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Leith

Tide station

Leith in Scotland, United Kingdom. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (BST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

4.3 m (14.1 ft)Today · 10:28 AM

Next low tide

2.8 m (9.1 ft)Today · 5:04 PM

High tide is 53 min from now and will rise 0.1 m (0.3 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.

High tide is 53 min from now and will rise 0.1 m (0.3 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	High	10:28 AM	4.29 m (14.08 ft)
	Low	5:04 PM	2.78 m (9.11 ft)
	High	10:51 PM	4.47 m (14.67 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	Low	5:42 AM	2.16 m (7.10 ft)
	High	11:40 AM	4.48 m (14.70 ft)
	Low	6:07 PM	2.48 m (8.13 ft)
	High	11:55 PM	4.71 m (15.44 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	6:35 AM	1.81 m (5.93 ft)
	High	12:41 PM	4.78 m (15.67 ft)
	Low	6:52 PM	2.14 m (7.02 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	12:48 AM	5.02 m (16.46 ft)
	Low	7:17 AM	1.45 m (4.77 ft)
	High	1:26 PM	5.08 m (16.68 ft)
	Low	7:30 PM	1.81 m (5.93 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	1:32 AM	5.33 m (17.49 ft)
	Low	7:54 AM	1.14 m (3.75 ft)
	High	2:04 PM	5.36 m (17.58 ft)
	Low	8:03 PM	1.51 m (4.95 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	1:11 AM	5.60 m (18.39 ft)
	Low	7:29 AM	0.90 m (2.97 ft)
	High	1:41 PM	5.58 m (18.29 ft)
	Low	7:34 PM	1.26 m (4.12 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	1:50 AM	5.81 m (19.06 ft)
	Low	8:02 AM	0.76 m (2.49 ft)
	High	2:19 PM	5.72 m (18.76 ft)
	Low	8:07 PM	1.06 m (3.49 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	2:32 AM	5.92 m (19.43 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	8:37 AM	0.72 m (2.38 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	High	2:58 PM	5.77 m (18.93 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	8:41 PM	0.95 m (3.12 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	3:16 AM	5.93 m (19.45 ft)
	Low	9:13 AM	0.82 m (2.68 ft)
	High	3:41 PM	5.73 m (18.79 ft)
	Low	9:19 PM	0.94 m (3.07 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	4:06 AM	5.82 m (19.09 ft)
	Low	9:51 AM	1.04 m (3.40 ft)
	High	4:29 PM	5.60 m (18.37 ft)
	Low	10:01 PM	1.03 m (3.38 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	5:00 AM	5.62 m (18.43 ft)
	Low	10:33 AM	1.37 m (4.51 ft)
	High	5:23 PM	5.41 m (17.77 ft)
	Low	10:49 PM	1.23 m (4.05 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	5:59 AM	5.36 m (17.59 ft)
	Low	11:24 AM	1.79 m (5.86 ft)
	High	6:20 PM	5.22 m (17.12 ft)
	Low	11:45 PM	1.52 m (4.98 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	7:00 AM	5.10 m (16.73 ft)
	Low	12:31 PM	2.19 m (7.19 ft)
	High	7:19 PM	5.05 m (16.58 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	1:08 AM	1.79 m (5.87 ft)
	High	8:05 AM	4.90 m (16.07 ft)
	Low	2:04 PM	2.43 m (7.98 ft)
	High	8:22 PM	4.97 m (16.29 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	2:55 AM	1.84 m (6.04 ft)
	High	9:16 AM	4.82 m (15.81 ft)
	Low	3:33 PM	2.40 m (7.86 ft)
	High	9:28 PM	4.99 m (16.38 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	4:20 AM	1.65 m (5.42 ft)
	High	10:32 AM	4.91 m (16.11 ft)
	Low	4:44 PM	2.17 m (7.11 ft)
	High	10:38 PM	5.14 m (16.87 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	5:23 AM	1.40 m (4.58 ft)
	High	11:39 AM	5.12 m (16.79 ft)
	Low	5:39 PM	1.88 m (6.17 ft)
	High	11:42 PM	5.36 m (17.59 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	6:12 AM	1.19 m (3.91 ft)
	High	12:30 PM	5.33 m (17.48 ft)
	Low	6:26 PM	1.62 m (5.31 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	12:35 AM	5.55 m (18.22 ft)
	Low	6:54 AM	1.08 m (3.55 ft)
	High	1:14 PM	5.48 m (17.99 ft)
	Low	7:07 PM	1.42 m (4.65 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	1:20 AM	5.66 m (18.58 ft)
	Low	7:32 AM	1.06 m (3.49 ft)
	High	1:52 PM	5.57 m (18.27 ft)
	Low	7:45 PM	1.29 m (4.24 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	2:00 AM	5.67 m (18.60 ft)
	Low	8:06 AM	1.12 m (3.69 ft)
	High	2:29 PM	5.58 m (18.32 ft)
	Low	8:21 PM	1.24 m (4.08 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	2:38 AM	5.60 m (18.36 ft)
	Low	8:39 AM	1.25 m (4.09 ft)
	High	3:05 PM	5.54 m (18.17 ft)
	Low	8:54 PM	1.26 m (4.14 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	3:15 AM	5.46 m (17.92 ft)
	Low	9:08 AM	1.41 m (4.62 ft)
	High	3:40 PM	5.44 m (17.84 ft)
	Low	9:23 PM	1.33 m (4.37 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	3:53 AM	5.29 m (17.35 ft)
	Low	9:34 AM	1.59 m (5.22 ft)
	High	4:17 PM	5.30 m (17.39 ft)
	Low	9:51 PM	1.44 m (4.73 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	4:33 AM	5.10 m (16.73 ft)
	Low	9:59 AM	1.79 m (5.87 ft)
	High	4:55 PM	5.13 m (16.84 ft)
	Low	10:21 PM	1.58 m (5.19 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	5:16 AM	4.90 m (16.08 ft)
	Low	10:27 AM	2.00 m (6.57 ft)
	High	5:37 PM	4.96 m (16.26 ft)
	Low	10:56 PM	1.75 m (5.76 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	6:02 AM	4.72 m (15.48 ft)
	Low	11:01 AM	2.23 m (7.32 ft)
	High	6:22 PM	4.80 m (15.73 ft)
	Low	11:39 PM	1.95 m (6.40 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	6:52 AM	4.56 m (14.97 ft)
	Low	11:47 AM	2.47 m (8.10 ft)
	High	7:10 PM	4.67 m (15.33 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	12:37 AM	2.13 m (7.00 ft)
	High	7:45 AM	4.46 m (14.64 ft)
	Low	12:53 PM	2.66 m (8.73 ft)
	High	8:02 PM	4.61 m (15.13 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	1:59 AM	2.22 m (7.28 ft)
	High	8:42 AM	4.44 m (14.58 ft)
	Low	2:27 PM	2.70 m (8.86 ft)
	High	8:55 PM	4.63 m (15.20 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	3:27 AM	2.12 m (6.95 ft)
	High	9:40 AM	4.53 m (14.85 ft)
	Low	3:48 PM	2.55 m (8.36 ft)
	High	9:52 PM	4.75 m (15.59 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	4:34 AM	1.88 m (6.18 ft)
	High	10:40 AM	4.71 m (15.46 ft)
	Low	4:47 PM	2.29 m (7.51 ft)
	High	10:48 PM	4.95 m (16.25 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	5:25 AM	1.60 m (5.26 ft)
	High	11:34 AM	4.96 m (16.28 ft)
	Low	5:36 PM	1.99 m (6.53 ft)
	High	11:42 PM	5.20 m (17.07 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	6:12 AM	1.34 m (4.39 ft)
	High	12:22 PM	5.23 m (17.15 ft)
	Low	6:20 PM	1.69 m (5.53 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	12:33 AM	5.46 m (17.91 ft)
	Low	6:55 AM	1.13 m (3.70 ft)
	High	1:08 PM	5.46 m (17.93 ft)
	Low	7:03 PM	1.40 m (4.61 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	1:23 AM	5.67 m (18.61 ft)
	Low	7:37 AM	1.00 m (3.27 ft)
	High	1:53 PM	5.64 m (18.52 ft)
	Low	7:47 PM	1.16 m (3.82 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	2:14 AM	5.81 m (19.07 ft)
	Low	8:19 AM	0.96 m (3.14 ft)
	High	2:39 PM	5.75 m (18.86 ft)
	Low	8:31 PM	0.99 m (3.23 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	3:06 AM	5.86 m (19.22 ft)
	Low	9:02 AM	1.02 m (3.33 ft)
	High	3:29 PM	5.78 m (18.96 ft)
	Low	9:17 PM	0.89 m (2.93 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	4:00 AM	5.81 m (19.07 ft)
	Low	9:47 AM	1.17 m (3.84 ft)
	High	4:21 PM	5.74 m (18.84 ft)
	Low	10:05 PM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	4:56 AM	5.69 m (18.65 ft)
	Low	10:33 AM	1.41 m (4.62 ft)
	High	5:15 PM	5.66 m (18.56 ft)
	Low	10:56 PM	1.02 m (3.35 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	5:52 AM	5.50 m (18.04 ft)

This water today

Sunset is 6:01 PM, 57 minutes after the low at 5:04 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The tide at Leith is rising toward a high of 4.3 m (14.1 ft) at 10:28 AM. The highest tide on this page is 5.9 m (19.4 ft) on Wednesday, October 28, in 8 days. That is 1.5 m (4.9 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 Leith. 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 68% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:53 AM and sunset is 6:01 PM. The tides are a low of 2.4 m (8.0 ft) at 4:22 AM, a high of 4.3 m (14.1 ft) at 10:28 AM, a low of 2.8 m (9.1 ft) at 5:04 PM, and a high of 4.5 m (14.7 ft) at 10:51 PM. The low at 5:04 PM is 57 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 12°C, wind 12 kn E, rain 2.6 mm, waves 0.7 m (2.3 ft), pressure 1015 hPa (29.96 in), falling.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:56 AM and sunset is 5:58 PM. The tides are a low of 2.2 m (7.1 ft) at 5:42 AM, a high of 4.5 m (14.7 ft) at 11:40 AM, a low of 2.5 m (8.1 ft) at 6:07 PM, and a high of 4.7 m (15.4 ft) at 11:55 PM. The low at 6:07 PM is 9 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 14 kn W, rain 12.7 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 7:58 AM and sunset is 5:56 PM. The tides are a low of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) at 6:35 AM, a high of 4.8 m (15.7 ft) at 12:41 PM, and a low of 2.1 m (7.0 ft) at 6:52 PM. The low at 6:35 AM is 83 minutes before sunrise. The low at 6:52 PM is 56 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Clear, 11°C, wind 10 kn SW.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:00 AM and sunset is 5:53 PM. The tides are a high of 5.0 m (16.5 ft) at 12:48 AM, a low of 1.5 m (4.8 ft) at 7:17 AM, a high of 5.1 m (16.7 ft) at 1:26 PM, and a low of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) at 7:30 PM. The low at 7:17 AM is 43 minutes before sunrise. The low at 7:30 PM is 97 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 7°C, wind 9 kn NW, rain 10.5 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 8:02 AM and sunset is 5:51 PM. The tides are a high of 5.3 m (17.5 ft) at 1:32 AM, a low of 1.1 m (3.8 ft) at 7:54 AM, a high of 5.4 m (17.6 ft) at 2:04 PM, and a low of 1.5 m (5.0 ft) at 8:03 PM. The low at 7:54 AM is 8 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 8°C, wind 19 kn SW, rain 6.7 mm.

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: 3.66 m (12.01 ft)
Mean high water: 5.20 m (17.05 ft)
Mean low water: 1.54 m (5.04 ft)
Mean sea level: 3.33 m (10.92 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: 5:50 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:33 AM
Dawn: 7:16 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:16 AM to 7:30 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:30 AM to 8:47 AM
Sunrise: 7:54 AM
Solar noon: 12:58 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:07 PM to 6:24 PM
Sunset: 6:00 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:24 PM to 6:38 PM
Dusk: 6:38 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:21 PM
Last light: 8:04 PM
Day length: 10 hours 6 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 67% lit
Moonrise: 4:24 PM
Moonset: 12:10 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 12°C
Rain
12 kn E · Rain 2.6 mm · 1015 hPa (29.96 in), falling · Waves 0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Wednesday 11°C
Rain
14 kn W · Rain 12.7 mm
Thursday 11°C
Clear
10 kn SW
Friday 7°C
Rain
9 kn NW · Rain 10.5 mm
Saturday 8°C
Rain
19 kn SW · Rain 6.7 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

Edinburgh Marina1.6 mi
Royal Forth Yacht Club1.7 mi
Cramond4.7 mi
Fisherrow Harbour5.4 mi

Beaches

East Sands of Leith1.4 mi
Wardie Bay Beach1.5 mi
Royston Beach2.3 mi
Drum Sands3.6 mi
Portobello Beach3.7 mi
Cramond Foreshore4.5 mi

Parks

Lighthouse Park0.2 mi
North Junction Street Park0.9 mi
Newhaven Park · private1.0 mi
Coalie Park1.0 mi
Starbank Park1.0 mi
Keddie Park1.1 mi

Nature reserves

Meadows Yard Local Nature Reserve2.5 mi
Johnston Terrace Garden · private2.9 mi
Ravelston Woods Local Nature Reserve3.7 mi
Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve3.7 mi
Inchmickery3.9 mi
Corstorphine Hill Local Nature Reserve4.2 mi

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