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Scrubbing off Calendar

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Bideford tide times and boat scrubbing days

Bideford is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in England at 51.017°, -4.200°. This page lists the next 7 days of official Admiralty high and low water predictions and flags the mornings when high water falls in the 06:30 to 09:00 scrubbing window. The interactive calendar extends this to a full month with harmonic predictions.

4 mornings in the next 7 days have a high water between 06:30 and 09:00, the ideal window to put a boat on the scrubbing grid or posts: Fri 11 Sept, Sat 12 Sept, Sun 13 Sept, Mon 14 Sept.

Next 7 days of tidal events at Bideford (UK local time, heights in metres above Chart Datum)
DayTidal eventsScrubbing morning?
Fri 11 SeptLW 01:10 (0.0 m) HW 06:43 (6.0 m) LW 13:22 (0.0 m) HW 19:00 (6.4 m)✅ Yes
Sat 12 SeptLW 01:48 (0.0 m) HW 07:21 (6.1 m) LW 13:59 (0.0 m) HW 19:37 (6.4 m)✅ Yes
Sun 13 SeptLW 02:23 (0.0 m) HW 07:56 (6.1 m) LW 14:34 (0.0 m) HW 20:12 (6.2 m)✅ Yes
Mon 14 SeptLW 02:55 (0.0 m) HW 08:29 (5.9 m) LW 15:06 (0.0 m) HW 20:44 (5.8 m)✅ Yes
Tue 15 SeptLW 03:25 (0.0 m) HW 09:01 (5.5 m) LW 15:37 (0.0 m) HW 21:16 (5.3 m)
Wed 16 SeptLW 03:54 (0.0 m) HW 09:32 (5.0 m) LW 16:06 (0.0 m) HW 21:47 (4.7 m)
Thu 17 SeptLW 04:21 (0.0 m) HW 10:04 (4.4 m) LW 16:37 (0.0 m) HW 22:21 (4.0 m)

Open the Bideford monthly calendar

Planning a scrub at Bideford

  • Aim for a high water between 06:30 and 09:00 so the boat dries out through the morning and refloats on the afternoon flood.
  • Spring tides (around new and full moon) give a larger range and more working time on the grid.
  • Check the height of high water against the depth of your grid or posts; neap tides may not float a deep-keeled yacht on.
  • Predictions beyond 7 days are harmonic estimates. Confirm dates against official tide tables before committing a crane or grid booking.