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Calais

Tide station

Calais in Hauts-de-France, France. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (CEST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next low tide

2.7 m (9.0 ft)Today · 2:45 PM

Next high tide

5.3 m (17.5 ft)Today · 8:57 PM

Low tide is 3 hr 24 min from now and will drop 1.3 m (4.3 ft).

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

Low tide is 3 hr 24 min from now and will drop 1.3 m (4.3 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	Low	2:45 PM	2.73 m (8.97 ft)
Tuesday, October 20	High	8:57 PM	5.33 m (17.49 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	Low	3:22 AM	2.72 m (8.93 ft)
	High	9:39 AM	5.47 m (17.96 ft)
	Low	3:58 PM	2.51 m (8.24 ft)
	High	10:12 PM	5.68 m (18.64 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	4:35 AM	2.40 m (7.87 ft)
	High	10:39 AM	5.88 m (19.30 ft)
	Low	5:03 PM	2.11 m (6.91 ft)
	High	11:04 PM	6.15 m (20.16 ft)
Friday, October 23	Low	5:35 AM	1.97 m (6.45 ft)
	High	11:25 AM	6.34 m (20.81 ft)
	Low	5:57 PM	1.66 m (5.45 ft)
	High	11:44 PM	6.61 m (21.68 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	6:25 AM	1.56 m (5.12 ft)
	High	12:03 PM	6.77 m (22.21 ft)
	Low	6:45 PM	1.28 m (4.19 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	12:21 AM	7.00 m (22.96 ft)
	Low	6:11 AM	1.25 m (4.10 ft)
	High	11:37 AM	7.12 m (23.35 ft)
	Low	6:30 PM	1.00 m (3.29 ft)
	High	11:57 PM	7.29 m (23.91 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	6:57 AM	1.06 m (3.48 ft)
	High	12:12 PM	7.37 m (24.18 ft)
	Low	7:14 PM	0.85 m (2.80 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	12:33 AM	7.46 m (24.48 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	7:42 AM	0.98 m (3.23 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	High	12:48 PM	7.52 m (24.66 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	7:59 PM	0.82 m (2.70 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	1:10 AM	7.51 m (24.65 ft)
	Low	8:27 AM	1.01 m (3.31 ft)
	High	1:27 PM	7.55 m (24.77 ft)
	Low	8:44 PM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	1:50 AM	7.45 m (24.43 ft)
	Low	9:12 AM	1.12 m (3.68 ft)
	High	2:07 PM	7.45 m (24.44 ft)
	Low	9:30 PM	1.08 m (3.54 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	2:32 AM	7.25 m (23.78 ft)
	Low	9:58 AM	1.31 m (4.30 ft)
	High	2:52 PM	7.21 m (23.65 ft)
	Low	10:18 PM	1.34 m (4.41 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	3:19 AM	6.92 m (22.71 ft)
	Low	10:47 AM	1.56 m (5.12 ft)
	High	3:42 PM	6.83 m (22.39 ft)
	Low	11:10 PM	1.66 m (5.46 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	4:12 AM	6.49 m (21.31 ft)
	Low	11:42 AM	1.83 m (5.99 ft)
	High	4:43 PM	6.36 m (20.85 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	12:12 AM	1.97 m (6.45 ft)
	High	5:23 AM	6.07 m (19.91 ft)
	Low	12:47 PM	2.02 m (6.64 ft)
	High	6:10 PM	5.99 m (19.64 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	1:22 AM	2.13 m (7.00 ft)
	High	6:58 AM	5.88 m (19.28 ft)
	Low	2:00 PM	2.04 m (6.70 ft)
	High	7:49 PM	5.98 m (19.62 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	2:40 AM	2.06 m (6.77 ft)
	High	8:22 AM	6.04 m (19.81 ft)
	Low	3:18 PM	1.82 m (5.97 ft)
	High	9:02 PM	6.26 m (20.52 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	3:53 AM	1.77 m (5.82 ft)
	High	9:29 AM	6.39 m (20.96 ft)
	Low	4:27 PM	1.46 m (4.78 ft)
	High	10:01 PM	6.61 m (21.69 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	4:54 AM	1.44 m (4.71 ft)
	High	10:23 AM	6.75 m (22.16 ft)
	Low	5:23 PM	1.14 m (3.73 ft)
	High	10:49 PM	6.91 m (22.67 ft)
Saturday, November 7	Low	5:44 AM	1.20 m (3.92 ft)
	High	11:09 AM	7.02 m (23.05 ft)
	Low	6:10 PM	0.97 m (3.17 ft)
	High	11:30 PM	7.09 m (23.26 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	6:27 AM	1.10 m (3.60 ft)
	High	11:48 AM	7.16 m (23.48 ft)
	Low	6:52 PM	0.96 m (3.14 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	12:06 AM	7.14 m (23.43 ft)
	Low	7:07 AM	1.13 m (3.70 ft)
	High	12:22 PM	7.16 m (23.50 ft)
	Low	7:30 PM	1.07 m (3.51 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	12:39 AM	7.10 m (23.30 ft)
	Low	7:44 AM	1.24 m (4.06 ft)
	High	12:52 PM	7.09 m (23.26 ft)
	Low	8:03 PM	1.24 m (4.08 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	1:08 AM	7.01 m (23.01 ft)
	Low	8:17 AM	1.38 m (4.54 ft)
	High	1:19 PM	6.99 m (22.92 ft)
	Low	8:32 PM	1.43 m (4.69 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	1:37 AM	6.91 m (22.65 ft)
	Low	8:49 AM	1.53 m (5.03 ft)
	High	1:48 PM	6.87 m (22.54 ft)
	Low	8:59 PM	1.60 m (5.26 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	2:09 AM	6.78 m (22.23 ft)
	Low	9:20 AM	1.69 m (5.54 ft)
	High	2:20 PM	6.73 m (22.09 ft)
	Low	9:28 PM	1.77 m (5.81 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	2:42 AM	6.61 m (21.70 ft)
	Low	9:51 AM	1.85 m (6.06 ft)
	High	2:55 PM	6.55 m (21.49 ft)
	Low	10:00 PM	1.95 m (6.40 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	3:19 AM	6.40 m (20.99 ft)
	Low	10:25 AM	2.02 m (6.64 ft)
	High	3:35 PM	6.31 m (20.69 ft)
	Low	10:39 PM	2.15 m (7.05 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	4:00 AM	6.13 m (20.11 ft)
	Low	11:06 AM	2.21 m (7.24 ft)
	High	4:21 PM	6.02 m (19.73 ft)
	Low	11:26 PM	2.35 m (7.72 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	4:50 AM	5.84 m (19.14 ft)
	Low	11:56 AM	2.36 m (7.75 ft)
	High	5:19 PM	5.73 m (18.79 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	12:24 AM	2.50 m (8.21 ft)
	High	5:58 AM	5.61 m (18.40 ft)
	Low	12:55 PM	2.43 m (7.96 ft)
	High	6:39 PM	5.59 m (18.33 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	1:29 AM	2.51 m (8.24 ft)
	High	7:22 AM	5.61 m (18.41 ft)
	Low	1:59 PM	2.34 m (7.66 ft)
	High	8:02 PM	5.73 m (18.81 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	2:35 AM	2.34 m (7.69 ft)
	High	8:35 AM	5.87 m (19.26 ft)
	Low	3:01 PM	2.09 m (6.86 ft)
	High	9:07 PM	6.08 m (19.96 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	3:37 AM	2.05 m (6.74 ft)
	High	9:31 AM	6.26 m (20.53 ft)
	Low	4:01 PM	1.76 m (5.78 ft)
	High	9:58 PM	6.50 m (21.32 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	4:36 AM	1.73 m (5.68 ft)
	High	10:19 AM	6.66 m (21.86 ft)
	Low	4:59 PM	1.44 m (4.72 ft)
	High	10:44 PM	6.88 m (22.56 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	5:32 AM	1.46 m (4.78 ft)
	High	11:02 AM	7.01 m (23.01 ft)
	Low	5:55 PM	1.19 m (3.90 ft)
	High	11:27 PM	7.16 m (23.50 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	6:28 AM	1.26 m (4.14 ft)
	High	11:44 AM	7.26 m (23.83 ft)
	Low	6:52 PM	1.03 m (3.36 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	12:09 AM	7.33 m (24.04 ft)
	Low	7:23 AM	1.14 m (3.73 ft)
	High	12:27 PM	7.40 m (24.28 ft)
	Low	7:47 PM	0.94 m (3.09 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	12:52 AM	7.37 m (24.19 ft)
	Low	8:16 AM	1.07 m (3.51 ft)
	High	1:11 PM	7.42 m (24.36 ft)
	Low	8:39 PM	0.94 m (3.07 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	1:35 AM	7.32 m (24.00 ft)
	Low	9:06 AM	1.06 m (3.47 ft)
	High	1:57 PM	7.34 m (24.08 ft)
	Low	9:28 PM	1.01 m (3.30 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	2:22 AM	7.16 m (23.50 ft)
	Low	9:55 AM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
	High	2:45 PM	7.15 m (23.46 ft)
	Low	10:16 PM	1.15 m (3.79 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	3:10 AM	6.93 m (22.73 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	10:42 AM	1.23 m (4.03 ft)

This water today

The tide at Calais is falling toward a low of 2.7 m (9.0 ft) at 2:45 PM. The highest tide on this page is 7.5 m (24.8 ft) on Wednesday, October 28, in 8 days. That is 2.2 m (7.2 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. That is 8 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Tuesday, October 20, 2026. That is today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Calais. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 67% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:23 AM and sunset is 6:50 PM. The tides are a low of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) at 2:06 AM, a high of 5.3 m (17.3 ft) at 8:07 AM, a low of 2.7 m (9.0 ft) at 2:45 PM, and a high of 5.3 m (17.5 ft) at 8:57 PM. The high at 8:07 AM is 16 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Cloudy, 15°C, wind 28 kn SW, rain 0.4 mm, waves 1.2 m (3.9 ft), pressure 1010 hPa (29.83 in), falling. That forecast is rough water.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:25 AM and sunset is 6:48 PM. The tides are a low of 2.7 m (8.9 ft) at 3:22 AM, a high of 5.5 m (18.0 ft) at 9:39 AM, a low of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) at 3:58 PM, and a high of 5.7 m (18.6 ft) at 10:12 PM. The high at 9:39 AM is 74 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 14°C, wind 34 kn W, rain 1.4 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 85% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:27 AM and sunset is 6:46 PM. The tides are a low of 2.4 m (7.9 ft) at 4:35 AM, a high of 5.9 m (19.3 ft) at 10:39 AM, a low of 2.1 m (6.9 ft) at 5:03 PM, and a high of 6.1 m (20.2 ft) at 11:04 PM. The low at 5:03 PM is 103 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 15°C, wind 27 kn W, rain 13.5 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:28 AM and sunset is 6:44 PM. The tides are a low of 2.0 m (6.5 ft) at 5:35 AM, a high of 6.3 m (20.8 ft) at 11:25 AM, a low of 1.7 m (5.4 ft) at 5:57 PM, and a high of 6.6 m (21.7 ft) at 11:44 PM. The low at 5:57 PM is 47 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 14°C, wind 33 kn W, rain 4.7 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:30 AM and sunset is 6:43 PM. The tides are a low of 1.6 m (5.1 ft) at 6:25 AM, a high of 6.8 m (22.2 ft) at 12:03 PM, and a low of 1.3 m (4.2 ft) at 6:45 PM. The low at 6:45 PM is 2 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 13°C, wind 25 kn S, rain 9.2 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 5.18 m (16.98 ft)
Mean high water: 6.58 m (21.58 ft)
Mean low water: 1.40 m (4.60 ft)
Mean sea level: 3.98 m (13.05 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, lowest astronomical tide. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 6:33 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 7:12 AM
Dawn: 7:50 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:50 AM to 8:03 AM
Golden hour, morning: 8:03 AM to 9:10 AM
Sunrise: 8:24 AM
Solar noon: 1:37 PM
Golden hour, evening: 6:04 PM to 7:11 PM
Sunset: 6:50 PM
Blue hour, evening: 7:11 PM to 7:24 PM
Dusk: 7:24 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 8:02 PM
Last light: 8:40 PM
Day length: 10 hours 27 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 67% lit
Moonrise: 4:45 PM
Moonset: 1:12 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Tuesday 15°C
Cloudy
28 kn SW · Rain 0.4 mm · 1010 hPa (29.83 in), falling · Waves 1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Wednesday 14°C
Rain
34 kn W · Rain 1.4 mm
Thursday 15°C
Rain
27 kn W · Rain 13.5 mm
Friday 14°C
Rain
33 kn W · Rain 4.7 mm
Saturday 13°C
Rain
25 kn S · Rain 9.2 mm

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Marinas

Port de Plaisance de Calais1.2 mi
Bassin de l'Ouest · fee1.2 mi

Beaches

Plage de Calais1.4 mi
Calais plage3.0 mi
Cap Blanc Nez7.3 mi

Parks

Parc Richelieu1.1 mi
Parc Saint-Pierre1.4 mi
Aire de jeux Alain Chaussois1.5 mi
Bois Campagne1.5 mi
Bois Chico Mendès2.0 mi
Parc Ovide2.0 mi

Nature reserves

Réserve naturelle du Pont d'Ardres7.1 mi

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Cherbourg179 mi · Normandy

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