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Wick

Tide station

Wick 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

2.7 m (8.7 ft)Today · 8:39 AM

Next low tide

1.6 m (5.3 ft)Today · 2:40 PM

High tide is 35 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 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.

High tide is 35 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	High	8:39 AM	2.65 m (8.70 ft)
	Low	2:40 PM	1.62 m (5.33 ft)
	High	8:39 PM	2.84 m (9.33 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	3:12 AM	1.10 m (3.61 ft)
	High	9:28 AM	2.83 m (9.28 ft)
	Low	3:25 PM	1.42 m (4.64 ft)
	High	9:30 PM	3.03 m (9.95 ft)
Friday, October 23	Low	3:52 AM	0.90 m (2.95 ft)
	High	10:09 AM	3.01 m (9.88 ft)
	Low	4:03 PM	1.20 m (3.95 ft)
	High	10:14 PM	3.22 m (10.57 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	4:29 AM	0.72 m (2.37 ft)
	High	10:46 AM	3.19 m (10.47 ft)
	Low	4:40 PM	1.01 m (3.31 ft)
	High	10:55 PM	3.39 m (11.13 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	4:05 AM	0.59 m (1.93 ft)
	High	10:23 AM	3.35 m (10.99 ft)
	Low	4:17 PM	0.85 m (2.78 ft)
	High	10:35 PM	3.53 m (11.58 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	4:41 AM	0.51 m (1.69 ft)
	High	11:01 AM	3.47 m (11.39 ft)
	Low	4:55 PM	0.73 m (2.41 ft)
	High	11:16 PM	3.61 m (11.85 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	5:19 AM	0.51 m (1.69 ft)
	High	11:40 AM	3.54 m (11.63 ft)
	Low	5:34 PM	0.68 m (2.22 ft)
	High	11:59 PM	3.63 m (11.89 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	5:58 AM	0.59 m (1.95 ft)

See more tides through Monday, November 30

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	High	12:20 PM	3.55 m (11.64 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	6:15 PM	0.68 m (2.23 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	12:44 AM	3.56 m (11.67 ft)
	Low	6:39 AM	0.75 m (2.47 ft)
	High	1:03 PM	3.48 m (11.43 ft)
	Low	7:00 PM	0.74 m (2.41 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	1:34 AM	3.41 m (11.19 ft)
	Low	7:22 AM	0.97 m (3.20 ft)
	High	1:49 PM	3.36 m (11.03 ft)
	Low	7:49 PM	0.84 m (2.76 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	2:29 AM	3.20 m (10.51 ft)
	Low	8:12 AM	1.23 m (4.03 ft)
	High	2:41 PM	3.21 m (10.52 ft)
	Low	8:49 PM	0.98 m (3.21 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	3:35 AM	2.99 m (9.81 ft)
	Low	9:14 AM	1.47 m (4.82 ft)
	High	3:42 PM	3.06 m (10.05 ft)
	Low	10:07 PM	1.09 m (3.57 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	4:52 AM	2.84 m (9.32 ft)
	Low	10:40 AM	1.62 m (5.32 ft)
	High	4:53 PM	2.98 m (9.79 ft)
	Low	11:48 PM	1.09 m (3.57 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	6:14 AM	2.81 m (9.23 ft)
	Low	12:18 PM	1.60 m (5.26 ft)
	High	6:10 PM	3.01 m (9.87 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	1:10 AM	0.98 m (3.21 ft)
	High	7:26 AM	2.89 m (9.49 ft)
	Low	1:27 PM	1.47 m (4.81 ft)
	High	7:20 PM	3.12 m (10.23 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	2:08 AM	0.85 m (2.80 ft)
	High	8:22 AM	3.02 m (9.89 ft)
	Low	2:19 PM	1.30 m (4.25 ft)
	High	8:19 PM	3.26 m (10.69 ft)
Friday, November 6	Low	2:54 AM	0.77 m (2.53 ft)
	High	9:08 AM	3.14 m (10.29 ft)
	Low	3:02 PM	1.13 m (3.71 ft)
	High	9:10 PM	3.37 m (11.05 ft)
Saturday, November 7	Low	3:34 AM	0.74 m (2.44 ft)
	High	9:48 AM	3.24 m (10.62 ft)
	Low	3:41 PM	1.00 m (3.26 ft)
	High	9:55 PM	3.43 m (11.24 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	4:07 AM	0.77 m (2.51 ft)
	High	10:25 AM	3.32 m (10.89 ft)
	Low	4:18 PM	0.91 m (2.97 ft)
	High	10:36 PM	3.43 m (11.25 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	4:39 AM	0.82 m (2.70 ft)
	High	11:00 AM	3.37 m (11.06 ft)
	Low	4:54 PM	0.87 m (2.84 ft)
	High	11:14 PM	3.38 m (11.10 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	5:08 AM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
	High	11:34 AM	3.39 m (11.13 ft)
	Low	5:29 PM	0.87 m (2.85 ft)
	High	11:51 PM	3.30 m (10.84 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	5:38 AM	0.99 m (3.26 ft)
	High	12:07 PM	3.38 m (11.08 ft)
	Low	6:04 PM	0.91 m (2.99 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	12:27 AM	3.20 m (10.50 ft)
	Low	6:09 AM	1.10 m (3.60 ft)
	High	12:40 PM	3.32 m (10.91 ft)
	Low	6:40 PM	0.98 m (3.20 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	1:04 AM	3.08 m (10.12 ft)
	Low	6:40 AM	1.21 m (3.98 ft)
	High	1:15 PM	3.23 m (10.61 ft)
	Low	7:17 PM	1.06 m (3.48 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	1:42 AM	2.95 m (9.69 ft)
	Low	7:15 AM	1.35 m (4.41 ft)
	High	1:51 PM	3.12 m (10.23 ft)
	Low	7:57 PM	1.16 m (3.80 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	2:25 AM	2.82 m (9.25 ft)
	Low	7:54 AM	1.49 m (4.88 ft)
	High	2:33 PM	2.99 m (9.81 ft)
	Low	8:44 PM	1.26 m (4.13 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	3:16 AM	2.69 m (8.83 ft)
	Low	8:40 AM	1.62 m (5.33 ft)
	High	3:22 PM	2.88 m (9.44 ft)
	Low	9:44 PM	1.34 m (4.39 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	4:17 AM	2.60 m (8.55 ft)
	Low	9:44 AM	1.73 m (5.68 ft)
	High	4:22 PM	2.80 m (9.19 ft)
	Low	10:58 PM	1.36 m (4.45 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	5:28 AM	2.59 m (8.50 ft)
	Low	11:09 AM	1.76 m (5.76 ft)
	High	5:30 PM	2.79 m (9.17 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	12:14 AM	1.29 m (4.22 ft)
	High	6:36 AM	2.66 m (8.73 ft)
	Low	12:30 PM	1.66 m (5.46 ft)
	High	6:37 PM	2.87 m (9.40 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	1:15 AM	1.15 m (3.77 ft)
	High	7:34 AM	2.80 m (9.19 ft)
	Low	1:30 PM	1.50 m (4.92 ft)
	High	7:37 PM	3.00 m (9.83 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	2:05 AM	1.00 m (3.27 ft)
	High	8:24 AM	2.98 m (9.77 ft)
	Low	2:20 PM	1.31 m (4.30 ft)
	High	8:31 PM	3.16 m (10.36 ft)
Sunday, November 22	Low	2:50 AM	0.85 m (2.80 ft)
	High	9:09 AM	3.16 m (10.38 ft)
	Low	3:05 PM	1.12 m (3.67 ft)
	High	9:21 PM	3.32 m (10.90 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	3:32 AM	0.74 m (2.44 ft)
	High	9:52 AM	3.34 m (10.96 ft)
	Low	3:50 PM	0.94 m (3.09 ft)
	High	10:10 PM	3.46 m (11.35 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	4:15 AM	0.69 m (2.26 ft)
	High	10:35 AM	3.49 m (11.44 ft)
	Low	4:35 PM	0.80 m (2.61 ft)
	High	10:59 PM	3.56 m (11.67 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	4:58 AM	0.69 m (2.27 ft)
	High	11:19 AM	3.58 m (11.76 ft)
	Low	5:20 PM	0.69 m (2.26 ft)
	High	11:48 PM	3.59 m (11.77 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	5:42 AM	0.76 m (2.48 ft)
	High	12:04 PM	3.62 m (11.88 ft)
	Low	6:08 PM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	12:38 AM	3.54 m (11.62 ft)
	Low	6:27 AM	0.87 m (2.87 ft)
	High	12:50 PM	3.60 m (11.80 ft)
	Low	6:57 PM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	1:30 AM	3.43 m (11.24 ft)
	Low	7:14 AM	1.03 m (3.39 ft)
	High	1:39 PM	3.52 m (11.54 ft)
	Low	7:49 PM	0.69 m (2.25 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	2:25 AM	3.26 m (10.69 ft)
	Low	8:05 AM	1.21 m (3.98 ft)
	High	2:30 PM	3.41 m (11.17 ft)
	Low	8:48 PM	0.79 m (2.59 ft)
Monday, November 30	High	3:25 AM	3.07 m (10.09 ft)

This water today

Sunrise is 8:01 AM, 38 minutes before the high at 8:39 AM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dawn. The tide at Wick is rising toward a high of 2.7 m (8.7 ft) at 8:39 AM. The highest tide on this page is 3.6 m (11.9 ft) on Tuesday, October 27, in 6 days. That is 0.8 m (2.6 ft) above today's higher high.

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 Tuesday, November 3, 2026. That is 13 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 Wick. 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 8:01 AM and sunset is 5:52 PM. The tides are a low of 1.3 m (4.3 ft) at 2:22 AM, a high of 2.7 m (8.7 ft) at 8:39 AM, a low of 1.6 m (5.3 ft) at 2:40 PM, and a high of 2.8 m (9.3 ft) at 8:39 PM. The high at 8:39 AM is 38 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 21 kn SE, rain 4.5 mm, waves 3.0 m (9.8 ft), pressure 998 hPa (29.48 in), falling. 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 8:04 AM and sunset is 5:49 PM. The tides are a low of 1.1 m (3.6 ft) at 3:12 AM, a high of 2.8 m (9.3 ft) at 9:28 AM, a low of 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at 3:25 PM, and a high of 3.0 m (9.9 ft) at 9:30 PM. The high at 9:28 AM is 84 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 10°C, wind 23 kn NW, rain 5.4 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 8:06 AM and sunset is 5:46 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 3:52 AM, a high of 3.0 m (9.9 ft) at 10:09 AM, a low of 1.2 m (3.9 ft) at 4:03 PM, and a high of 3.2 m (10.6 ft) at 10:14 PM. The low at 4:03 PM is 103 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 10°C, wind 27 kn NW, rain 21.3 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 8:08 AM and sunset is 5:44 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 m (2.4 ft) at 4:29 AM, a high of 3.2 m (10.5 ft) at 10:46 AM, a low of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 4:40 PM, and a high of 3.4 m (11.1 ft) at 10:55 PM. The low at 4:40 PM is 64 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 10°C, wind 32 kn SE, rain 4.9 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Sunday

The moon is a full moon, about 100% lit, so the highs run larger. Sunrise is 7:11 AM and sunset is 4:41 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 m (1.9 ft) at 4:05 AM, a high of 3.3 m (11.0 ft) at 10:23 AM, a low of 0.8 m (2.8 ft) at 4:17 PM, and a high of 3.5 m (11.6 ft) at 10:35 PM. The low at 4:17 PM is 24 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 9°C, wind 30 kn W, rain 4.1 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: 2.12 m (6.94 ft)
Mean high water: 3.08 m (10.09 ft)
Mean low water: 0.96 m (3.15 ft)
Mean sea level: 1.99 m (6.53 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: 5:47 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:34 AM
Dawn: 7:20 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:20 AM to 7:35 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:35 AM to 8:59 AM
Sunrise: 8:01 AM
Solar noon: 12:57 PM
Golden hour, evening: 4:54 PM to 6:17 PM
Sunset: 5:52 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:17 PM to 6:33 PM
Dusk: 6:33 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:19 PM
Last light: 8:05 PM
Day length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 76% lit
Moonrise: 4:38 PM
Moonset: 1:22 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
21 kn SE · Rain 4.5 mm · 998 hPa (29.48 in), falling · Waves 3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Thursday 10°C
Rain
23 kn NW · Rain 5.4 mm
Friday 10°C
Rain
27 kn NW · Rain 21.3 mm
Saturday 10°C
Rain
32 kn SE · Rain 4.9 mm
Sunday 9°C
Rain
30 kn W · Rain 4.1 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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