coastal location and date you are interested in and enter the relevant information requested by the calculator.

The tool will then provide the available predicted tide information for that location and date, including relevant high tide and low tide times and heights.

Remember that tide predictions are calculated predictions and actual sea levels can be affected by weather conditions such as wind and atmospheric pressure. For activities where accurate or current marine conditions are important, always check appropriate official marine information and local safety advice.

Tide graphs provide a visual representation of how the predicted sea level changes throughout the day at a particular coastal location.

Instead of viewing tide times and heights only as a list of figures, a tide graph allows you to see the overall pattern of the rising and falling tide throughout the day.

Tide graphs can make it easier to identify periods of high tide and low tide and understand the changing tidal range at a location. They can be particularly useful when planning activities such as coastal walks, beach visits, fishing and boating.

As with other tide information on UK Tide Times, tide graphs show predicted tides rather than guaranteed measurements of the actual sea level.

Sea level data provides information about the height of the sea at a particular coastal location, measured against an established reference level or tidal datum.

Sea level information can be used to understand how the height of the sea changes over time and how observed or predicted water levels relate to a defined reference point.

Sea level data is useful for understanding tides, tidal ranges and coastal water levels. It can also provide additional context when looking at predicted tide times and heights for locations around the UK.

Where sea level information is provided by UK Tide Times, the relevant data and reference information should be considered alongside the location and date being viewed.

UK Tide Times uses tidal prediction data from established tidal data sources to provide predicted high tide and low tide times for locations around the UK coastline.

The availability and coverage of tide predictions can vary between locations depending on the tidal data available for that area. We use the available data to provide useful tide information for beaches, harbours, towns, cities and other coastal locations.

For more information about the data used by UK Tide Times, please see our Data Sources page.

Tide height is the predicted height of the sea at a particular time in the tidal cycle. It is normally expressed in metres.

Tide heights are measured against a defined reference level, known as a tidal datum. This allows predicted water levels to be described consistently for a particular location.

For example, if a tide prediction shows a high tide height of 4.5 metres, this represents the predicted sea level relative to the tidal datum used for that location.

The actual sea level can be higher or lower than the predicted height because weather conditions, including wind and atmospheric pressure, can affect coastal water levels.

Tide heights are measured against a defined vertical reference level called a tidal datum. The datum provides a consistent reference point from which predicted tide heights can be calculated and displayed.

The particular datum used can vary depending on the tidal station and the source of the tidal data. This means that tide heights should always be considered in the context of the reference datum used for that location.

This is also one reason why tide heights from two different sources should not necessarily be compared without checking that they are using the same reference level.

A tidal prediction is a calculation of when high tide and low tide are expected to occur and the predicted height of the sea at those times.

Tidal predictions are calculated using information about the regular movements and patterns of the tides at a particular location. The gravitational effects of the Moon and Sun, together with the characteristics of the location, are used to produce predictions of future tidal conditions.

Tidal predictions allow you to see expected tide times and heights for a particular date and location, making them useful when planning activities around the UK coastline.

No.

The tide times and heights shown on UK Tide Times are predictions rather than live measurements of the sea.

A tidal prediction provides an expected time and height for high tide and low tide based on tidal data and established prediction methods. The actual sea level can differ from the predicted value.

Weather conditions such as strong winds, storms and changes in atmospheric pressure can affect the actual height and timing of the tide. Local coastal conditions can also influence the sea level.

For this reason, tide predictions should be used as a guide when planning coastal activities and should not be treated as a live measurement or a substitute for official marine forecasts, local warnings or other safety information.

Tide times are the predicted times when high tide and low tide occur at a particular coastal location. Tides are caused primarily by the gravitational effects of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth's oceans.

Because the position of the Moon, Sun and Earth changes continuously, the timing of high and low tides changes from day to day. Most coastal locations experience two high tides and two low tides during approximately each 24-hour and 50-minute tidal cycle, although this can vary depending on the location.

UK Tide Times provides tide times for locations around the UK, allowing you to see predicted high tides, low tides and tide heights for your chosen location and date.

High tide is the point in the tidal cycle when the sea reaches its highest predicted level at a particular location. Low tide is when the sea reaches its lowest predicted level.

The time between high tide and low tide is known as the falling or ebbing tide, while the period between low tide and high tide is known as the rising or flooding tide.

The difference in water level between high tide and low tide is known as the tidal range. The tidal range can vary considerably between different locations around the UK and from one day to another.

Knowing the times of high and low tide can be particularly useful when planning coastal walks, beach visits, boating, fishing and other activities around the UK coastline.

Tide times are predictions, rather than guaranteed observations of exactly when the sea will reach a particular level. Tidal predictions are generally very reliable, but the actual tide can be affected by local and weather conditions.

Strong winds, atmospheric pressure, storms and other weather conditions can cause the actual sea level to be higher, lower or occur at a slightly different time from the predicted tide.

The accuracy of a tide prediction can also vary depending on the location and the tidal data available for that area.

For this reason, UK Tide Times should be used as a useful guide to predicted tides rather than as a substitute for official marine forecasts, local warnings or other safety information when planning activities at the coast.

The availability of tide predictions depends on the location and the underlying tidal data available for that area. UK Tide Times provides predicted tide times for locations around the UK where data is available.

You can select a location and view its available tide predictions, including predicted high tides, low tides and tide heights.

If you cannot find a particular location on UK Tide Times, you can use our Request a Location form to tell us which beach, town, coastline or other coastal location you would like to see added to the website.

The tide height is the predicted height of the sea at a particular time in the tidal cycle. Tide heights are normally expressed in metres and are measured against a defined vertical reference level, known as a tidal datum.

For example, a tide table might show a high tide at a particular time with a predicted height of 4.8 metres. This means the predicted sea level at high tide is 4.8 metres above the reference level used for that tidal prediction.

Tide height is important because the difference between high and low water can be significant, particularly around parts of the UK coastline with a large tidal range.

When using tide heights, it is important to remember that predicted values can differ from the actual sea level because weather conditions such as wind and atmospheric pressure can affect the height of the tide.

Yes. High tide is when the sea reaches its highest level on the shore during a tidal cycle. It is commonly described as the sea being "in". After high tide, the water begins to go back out as the tide falls towards low tide.

It is possible for tide times or tide heights to differ slightly between different websites. This does not necessarily mean that one set of tide predictions is incorrect.

Different websites may use different tidal prediction sources, reference locations, tidal models, data sets or methods for calculating predictions. A website may also display predictions for a nearby location rather than exactly the same tidal station.

Tides are affected by the shape and depth of the coastline and seabed, meaning that two locations that appear close together on a map can have noticeably different tide times and heights.

When comparing UK tide times, always make sure you are comparing the same location, date, reference information and type of tidal prediction.

High tide is when the sea reaches its highest level along the coast, while low tide is when the sea reaches its lowest level.

The sea regularly moves between high and low tide as the Earth's tides rise and fall.

Tide times change from day to day because the tides follow the movements of the Moon and the Earth. A complete tidal cycle is approximately 24 hours and 50 minutes, meaning that high and low tides generally occur around 50 minutes later each day.

The exact pattern varies depending on the location. Coastal geography, the shape of the seabed and the position of a location relative to the surrounding coastline all influence the timing and height of tides.

This is why you should always check the tide times for the specific location and date you are interested in rather than relying on yesterday's tide times.

Weather conditions can also affect the actual height and timing of the sea compared with the predicted tide, particularly during periods of strong winds, storms or significant changes in atmospheric pressure.

The time between high tide and low tide is typically around six hours, although the exact timing varies depending on the location and date.

Most coastal areas experience two high tides and two low tides each day.

This means the sea generally rises to high tide twice and falls to low tide twice during a tidal cycle.

The exact times between tides vary depending on the location, and on some days the timing can be slightly different.

Tide times vary around the UK because each coastal location is affected by the shape and depth of the surrounding coastline and seabed, as well as the movement of the tides around the British Isles. Local bays, estuaries, channels and harbours can also change the timing and height of the tide.

This is why high and low tide can occur at noticeably different times in places that are relatively close together. Always check the tide times for the specific location you are visiting.

Tide times show when high tide and low tide are expected to occur at a particular coastal location. Tides are caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun, combined with the rotation of the Earth.

As the tide rises, the sea moves towards high tide. It then falls towards low tide before rising again.

Because the Moon's position changes in relation to the Earth, tide times usually occur around 50 minutes later each day.

Tide times and heights vary from one location to another, so it is important to check the predicted tides for the specific area you are visiting.

The sea doesn't actually go anywhere when the tide goes out. The water is being pulled away from the coastline by the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun.

As the Earth rotates, different parts of the coastline move through areas of higher and lower sea level. When your local area moves away from the tidal bulge, the sea level falls and the tide goes out.

The water that leaves your beach or harbour flows out into the surrounding sea. At the same time, another area of the coastline is experiencing a rising tide as water moves towards it.

So, when you see the tide going out, the water hasn't disappeared — it has simply moved elsewhere as part of the continuous tidal cycle.

Read more about this over on our recent blog post. 

Yes, absolutely! UK Tide Times is free to use and you can access tide times and coastal information without creating an account or paying a subscription!

You can search for locations around the UK and view available tide predictions, including predicted high tides, low tides and tide heights, without needing to register.

No!

You do not need to create an account or register to use UK Tide Times.

You can search for coastal locations, view available tide times and use the website's tools without providing your name, email address or other account information.

Some features allow you to voluntarily submit information, such as requesting a new location or reporting a problem, but these do not require you to create an account.

Yes!

UK Tide Times' website is designed to work on mobile phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers.

The website uses a responsive design so that tide times, location searches, tide information and other features can be accessed on smaller screens as well as larger displays.

Simply open UK Tide Times in your mobile web browser and search for the location you are interested in.

You can either use the UK Tide Times website at www.csbdesign.co.uk and/or use the mobile/tablet app version. Read more about how to download UK Tide Times as an app.

Yes, please feel free to download UK Tide Times as an app on your Android or Apple phone.

UK Tide Times can be installed on compatible devices as a Progressive Web App (PWA).

A Progressive Web App allows you to add UK Tide Times to your device's home screen so that you can access the website more easily, in a similar way to a traditional mobile app.

The exact installation options available can vary depending on your device and web browser. If your device supports installation, your browser may provide an option to Install or Add to Home Screen.

See the Install UK Tide Times as an App page for further help and information.

Yes, it works around the entire World - the app and web version of UK Tide Times can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.

The website is specifically focused on tide times and coastal locations around the United Kingdom, so its tide information is intended for UK locations rather than locations elsewhere in the world.

If you are travelling outside the UK, you can still use UK Tide Times to check predicted tides for UK locations.