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Bourcefranc le Chapus

Tide station

Bourcefranc le Chapus in New Aquitaine, 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

2.2 m (7.2 ft)Today · 8:30 PM

Next high tide

4.7 m (15.3 ft)Tomorrow · 2:58 AM

Low tide is 4 hr 22 min from now and will drop 2.0 m (6.6 ft).

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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 4 hr 22 min from now and will drop 2.0 m (6.6 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	Low	8:30 PM	2.19 m (7.20 ft)
Thursday, October 22	High	2:58 AM	4.65 m (15.26 ft)
	Low	8:45 AM	2.13 m (7.00 ft)
	High	3:15 PM	4.93 m (16.16 ft)
	Low	9:19 PM	1.83 m (6.01 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	3:34 AM	4.99 m (16.38 ft)
	Low	9:32 AM	1.75 m (5.73 ft)
	High	3:51 PM	5.25 m (17.22 ft)
	Low	10:01 PM	1.48 m (4.84 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	4:09 AM	5.32 m (17.45 ft)
	Low	10:15 AM	1.38 m (4.51 ft)
	High	4:25 PM	5.52 m (18.12 ft)
	Low	10:42 PM	1.16 m (3.81 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	3:42 AM	5.59 m (18.34 ft)
	Low	9:58 AM	1.06 m (3.48 ft)
	High	3:59 PM	5.72 m (18.77 ft)
	Low	10:23 PM	0.92 m (3.03 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	4:16 AM	5.78 m (18.95 ft)
	Low	10:41 AM	0.83 m (2.73 ft)
	High	4:33 PM	5.81 m (19.07 ft)
	Low	11:05 PM	0.79 m (2.58 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	4:50 AM	5.85 m (19.19 ft)
	Low	11:25 AM	0.71 m (2.32 ft)
	High	5:07 PM	5.78 m (18.96 ft)
	Low	11:47 PM	0.77 m (2.53 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	5:25 AM	5.80 m (19.02 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	12:10 PM	0.71 m (2.32 ft)

See more tides through Monday, November 30

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	High	5:41 PM	5.62 m (18.44 ft)
Thursday, October 29	Low	12:32 AM	0.88 m (2.90 ft)
	High	6:01 AM	5.63 m (18.47 ft)
	Low	12:55 PM	0.83 m (2.71 ft)
	High	6:17 PM	5.34 m (17.53 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	1:18 AM	1.11 m (3.65 ft)
	High	6:39 AM	5.37 m (17.61 ft)
	Low	1:44 PM	1.06 m (3.47 ft)
	High	6:57 PM	4.98 m (16.34 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	2:07 AM	1.42 m (4.66 ft)
	High	7:26 AM	5.04 m (16.53 ft)
	Low	2:35 PM	1.36 m (4.45 ft)
	High	7:54 PM	4.57 m (15.01 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	3:02 AM	1.75 m (5.73 ft)
	High	9:17 AM	4.72 m (15.48 ft)
	Low	3:33 PM	1.66 m (5.44 ft)
	High	11:14 PM	4.44 m (14.57 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	4:04 AM	2.00 m (6.57 ft)
	High	11:33 AM	4.75 m (15.57 ft)
	Low	4:39 PM	1.86 m (6.11 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	12:25 AM	4.57 m (14.98 ft)
	Low	5:14 AM	2.08 m (6.83 ft)
	High	12:40 PM	4.92 m (16.14 ft)
	Low	5:52 PM	1.88 m (6.15 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	1:22 AM	4.77 m (15.64 ft)
	Low	6:27 AM	1.94 m (6.35 ft)
	High	1:36 PM	5.13 m (16.84 ft)
	Low	7:02 PM	1.70 m (5.57 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	2:11 AM	4.98 m (16.33 ft)
	Low	7:32 AM	1.65 m (5.40 ft)
	High	2:24 PM	5.32 m (17.46 ft)
	Low	8:01 PM	1.45 m (4.76 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	2:51 AM	5.16 m (16.94 ft)
	Low	8:26 AM	1.35 m (4.42 ft)
	High	3:04 PM	5.45 m (17.88 ft)
	Low	8:51 PM	1.24 m (4.07 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	3:24 AM	5.30 m (17.40 ft)
	Low	9:14 AM	1.13 m (3.70 ft)
	High	3:37 PM	5.50 m (18.05 ft)
	Low	9:35 PM	1.11 m (3.65 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	3:49 AM	5.40 m (17.71 ft)
	Low	9:59 AM	1.01 m (3.33 ft)
	High	4:04 PM	5.49 m (18.02 ft)
	Low	10:17 PM	1.07 m (3.52 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	4:10 AM	5.46 m (17.90 ft)
	Low	10:41 AM	1.00 m (3.28 ft)
	High	4:27 PM	5.44 m (17.85 ft)
	Low	10:57 PM	1.11 m (3.65 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	4:33 AM	5.47 m (17.96 ft)
	Low	11:22 AM	1.07 m (3.51 ft)
	High	4:51 PM	5.36 m (17.59 ft)
	Low	11:36 PM	1.21 m (3.97 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	5:00 AM	5.44 m (17.84 ft)
	Low	12:02 PM	1.20 m (3.93 ft)
	High	5:19 PM	5.24 m (17.21 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	12:14 AM	1.36 m (4.45 ft)
	High	5:29 AM	5.34 m (17.51 ft)
	Low	12:40 PM	1.37 m (4.50 ft)
	High	5:50 PM	5.08 m (16.68 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	12:51 AM	1.54 m (5.07 ft)
	High	6:00 AM	5.18 m (17.00 ft)
	Low	1:18 PM	1.58 m (5.18 ft)
	High	6:24 PM	4.88 m (16.00 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	1:29 AM	1.77 m (5.79 ft)
	High	6:34 AM	4.98 m (16.32 ft)
	Low	1:57 PM	1.80 m (5.92 ft)
	High	7:00 PM	4.63 m (15.19 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	2:07 AM	2.00 m (6.57 ft)
	High	7:10 AM	4.74 m (15.55 ft)
	Low	2:37 PM	2.04 m (6.68 ft)
	High	7:48 PM	4.37 m (14.34 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	2:49 AM	2.23 m (7.32 ft)
	High	7:56 AM	4.50 m (14.76 ft)
	Low	3:24 PM	2.24 m (7.35 ft)
	High	9:10 PM	4.16 m (13.66 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	3:37 AM	2.42 m (7.92 ft)
	High	9:25 AM	4.32 m (14.17 ft)
	Low	4:18 PM	2.37 m (7.78 ft)
	High	11:04 PM	4.16 m (13.64 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	4:37 AM	2.50 m (8.21 ft)
	High	11:27 AM	4.36 m (14.30 ft)
	Low	5:22 PM	2.38 m (7.80 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	12:13 AM	4.33 m (14.22 ft)
	Low	5:45 AM	2.43 m (7.99 ft)
	High	12:35 PM	4.57 m (14.98 ft)
	Low	6:29 PM	2.22 m (7.30 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	1:04 AM	4.60 m (15.08 ft)
	Low	6:50 AM	2.20 m (7.23 ft)
	High	1:25 PM	4.84 m (15.87 ft)
	Low	7:27 PM	1.95 m (6.41 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	1:49 AM	4.91 m (16.10 ft)
	Low	7:48 AM	1.87 m (6.15 ft)
	High	2:09 PM	5.12 m (16.80 ft)
	Low	8:19 PM	1.64 m (5.38 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	2:31 AM	5.22 m (17.14 ft)
	Low	8:40 AM	1.51 m (4.97 ft)
	High	2:52 PM	5.38 m (17.65 ft)
	Low	9:07 PM	1.34 m (4.38 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	3:12 AM	5.50 m (18.06 ft)
	Low	9:29 AM	1.18 m (3.88 ft)
	High	3:34 PM	5.57 m (18.28 ft)
	Low	9:55 PM	1.09 m (3.57 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	3:54 AM	5.71 m (18.75 ft)
	Low	10:18 AM	0.91 m (2.99 ft)
	High	4:15 PM	5.67 m (18.60 ft)
	Low	10:42 PM	0.92 m (3.01 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	4:35 AM	5.82 m (19.10 ft)
	Low	11:06 AM	0.73 m (2.40 ft)
	High	4:57 PM	5.65 m (18.55 ft)
	Low	11:30 PM	0.84 m (2.76 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	5:17 AM	5.82 m (19.09 ft)
	Low	11:55 AM	0.66 m (2.17 ft)
	High	5:40 PM	5.52 m (18.12 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	12:18 AM	0.87 m (2.85 ft)
	High	6:00 AM	5.70 m (18.72 ft)
	Low	12:43 PM	0.71 m (2.32 ft)
	High	6:26 PM	5.29 m (17.37 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	1:07 AM	0.99 m (3.26 ft)
	High	6:47 AM	5.50 m (18.04 ft)
	Low	1:32 PM	0.87 m (2.84 ft)
	High	7:22 PM	5.01 m (16.42 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	1:55 AM	1.20 m (3.93 ft)
	High	7:45 AM	5.24 m (17.18 ft)
	Low	2:23 PM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
	High	9:14 PM	4.74 m (15.56 ft)
Monday, November 30	Low	2:47 AM	1.45 m (4.75 ft)
	High	9:33 AM	5.01 m (16.43 ft)
	Low	3:17 PM	1.39 m (4.57 ft)

This water today

Sunset is 7:09 PM, 81 minutes before the low at 8:30 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The tide at Bourcefranc le Chapus is falling toward a low of 2.2 m (7.2 ft) at 8:30 PM. The afternoon high of 4.6 m (15.1 ft) is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above the morning high. The highest tide on this page is 5.8 m (19.2 ft) on Tuesday, October 27, in 6 days. That peak falls on the full moon, a spring tide.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. That is 6 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 Wednesday, October 21, 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 Bourcefranc le Chapus. 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.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:29 AM and sunset is 7:09 PM. The tides are a high of 4.3 m (14.2 ft) at 2:15 AM, a low of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) at 7:48 AM, a high of 4.6 m (15.1 ft) at 2:33 PM, and a low of 2.2 m (7.2 ft) at 8:30 PM. The low at 7:48 AM is 41 minutes before sunrise. The low at 8:30 PM is 81 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 16°C, wind 21 kn W, rain 1.8 mm, waves 0.8 m (2.6 ft), pressure 1019 hPa (30.10 in), rising. 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 8:30 AM and sunset is 7:07 PM. The tides are a high of 4.7 m (15.3 ft) at 2:58 AM, a low of 2.1 m (7.0 ft) at 8:45 AM, a high of 4.9 m (16.2 ft) at 3:15 PM, and a low of 1.8 m (6.0 ft) at 9:19 PM. The low at 8:45 AM is 15 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 16°C, wind 24 kn S, rain 4.7 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 8:32 AM and sunset is 7:06 PM. The tides are a high of 5.0 m (16.4 ft) at 3:34 AM, a low of 1.7 m (5.7 ft) at 9:32 AM, a high of 5.2 m (17.2 ft) at 3:51 PM, and a low of 1.5 m (4.8 ft) at 10:01 PM. The low at 9:32 AM is 60 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 17°C, wind 39 kn W, rain 4.5 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 8:33 AM and sunset is 7:04 PM. The tides are a high of 5.3 m (17.4 ft) at 4:09 AM, a low of 1.4 m (4.5 ft) at 10:15 AM, a high of 5.5 m (18.1 ft) at 4:25 PM, and a low of 1.2 m (3.8 ft) at 10:42 PM. The low at 10:15 AM is 102 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 16°C, wind 22 kn W, rain 1.6 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Sunday

The moon is a full moon, about 99% lit, so the highs run larger. Sunrise is 7:34 AM and sunset is 6:02 PM. The tides are a high of 5.6 m (18.3 ft) at 3:42 AM, a low of 1.1 m (3.5 ft) at 9:58 AM, a high of 5.7 m (18.8 ft) at 3:59 PM, and a low of 0.9 m (3.0 ft) at 10:23 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 17°C, wind 27 kn SW, rain 5.3 mm. That forecast is rough water.

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

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 3.63 m (11.90 ft)
Mean high water: 5.00 m (16.40 ft)
Mean low water: 1.37 m (4.50 ft)
Mean sea level: 3.43 m (11.24 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: 6:50 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 7:24 AM
Dawn: 7:59 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:59 AM to 8:11 AM
Golden hour, morning: 8:11 AM to 9:11 AM
Sunrise: 8:29 AM
Solar noon: 1:49 PM
Golden hour, evening: 6:27 PM to 7:27 PM
Sunset: 7:09 PM
Blue hour, evening: 7:27 PM to 7:39 PM
Dusk: 7:39 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 8:14 PM
Last light: 8:48 PM
Day length: 10 hours 39 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 76% lit
Moonrise: 5:03 PM
Moonset: 2:52 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

Wednesday 16°C
Rain
21 kn W · Rain 1.8 mm · 1019 hPa (30.10 in), rising · Waves 0.8 m (2.6 ft)
Thursday 16°C
Rain
24 kn S · Rain 4.7 mm
Friday 17°C
Rain
39 kn W · Rain 4.5 mm
Saturday 16°C
Rain
22 kn W · Rain 1.6 mm
Sunday 17°C
Rain
27 kn SW · Rain 5.3 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 du Chapus0.5 mi
Port de Saint-Trojan1.5 mi
Centre Nautique du Coureau d'Oléron1.9 mi
Port du Château, échouage2.1 mi
Bassin d'Échouage2.1 mi
Port du Château, bassin à flot2.2 mi

Beaches

La Petite Plage1.7 mi
Plage du Soleil1.9 mi
Plage de la Phibie2.7 mi
Plage du Mail2.9 mi
Plage de Marennes3.2 mi
Plage de Gatseau3.5 mi

Parks

Parc Jean Ranson1.6 mi
Square du Colonel De Lacarre2.3 mi
Square Jean Moulin2.4 mi
Les jardins de la maison paysanne3.0 mi
Place Beaulieu3.9 mi
Jardin public de Marennes4.0 mi

Nature reserves

Réserve naturelle de Moëze-Oléron5.0 mi

Nearby tide stations

La Cotiniere8.3 mi · New Aquitaine
Ile D Aix11 mi · New Aquitaine
Rochefort13 mi · New Aquitaine
Royan18 mi · New Aquitaine
Port Bloc20 mi · New Aquitaine
La Rochelle la Pallice21 mi · New Aquitaine

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