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Penarth

Tide station

Penarth in Wales, 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

8.4 m (27.4 ft)Today · 2:22 PM

Next low tide

5.0 m (16.5 ft)Today · 8:44 PM

High tide is 4 hr 4 min from now and will rise 2.1 m (6.9 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 4 hr 4 min from now and will rise 2.1 m (6.9 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	High	2:22 PM	8.36 m (27.41 ft)
Tuesday, October 20	Low	8:44 PM	5.03 m (16.52 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	High	3:33 AM	8.32 m (27.31 ft)
	Low	9:41 AM	4.83 m (15.86 ft)
	High	4:05 PM	8.95 m (29.37 ft)
	Low	10:32 PM	4.25 m (13.94 ft)
Thursday, October 22	High	4:49 AM	9.24 m (30.32 ft)
	Low	10:55 AM	3.84 m (12.59 ft)
	High	5:07 PM	9.95 m (32.64 ft)
	Low	11:27 PM	3.19 m (10.46 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	5:39 AM	10.30 m (33.78 ft)
	Low	11:44 AM	2.77 m (9.08 ft)
	High	5:55 PM	10.95 m (35.93 ft)
Saturday, October 24	Low	12:11 AM	2.21 m (7.26 ft)
	High	6:22 AM	11.25 m (36.92 ft)
	Low	12:28 PM	1.87 m (6.13 ft)
	High	6:39 PM	11.80 m (38.70 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	12:54 AM	1.47 m (4.83 ft)
	High	6:04 AM	12.01 m (39.39 ft)
	Low	12:11 PM	1.25 m (4.09 ft)
	High	6:21 PM	12.40 m (40.68 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	12:36 AM	1.04 m (3.42 ft)
	High	6:45 AM	12.50 m (41.00 ft)
	Low	12:55 PM	0.93 m (3.07 ft)
	High	7:03 PM	12.73 m (41.77 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	1:19 AM	0.92 m (3.01 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	7:25 AM	12.71 m (41.71 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	Low	1:37 PM	0.91 m (2.97 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	7:44 PM	12.78 m (41.94 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	2:00 AM	1.06 m (3.47 ft)
	High	8:05 AM	12.67 m (41.56 ft)
	Low	2:19 PM	1.10 m (3.61 ft)
	High	8:25 PM	12.57 m (41.25 ft)
Thursday, October 29	Low	2:39 AM	1.39 m (4.57 ft)
	High	8:45 AM	12.38 m (40.62 ft)
	Low	2:59 PM	1.46 m (4.79 ft)
	High	9:05 PM	12.13 m (39.79 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	3:17 AM	1.87 m (6.12 ft)
	High	9:27 AM	11.89 m (39.01 ft)
	Low	3:39 PM	1.94 m (6.37 ft)
	High	9:47 PM	11.49 m (37.70 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	3:55 AM	2.43 m (7.96 ft)
	High	10:11 AM	11.26 m (36.93 ft)
	Low	4:21 PM	2.51 m (8.22 ft)
	High	10:35 PM	10.75 m (35.26 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	4:38 AM	3.04 m (9.96 ft)
	High	11:04 AM	10.58 m (34.72 ft)
	Low	5:12 PM	3.10 m (10.18 ft)
	High	11:33 PM	10.04 m (32.94 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	5:34 AM	3.62 m (11.89 ft)
	High	12:11 PM	10.06 m (33.00 ft)
	Low	6:20 PM	3.58 m (11.74 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	12:48 AM	9.63 m (31.59 ft)
	Low	6:58 AM	3.94 m (12.91 ft)
	High	1:34 PM	10.00 m (32.80 ft)
	Low	7:57 PM	3.56 m (11.69 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	2:13 AM	9.81 m (32.18 ft)
	Low	8:40 AM	3.56 m (11.68 ft)
	High	2:52 PM	10.50 m (34.46 ft)
	Low	9:20 PM	2.94 m (9.64 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	3:25 AM	10.49 m (34.41 ft)
	Low	9:49 AM	2.75 m (9.01 ft)
	High	3:55 PM	11.25 m (36.92 ft)
	Low	10:17 PM	2.18 m (7.15 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	4:22 AM	11.26 m (36.93 ft)
	Low	10:39 AM	1.99 m (6.53 ft)
	High	4:47 PM	11.89 m (39.02 ft)
	Low	11:03 PM	1.62 m (5.30 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	5:10 AM	11.84 m (38.84 ft)
	Low	11:23 AM	1.52 m (4.98 ft)
	High	5:33 PM	12.25 m (40.18 ft)
	Low	11:44 PM	1.36 m (4.47 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	5:52 AM	12.13 m (39.78 ft)
	Low	12:03 PM	1.38 m (4.54 ft)
	High	6:15 PM	12.30 m (40.34 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	12:22 AM	1.41 m (4.63 ft)
	High	6:32 AM	12.15 m (39.85 ft)
	Low	12:41 PM	1.53 m (5.03 ft)
	High	6:54 PM	12.11 m (39.72 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	12:59 AM	1.67 m (5.46 ft)
	High	7:08 AM	11.98 m (39.30 ft)
	Low	1:17 PM	1.85 m (6.06 ft)
	High	7:29 PM	11.78 m (38.65 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	1:33 AM	2.01 m (6.59 ft)
	High	7:42 AM	11.71 m (38.42 ft)
	Low	1:52 PM	2.21 m (7.26 ft)
	High	8:03 PM	11.40 m (37.40 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	2:05 AM	2.36 m (7.74 ft)
	High	8:14 AM	11.39 m (37.37 ft)
	Low	2:23 PM	2.56 m (8.40 ft)
	High	8:34 PM	11.00 m (36.07 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	2:35 AM	2.68 m (8.79 ft)
	High	8:45 AM	11.04 m (36.21 ft)
	Low	2:53 PM	2.87 m (9.43 ft)
	High	9:04 PM	10.57 m (34.68 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	3:05 AM	2.99 m (9.81 ft)
	High	9:14 AM	10.64 m (34.91 ft)
	Low	3:22 PM	3.18 m (10.43 ft)
	High	9:33 PM	10.11 m (33.18 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	3:35 AM	3.33 m (10.91 ft)
	High	9:45 AM	10.20 m (33.46 ft)
	Low	3:54 PM	3.51 m (11.53 ft)
	High	10:05 PM	9.62 m (31.58 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	4:09 AM	3.72 m (12.19 ft)
	High	10:22 AM	9.72 m (31.90 ft)
	Low	4:31 PM	3.89 m (12.78 ft)
	High	10:48 PM	9.13 m (29.96 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	4:54 AM	4.14 m (13.59 ft)
	High	11:11 AM	9.27 m (30.40 ft)
	Low	5:22 PM	4.26 m (13.99 ft)
	High	11:49 PM	8.74 m (28.68 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	5:56 AM	4.47 m (14.68 ft)
	High	12:20 PM	8.99 m (29.49 ft)
	Low	6:35 PM	4.44 m (14.57 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	1:13 AM	8.70 m (28.53 ft)
	Low	7:20 AM	4.44 m (14.57 ft)
	High	1:47 PM	9.14 m (30.00 ft)
	Low	8:09 PM	4.12 m (13.53 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	2:40 AM	9.20 m (30.19 ft)
	Low	8:48 AM	3.85 m (12.62 ft)
	High	3:06 PM	9.79 m (32.12 ft)
	Low	9:27 PM	3.32 m (10.91 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	3:46 AM	10.06 m (33.01 ft)
	Low	9:54 AM	2.96 m (9.71 ft)
	High	4:08 PM	10.65 m (34.95 ft)
	Low	10:25 PM	2.45 m (8.03 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	4:40 AM	10.97 m (35.99 ft)
	Low	10:47 AM	2.13 m (6.99 ft)
	High	5:01 PM	11.48 m (37.67 ft)
	Low	11:16 PM	1.76 m (5.76 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	5:29 AM	11.75 m (38.55 ft)
	Low	11:39 AM	1.53 m (5.03 ft)
	High	5:51 PM	12.13 m (39.80 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	12:05 AM	1.35 m (4.42 ft)
	High	6:17 AM	12.32 m (40.40 ft)
	Low	12:29 PM	1.21 m (3.96 ft)
	High	6:39 PM	12.53 m (41.12 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	12:55 AM	1.21 m (3.96 ft)
	High	7:04 AM	12.63 m (41.44 ft)
	Low	1:19 PM	1.11 m (3.63 ft)
	High	7:26 PM	12.68 m (41.59 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	1:44 AM	1.27 m (4.17 ft)
	High	7:50 AM	12.71 m (41.69 ft)
	Low	2:08 PM	1.17 m (3.82 ft)
	High	8:12 PM	12.57 m (41.24 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	2:29 AM	1.47 m (4.82 ft)
	High	8:35 AM	12.57 m (41.23 ft)
	Low	2:54 PM	1.35 m (4.42 ft)
	High	8:57 PM	12.25 m (40.19 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	3:12 AM	1.76 m (5.77 ft)
	High	9:20 AM	12.24 m (40.17 ft)
	Low	3:37 PM	1.64 m (5.37 ft)
	High	9:42 PM	11.77 m (38.61 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	3:54 AM	2.12 m (6.94 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	10:06 AM	11.79 m (38.68 ft)

This water today

The afternoon high of 8.4 m (27.4 ft) is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above the morning high. The tide at Penarth is rising toward a high of 8.4 m (27.4 ft) at 2:22 PM. The highest tide on this page is 12.8 m (41.9 ft) on Tuesday, October 27, in 7 days. That is 4.4 m (14.4 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. That is 7 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 Penarth. 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 7:44 AM and sunset is 6:10 PM. The tides are a high of 8.1 m (26.6 ft) at 1:30 AM, a low of 5.1 m (16.9 ft) at 7:36 AM, a high of 8.4 m (27.4 ft) at 2:22 PM, and a low of 5.0 m (16.5 ft) at 8:44 PM. The low at 7:36 AM is 8 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 12 kn NW, rain 2.6 mm, waves 0.1 m (0.3 ft), pressure 1010 hPa (29.84 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 7:46 AM and sunset is 6:08 PM. The tides are a high of 8.3 m (27.3 ft) at 3:33 AM, a low of 4.8 m (15.9 ft) at 9:41 AM, a high of 9.0 m (29.4 ft) at 4:05 PM, and a low of 4.2 m (13.9 ft) at 10:32 PM. The low at 9:41 AM is 115 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 11°C, wind 30 kn SW, rain 10.9 mm. 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 7:48 AM and sunset is 6:06 PM. The tides are a high of 9.2 m (30.3 ft) at 4:49 AM, a low of 3.8 m (12.6 ft) at 10:55 AM, a high of 9.9 m (32.6 ft) at 5:07 PM, and a low of 3.2 m (10.5 ft) at 11:27 PM. The high at 5:07 PM is 59 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 14°C, wind 19 kn W, rain 9.1 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 7:50 AM and sunset is 6:04 PM. The tides are a high of 10.3 m (33.8 ft) at 5:39 AM, a low of 2.8 m (9.1 ft) at 11:44 AM, and a high of 11.0 m (35.9 ft) at 5:55 PM. The high at 5:55 PM is 9 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 12°C, wind 21 kn SE, rain 6.2 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 7:51 AM and sunset is 6:02 PM. The tides are a low of 2.2 m (7.3 ft) at 12:11 AM, a high of 11.3 m (36.9 ft) at 6:22 AM, a low of 1.9 m (6.1 ft) at 12:28 PM, and a high of 11.8 m (38.7 ft) at 6:39 PM. The high at 6:22 AM is 89 minutes before sunrise. The high at 6:39 PM is 37 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 13°C, wind 19 kn W, rain 12.4 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: 7.52 m (24.67 ft)
Mean high water: 10.35 m (33.95 ft)
Mean low water: 2.83 m (9.28 ft)
Mean sea level: 6.58 m (21.58 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: 5:53 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 6:31 AM
Dawn: 7:10 AM
Blue hour, morning: 7:10 AM to 7:23 AM
Golden hour, morning: 7:23 AM to 8:31 AM
Sunrise: 7:44 AM
Solar noon: 12:57 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:23 PM to 6:31 PM
Sunset: 6:10 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:31 PM to 6:44 PM
Dusk: 6:44 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:23 PM
Last light: 8:01 PM
Day length: 10 hours 26 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 67% lit
Moonrise: 4:07 PM
Moonset: 12:32 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 11°C
Rain
12 kn NW · Rain 2.6 mm · 1010 hPa (29.84 in), falling · Waves 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Wednesday 11°C
Rain
30 kn SW · Rain 10.9 mm
Thursday 14°C
Rain
19 kn W · Rain 9.1 mm
Friday 12°C
Rain
21 kn SE · Rain 6.2 mm
Saturday 13°C
Rain
19 kn W · Rain 12.4 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.

Boat ramps

Sailing Centre Slipway1.3 mi

Marinas

Penarth Marina Office0.8 mi
Outer Basin0.8 mi
Penarth Marina0.8 mi
Penarth Marina0.8 mi
Inner Basin0.8 mi
Cardiff Bay Yacht Club Club House1.0 mi

Parks

Windsor Gardens0.2 mi
Italian Gardens0.2 mi
The Kymin0.2 mi
Alexandra Park0.3 mi
Windsor Gardens (South)0.3 mi
Penarth Head Park0.4 mi

Nature reserves

Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve1.7 mi
Howardian Local Nature Reserve4.7 mi

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