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Port Ellen Islay

Tide station

Port Ellen Islay 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

1.0 m (3.3 ft)Today · 4:13 PM

Next low tide

0.7 m (2.1 ft)Tomorrow · 1:47 AM

High tide is 8 hr 7 min from now and will rise 0.3 m (1.0 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 8 hr 7 min from now and will rise 0.3 m (1.0 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	High	4:13 PM	0.99 m (3.26 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	1:47 AM	0.65 m (2.14 ft)
	High	4:05 AM	0.72 m (2.35 ft)
	Low	8:48 AM	0.59 m (1.94 ft)
	High	4:05 PM	1.02 m (3.34 ft)
	Low	10:44 PM	0.73 m (2.39 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	12:23 AM	0.76 m (2.49 ft)
	Low	2:26 AM	0.71 m (2.32 ft)
	High	4:27 AM	0.77 m (2.52 ft)
	Low	9:30 AM	0.51 m (1.66 ft)
	High	4:24 PM	1.05 m (3.44 ft)
	Low	10:52 PM	0.69 m (2.26 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	1:26 AM	0.82 m (2.68 ft)
	Low	3:07 AM	0.77 m (2.54 ft)
	High	4:58 AM	0.84 m (2.74 ft)
	Low	10:05 AM	0.43 m (1.43 ft)
	High	2:47 PM	1.07 m (3.51 ft)
	Low	3:32 PM	1.07 m (3.50 ft)
	High	4:51 PM	1.08 m (3.55 ft)
	Low	11:14 PM	0.64 m (2.10 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	1:19 AM	0.88 m (2.90 ft)
	Low	2:46 AM	0.85 m (2.79 ft)
	High	4:32 AM	0.91 m (2.99 ft)
	Low	9:40 AM	0.39 m (1.28 ft)
	High	2:17 PM	1.13 m (3.69 ft)
	Low	3:32 PM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
	High	4:22 PM	1.11 m (3.66 ft)
	Low	10:39 PM	0.59 m (1.95 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	2:08 AM	0.96 m (3.14 ft)
	Low	3:26 AM	0.93 m (3.05 ft)
	High	5:09 AM	0.99 m (3.25 ft)
	Low	10:15 AM	0.38 m (1.24 ft)
	High	2:50 PM	1.17 m (3.83 ft)
	Low	4:30 PM	1.13 m (3.72 ft)
	High	4:52 PM	1.13 m (3.72 ft)
	Low	11:05 PM	0.56 m (1.85 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	2:53 AM	1.03 m (3.37 ft)
	Low	4:10 AM	1.00 m (3.28 ft)
	High	5:47 AM	1.05 m (3.45 ft)
	Low	10:49 AM	0.40 m (1.32 ft)
	High	3:24 PM	1.19 m (3.91 ft)
	Low	11:23 PM	0.55 m (1.81 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	3:34 AM	1.08 m (3.55 ft)
	Low	4:59 AM	1.05 m (3.44 ft)
	High	6:25 AM	1.09 m (3.56 ft)

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High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	Low	11:24 AM	0.47 m (1.54 ft)
	High	3:56 PM	1.19 m (3.89 ft)
	Low	10:35 PM	0.54 m (1.76 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	4:12 AM	1.12 m (3.67 ft)
	Low	5:53 AM	1.06 m (3.49 ft)
	High	7:02 AM	1.08 m (3.55 ft)
	Low	11:54 AM	0.57 m (1.86 ft)
	High	4:28 PM	1.16 m (3.79 ft)
	Low	10:57 PM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	4:47 AM	1.13 m (3.70 ft)
	Low	6:50 AM	1.04 m (3.42 ft)
	High	7:42 AM	1.05 m (3.45 ft)
	Low	11:42 AM	0.68 m (2.24 ft)
	High	12:37 PM	0.69 m (2.25 ft)
	Low	1:04 PM	0.69 m (2.25 ft)
	High	4:59 PM	1.11 m (3.63 ft)
	Low	11:20 PM	0.50 m (1.63 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	5:24 AM	1.10 m (3.61 ft)
	Low	7:43 AM	1.00 m (3.28 ft)
	High	8:28 AM	1.01 m (3.30 ft)
	Low	11:52 AM	0.80 m (2.62 ft)
	High	1:05 PM	0.81 m (2.66 ft)
	Low	2:22 PM	0.80 m (2.61 ft)
	High	5:30 PM	1.05 m (3.45 ft)
	Low	11:45 PM	0.47 m (1.55 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	6:03 AM	1.04 m (3.43 ft)
	Low	8:22 AM	0.96 m (3.13 ft)
	High	9:34 AM	0.97 m (3.17 ft)
	Low	12:00 PM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
	High	1:32 PM	0.92 m (3.03 ft)
	Low	3:34 PM	0.87 m (2.85 ft)
	High	6:04 PM	0.99 m (3.26 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	12:14 AM	0.46 m (1.51 ft)
	High	6:51 AM	0.96 m (3.15 ft)
	Low	8:44 AM	0.92 m (3.02 ft)
	High	1:53 PM	1.01 m (3.33 ft)
	Low	4:47 PM	0.90 m (2.94 ft)
	High	6:41 PM	0.94 m (3.09 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	12:49 AM	0.47 m (1.55 ft)
	High	2:05 PM	1.07 m (3.52 ft)
	Low	6:06 PM	0.87 m (2.86 ft)
	High	7:44 PM	0.89 m (2.92 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	1:42 AM	0.52 m (1.71 ft)
	High	2:19 PM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
	Low	7:14 PM	0.82 m (2.68 ft)
	High	9:49 PM	0.88 m (2.90 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	5:05 AM	0.54 m (1.78 ft)
	High	2:40 PM	1.12 m (3.69 ft)
	Low	7:59 PM	0.75 m (2.46 ft)
	High	11:05 PM	0.93 m (3.06 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	7:49 AM	0.50 m (1.65 ft)
	High	3:09 PM	1.12 m (3.67 ft)
	Low	8:40 PM	0.68 m (2.22 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	12:05 AM	0.99 m (3.25 ft)
	Low	8:50 AM	0.47 m (1.54 ft)
	High	3:42 PM	1.11 m (3.63 ft)
	Low	9:22 PM	0.60 m (1.98 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	12:59 AM	1.04 m (3.41 ft)
	Low	9:36 AM	0.48 m (1.58 ft)
	High	4:18 PM	1.09 m (3.58 ft)
	Low	10:02 PM	0.54 m (1.78 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	1:49 AM	1.08 m (3.53 ft)
	Low	10:17 AM	0.53 m (1.74 ft)
	High	2:18 PM	1.05 m (3.44 ft)
	Low	3:20 PM	1.04 m (3.40 ft)
	High	4:55 PM	1.08 m (3.53 ft)
	Low	10:41 PM	0.50 m (1.64 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	2:37 AM	1.10 m (3.61 ft)
	Low	4:19 AM	1.07 m (3.50 ft)
	High	4:42 AM	1.07 m (3.50 ft)
	Low	8:59 AM	0.62 m (2.02 ft)
	High	9:49 AM	0.62 m (2.03 ft)
	Low	10:52 AM	0.61 m (2.00 ft)
	High	2:40 PM	1.08 m (3.55 ft)
	Low	4:17 PM	1.03 m (3.39 ft)
	High	5:32 PM	1.06 m (3.47 ft)
	Low	11:17 PM	0.48 m (1.58 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	3:19 AM	1.12 m (3.67 ft)
	Low	4:50 AM	1.09 m (3.57 ft)
	High	5:30 AM	1.09 m (3.58 ft)
	Low	9:20 AM	0.66 m (2.16 ft)
	High	3:07 PM	1.12 m (3.66 ft)
	Low	5:14 PM	1.02 m (3.34 ft)
	High	6:05 PM	1.03 m (3.37 ft)
	Low	11:49 PM	0.49 m (1.61 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	3:56 AM	1.13 m (3.70 ft)
	Low	5:42 AM	1.09 m (3.56 ft)
	High	6:03 AM	1.09 m (3.56 ft)
	Low	9:47 AM	0.69 m (2.26 ft)
	High	3:35 PM	1.14 m (3.75 ft)
	Low	10:52 PM	0.51 m (1.68 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	4:30 AM	1.12 m (3.68 ft)
	Low	10:15 AM	0.71 m (2.34 ft)
	High	4:04 PM	1.15 m (3.77 ft)
	Low	11:06 PM	0.51 m (1.68 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	5:04 AM	1.10 m (3.61 ft)
	Low	10:44 AM	0.74 m (2.43 ft)
	High	4:29 PM	1.14 m (3.73 ft)
	Low	11:29 PM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	5:38 AM	1.06 m (3.48 ft)
	Low	11:11 AM	0.77 m (2.54 ft)
	High	4:50 PM	1.11 m (3.63 ft)
	Low	11:52 PM	0.53 m (1.75 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	6:15 AM	1.00 m (3.29 ft)
	Low	11:36 AM	0.82 m (2.68 ft)
	High	4:54 PM	1.07 m (3.51 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	12:14 AM	0.55 m (1.82 ft)
	High	7:01 AM	0.94 m (3.07 ft)
	Low	11:54 AM	0.86 m (2.82 ft)
	High	3:55 PM	1.06 m (3.47 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	12:24 AM	0.58 m (1.90 ft)
	High	11:04 AM	0.90 m (2.95 ft)
	Low	11:42 AM	0.90 m (2.94 ft)
	High	4:24 PM	1.02 m (3.36 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	12:13 AM	0.61 m (1.99 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	3:20 PM	0.97 m (3.19 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	12:35 AM	0.64 m (2.11 ft)
	High	2:47 AM	0.68 m (2.25 ft)
	Low	5:24 AM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	High	11:51 AM	0.99 m (3.23 ft)
	Low	1:02 PM	0.98 m (3.21 ft)
	High	2:30 PM	0.99 m (3.25 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	1:12 AM	0.70 m (2.29 ft)
	High	3:05 AM	0.74 m (2.44 ft)
	Low	6:26 AM	0.59 m (1.92 ft)
	High	12:21 PM	1.05 m (3.44 ft)
	Low	2:04 PM	1.02 m (3.35 ft)
	High	2:45 PM	1.02 m (3.36 ft)
	Low	6:45 PM	0.83 m (2.72 ft)
	High	6:57 PM	0.83 m (2.72 ft)
	Low	9:36 PM	0.76 m (2.50 ft)
	High	11:50 PM	0.84 m (2.74 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	1:51 AM	0.77 m (2.54 ft)
	High	3:37 AM	0.82 m (2.70 ft)
	Low	7:29 AM	0.55 m (1.81 ft)
	High	12:56 PM	1.11 m (3.63 ft)
	Low	3:00 PM	1.06 m (3.48 ft)
	High	3:11 PM	1.06 m (3.48 ft)
	Low	9:52 PM	0.71 m (2.34 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	12:49 AM	0.91 m (2.98 ft)
	Low	2:29 AM	0.86 m (2.83 ft)
	High	4:14 AM	0.92 m (3.02 ft)
	Low	8:52 AM	0.53 m (1.74 ft)
	High	1:34 PM	1.15 m (3.78 ft)
	Low	3:39 PM	1.09 m (3.58 ft)
	High	3:54 PM	1.09 m (3.58 ft)
	Low	10:17 PM	0.65 m (2.15 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	1:42 AM	0.98 m (3.22 ft)
	Low	3:05 AM	0.95 m (3.12 ft)
	High	4:54 AM	1.02 m (3.35 ft)
	Low	9:55 AM	0.52 m (1.71 ft)
	High	2:14 PM	1.18 m (3.86 ft)
	Low	4:14 PM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
	High	4:40 PM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
	Low	10:47 PM	0.60 m (1.96 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	2:33 AM	1.05 m (3.45 ft)
	Low	3:40 AM	1.03 m (3.38 ft)
	High	5:36 AM	1.11 m (3.66 ft)
	Low	10:50 AM	0.53 m (1.75 ft)
	High	2:53 PM	1.18 m (3.87 ft)
	Low	4:57 PM	1.10 m (3.62 ft)
	High	5:17 PM	1.10 m (3.62 ft)
	Low	11:17 PM	0.55 m (1.80 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	3:22 AM	1.10 m (3.61 ft)
	Low	4:18 AM	1.09 m (3.57 ft)
	High	6:18 AM	1.18 m (3.87 ft)
	Low	11:42 AM	0.57 m (1.87 ft)
	High	3:30 PM	1.16 m (3.81 ft)
	Low	11:37 PM	0.51 m (1.69 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	4:07 AM	1.13 m (3.69 ft)
	Low	5:00 AM	1.12 m (3.66 ft)
	High	7:00 AM	1.21 m (3.95 ft)
	Low	12:34 PM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
	High	4:07 PM	1.13 m (3.71 ft)
	Low	10:54 PM	0.47 m (1.54 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	4:49 AM	1.12 m (3.68 ft)
	Low	5:45 AM	1.11 m (3.64 ft)
	High	7:44 AM	1.19 m (3.90 ft)
	Low	1:25 PM	0.71 m (2.33 ft)
	High	4:42 PM	1.10 m (3.61 ft)
	Low	11:15 PM	0.43 m (1.40 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	5:29 AM	1.09 m (3.56 ft)
	Low	6:30 AM	1.07 m (3.52 ft)
	High	8:30 AM	1.14 m (3.75 ft)
	Low	2:19 PM	0.79 m (2.61 ft)
	High	5:16 PM	1.07 m (3.52 ft)
	Low	11:40 PM	0.40 m (1.30 ft)
Monday, November 30	High	6:13 AM	1.03 m (3.37 ft)
Monday, November 30	Low	7:10 AM	1.02 m (3.34 ft)

This water today

The afternoon high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above the morning high. The tide at Port Ellen Islay is rising toward a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 4:13 PM. Sunset is 6:11 PM, 118 minutes after the high at 4:13 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The highest tide on this page is 1.2 m (4.0 ft) on Friday, November 27, in 37 days.

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 Sunday, November 1, 2026. That is 11 days from 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 Port Ellen Islay. 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 8:07 AM and sunset is 6:11 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 m (2.0 ft) at 1:14 AM, a high of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 4:20 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 6:14 AM, and a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 4:13 PM. The low at 6:14 AM is 113 minutes before sunrise. The high at 4:13 PM is 118 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 34 kn NW, rain 9.3 mm, waves 1.7 m (5.6 ft), pressure 995 hPa (29.38 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 8:09 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 m (2.1 ft) at 1:47 AM, a high of 0.7 m (2.4 ft) at 4:05 AM, a low of 0.6 m (1.9 ft) at 8:48 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 4:05 PM, and a low of 0.7 m (2.4 ft) at 10:44 PM. The low at 8:48 AM is 39 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 16 kn SW, rain 7.3 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 8:11 AM and sunset is 6:06 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 12:23 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 2:26 AM, a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 4:27 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 9:30 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.4 ft) at 4:24 PM, and a low of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 10:52 PM. The low at 9:30 AM is 79 minutes after sunrise. The high at 4:24 PM is 102 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 10°C, wind 28 kn NW, rain 7.8 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 8:13 AM and sunset is 6:04 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 1:26 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 3:07 AM, a high of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 4:58 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.4 ft) at 10:05 AM, a high of 1.1 m (3.5 ft) at 2:47 PM, a low of 1.1 m (3.5 ft) at 3:32 PM, a high of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) at 4:51 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (2.1 ft) at 11:14 PM. The low at 10:05 AM is 112 minutes after sunrise. The high at 4:51 PM is 73 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 30 kn W, rain 6.6 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Sunday

The moon is a full moon, about 100% lit, so the highs run larger. Sunrise is 7:15 AM and sunset is 5:02 PM. The tides are a high of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 1:19 AM, a low of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 2:46 AM, a high of 0.9 m (3.0 ft) at 4:32 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.3 ft) at 9:40 AM, a high of 1.1 m (3.7 ft) at 2:17 PM, a low of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) at 3:32 PM, a high of 1.1 m (3.7 ft) at 4:22 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (1.9 ft) at 10:39 PM. The high at 4:22 PM is 40 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 12°C, wind 38 kn W, rain 4.2 mm. That forecast is rough water.

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

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 0.32 m (1.04 ft)
Mean high water: 0.91 m (3.00 ft)
Mean low water: 0.60 m (1.96 ft)
Mean sea level: 0.73 m (2.39 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: 6:03 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:45 AM
Dawn: 7:28 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:28 AM to 7:43 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:43 AM to 8:59 AM
Sunrise: 8:06 AM
Solar noon: 1:09 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:19 PM to 6:35 PM
Sunset: 6:12 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:35 PM to 6:50 PM
Dusk: 6:50 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:32 PM
Last light: 8:15 PM
Day length: 10 hours 6 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 76% lit
Moonrise: 4:43 PM
Moonset: 1:46 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 11°C
Rain
34 kn NW · Rain 9.3 mm · 995 hPa (29.38 in), rising · Waves 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Thursday 11°C
Rain
16 kn SW · Rain 7.3 mm
Friday 10°C
Rain
28 kn NW · Rain 7.8 mm
Saturday 11°C
Rain
30 kn W · Rain 6.6 mm
Sunday 12°C
Rain
38 kn W · Rain 4.2 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

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The Singing Sands1.2 mi
Port an Eas2.2 mi
Traigh a' Mhachaire4.0 mi
Traigh Bhan5.6 mi

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