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Holwerd

Tide station

Holwerd in Friesland, Netherlands. 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

1.1 m (3.6 ft)Today · 11:59 AM

Next high tide

2.3 m (7.6 ft)Today · 5:45 PM

Low tide is 2 hr 40 min from now and will drop 0.5 m (1.7 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 2 hr 40 min from now and will drop 0.5 m (1.7 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	Low	11:59 AM	1.08 m (3.55 ft)
Tuesday, October 20	High	5:45 PM	2.31 m (7.57 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	Low	12:15 AM	1.20 m (3.95 ft)
	High	6:18 AM	2.59 m (8.49 ft)
	Low	1:14 PM	1.09 m (3.59 ft)
	High	7:08 PM	2.34 m (7.68 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	1:39 AM	1.17 m (3.85 ft)
	High	7:37 AM	2.66 m (8.73 ft)
	Low	2:28 PM	0.98 m (3.21 ft)
	High	8:33 PM	2.47 m (8.10 ft)
Friday, October 23	Low	2:50 AM	1.01 m (3.33 ft)
	High	8:50 AM	2.79 m (9.16 ft)
	Low	3:29 PM	0.81 m (2.64 ft)
	High	9:29 PM	2.62 m (8.61 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	3:47 AM	0.82 m (2.70 ft)
	High	9:45 AM	2.92 m (9.59 ft)
	Low	4:19 PM	0.65 m (2.13 ft)
	High	10:13 PM	2.75 m (9.04 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	3:36 AM	0.66 m (2.18 ft)
	High	9:30 AM	3.01 m (9.86 ft)
	Low	4:05 PM	0.55 m (1.80 ft)
	High	9:52 PM	2.84 m (9.32 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	4:23 AM	0.56 m (1.84 ft)
	High	10:11 AM	3.03 m (9.95 ft)
	Low	4:50 PM	0.51 m (1.67 ft)
	High	10:29 PM	2.89 m (9.48 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	5:08 AM	0.51 m (1.68 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	High	10:49 AM	3.00 m (9.86 ft)
	Low	5:33 PM	0.52 m (1.71 ft)
	High	11:03 PM	2.91 m (9.53 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	5:53 AM	0.49 m (1.62 ft)
	High	11:24 AM	2.94 m (9.64 ft)
	Low	6:15 PM	0.56 m (1.84 ft)
	High	11:37 PM	2.91 m (9.53 ft)
Thursday, October 29	Low	6:37 AM	0.49 m (1.62 ft)
	High	12:00 PM	2.85 m (9.34 ft)
	Low	6:57 PM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	12:14 AM	2.90 m (9.50 ft)
	Low	7:22 AM	0.50 m (1.65 ft)
	High	12:39 PM	2.74 m (8.99 ft)
	Low	7:40 PM	0.68 m (2.22 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	12:57 AM	2.87 m (9.43 ft)
	Low	8:08 AM	0.54 m (1.76 ft)
	High	1:25 PM	2.62 m (8.60 ft)
	Low	8:24 PM	0.76 m (2.49 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	1:47 AM	2.84 m (9.30 ft)
	Low	8:57 AM	0.61 m (1.99 ft)
	High	2:19 PM	2.50 m (8.19 ft)
	Low	9:12 PM	0.86 m (2.83 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	2:45 AM	2.79 m (9.14 ft)
	Low	9:50 AM	0.71 m (2.33 ft)
	High	3:21 PM	2.38 m (7.82 ft)
	Low	10:07 PM	0.97 m (3.19 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	3:50 AM	2.74 m (9.00 ft)
	Low	10:54 AM	0.81 m (2.66 ft)
	High	4:37 PM	2.32 m (7.62 ft)
	Low	11:15 PM	1.04 m (3.40 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	5:10 AM	2.74 m (8.99 ft)
	Low	12:09 PM	0.84 m (2.75 ft)
	High	6:32 PM	2.38 m (7.80 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	12:35 AM	0.98 m (3.23 ft)
	High	6:49 AM	2.82 m (9.26 ft)
	Low	1:25 PM	0.75 m (2.47 ft)
	High	7:40 PM	2.53 m (8.29 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	1:45 AM	0.82 m (2.70 ft)
	High	7:55 AM	2.95 m (9.66 ft)
	Low	2:26 PM	0.63 m (2.08 ft)
	High	8:29 PM	2.68 m (8.79 ft)
Saturday, November 7	Low	2:42 AM	0.66 m (2.17 ft)
	High	8:46 AM	3.03 m (9.93 ft)
	Low	3:15 PM	0.56 m (1.83 ft)
	High	9:09 PM	2.80 m (9.19 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	3:29 AM	0.56 m (1.84 ft)
	High	9:29 AM	3.04 m (9.98 ft)
	Low	3:57 PM	0.55 m (1.79 ft)
	High	9:45 PM	2.88 m (9.46 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	4:13 AM	0.53 m (1.75 ft)
	High	10:07 AM	3.00 m (9.84 ft)
	Low	4:37 PM	0.58 m (1.92 ft)
	High	10:19 PM	2.93 m (9.61 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	4:54 AM	0.56 m (1.84 ft)
	High	10:42 AM	2.92 m (9.58 ft)
	Low	5:14 PM	0.64 m (2.11 ft)
	High	10:52 PM	2.94 m (9.66 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	5:35 AM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
	High	11:14 AM	2.82 m (9.27 ft)
	Low	5:51 PM	0.70 m (2.29 ft)
	High	11:24 PM	2.94 m (9.64 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	6:14 AM	0.66 m (2.17 ft)
	High	11:45 AM	2.73 m (8.96 ft)
	Low	6:28 PM	0.74 m (2.42 ft)
	High	11:59 PM	2.91 m (9.56 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	6:54 AM	0.70 m (2.30 ft)
	High	12:18 PM	2.65 m (8.70 ft)
	Low	7:04 PM	0.77 m (2.52 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	12:34 AM	2.88 m (9.44 ft)
	Low	7:32 AM	0.74 m (2.42 ft)
	High	12:52 PM	2.59 m (8.49 ft)
	Low	7:40 PM	0.81 m (2.65 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	1:12 AM	2.84 m (9.31 ft)
	Low	8:10 AM	0.78 m (2.57 ft)
	High	1:30 PM	2.53 m (8.32 ft)
	Low	8:17 PM	0.86 m (2.83 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	1:52 AM	2.80 m (9.17 ft)
	Low	8:49 AM	0.85 m (2.77 ft)
	High	2:13 PM	2.49 m (8.16 ft)
	Low	8:55 PM	0.94 m (3.08 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	2:39 AM	2.76 m (9.04 ft)
	Low	9:31 AM	0.92 m (3.02 ft)
	High	3:03 PM	2.45 m (8.02 ft)
	Low	9:37 PM	1.02 m (3.36 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	3:30 AM	2.72 m (8.94 ft)
	Low	10:19 AM	0.99 m (3.25 ft)
	High	4:00 PM	2.42 m (7.92 ft)
	Low	10:29 PM	1.10 m (3.60 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	4:29 AM	2.71 m (8.89 ft)
	Low	11:18 AM	1.03 m (3.38 ft)
	High	5:04 PM	2.42 m (7.93 ft)
	Low	11:38 PM	1.12 m (3.69 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	5:32 AM	2.73 m (8.95 ft)
	Low	12:31 PM	1.00 m (3.27 ft)
	High	6:15 PM	2.47 m (8.11 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	12:57 AM	1.05 m (3.46 ft)
	High	6:40 AM	2.79 m (9.14 ft)
	Low	1:42 PM	0.88 m (2.90 ft)
	High	7:27 PM	2.58 m (8.48 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	2:05 AM	0.91 m (2.98 ft)
	High	7:50 AM	2.87 m (9.41 ft)
	Low	2:42 PM	0.75 m (2.47 ft)
	High	8:26 PM	2.71 m (8.90 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	3:02 AM	0.76 m (2.49 ft)
	High	8:48 AM	2.93 m (9.63 ft)
	Low	3:34 PM	0.66 m (2.16 ft)
	High	9:14 PM	2.82 m (9.27 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	3:55 AM	0.65 m (2.12 ft)
	High	9:38 AM	2.95 m (9.69 ft)
	Low	4:22 PM	0.62 m (2.02 ft)
	High	9:57 PM	2.90 m (9.51 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	4:45 AM	0.57 m (1.87 ft)
	High	10:22 AM	2.92 m (9.58 ft)
	Low	5:09 PM	0.61 m (2.02 ft)
	High	10:37 PM	2.93 m (9.63 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	5:33 AM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
	High	11:05 AM	2.84 m (9.31 ft)
	Low	5:55 PM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	High	11:17 PM	2.95 m (9.67 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	6:20 AM	0.48 m (1.58 ft)
	High	11:47 AM	2.74 m (8.98 ft)
	Low	6:39 PM	0.65 m (2.12 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	12:00 AM	2.95 m (9.67 ft)
	Low	7:07 AM	0.46 m (1.52 ft)
	High	12:32 PM	2.64 m (8.65 ft)
	Low	7:24 PM	0.67 m (2.18 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	12:47 AM	2.94 m (9.65 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	7:54 AM	0.48 m (1.56 ft)

This water today

Sunset is 6:30 PM, 45 minutes after the high at 5:45 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The tide at Holwerd is falling toward a low of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) at 11:59 AM. The morning high of 2.6 m (8.5 ft) is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above the evening high. The highest tide on this page is 3.0 m (10.0 ft) on Sunday, November 8, in 19 days. That is 0.5 m (1.6 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Sunday, November 8, 2026. That is 19 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 tomorrow. 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 Holwerd. 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 8:12 AM and sunset is 6:30 PM. The tides are a high of 2.6 m (8.5 ft) at 5:11 AM, a low of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) at 11:59 AM, and a high of 2.3 m (7.6 ft) at 5:45 PM. The high at 5:45 PM is 45 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 10°C, wind 20 kn E, rain 2.2 mm, waves 0.9 m (3.0 ft), pressure 1020 hPa (30.12 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 8:14 AM and sunset is 6:28 PM. The tides are a low of 1.2 m (4.0 ft) at 12:15 AM, a high of 2.6 m (8.5 ft) at 6:18 AM, a low of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) at 1:14 PM, and a high of 2.3 m (7.7 ft) at 7:08 PM. The high at 6:18 AM is 116 minutes before sunrise. The high at 7:08 PM is 40 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 14°C, wind 16 kn E, rain 3.4 mm.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 85% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:16 AM and sunset is 6:26 PM. The tides are a low of 1.2 m (3.9 ft) at 1:39 AM, a high of 2.7 m (8.7 ft) at 7:37 AM, a low of 1.0 m (3.2 ft) at 2:28 PM, and a high of 2.5 m (8.1 ft) at 8:33 PM. The high at 7:37 AM is 39 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 13°C, wind 26 kn SW, rain 2.4 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 8:17 AM and sunset is 6:23 PM. The tides are a low of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 2:50 AM, a high of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) at 8:50 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.6 ft) at 3:29 PM, and a high of 2.6 m (8.6 ft) at 9:29 PM. The high at 8:50 AM is 33 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 12°C, wind 19 kn SE, rain 2.7 mm.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:19 AM and sunset is 6:21 PM. The tides are a low of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 3:47 AM, a high of 2.9 m (9.6 ft) at 9:45 AM, a low of 0.6 m (2.1 ft) at 4:19 PM, and a high of 2.8 m (9.0 ft) at 10:13 PM. The high at 9:45 AM is 86 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 12°C, wind 23 kn W, rain 5.5 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: 2.22 m (7.27 ft)
Mean high water: 2.70 m (8.85 ft)
Mean low water: 0.48 m (1.58 ft)
Mean sea level: 1.76 m (5.78 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: 6:16 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:56 AM
Dawn: 7:37 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:37 AM to 7:51 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:51 AM to 9:02 AM
Sunrise: 8:12 AM
Solar noon: 1:21 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:40 PM to 6:51 PM
Sunset: 6:29 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:51 PM to 7:05 PM
Dusk: 7:05 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:45 PM
Last light: 8:25 PM
Day length: 10 hours 17 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 67% lit
Moonrise: 4:37 PM
Moonset: 12:45 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 10°C
Rain
20 kn E · Rain 2.2 mm · 1020 hPa (30.12 in), falling · Waves 0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Wednesday 14°C
Rain
16 kn E · Rain 3.4 mm
Thursday 13°C
Rain
26 kn SW · Rain 2.4 mm
Friday 12°C
Rain
19 kn SE · Rain 2.7 mm
Saturday 12°C
Rain
23 kn W · Rain 5.5 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.

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