Fair Isle tide times and boat scrubbing days
Fair Isle is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in Scotland at 59.533°, -1.600°. 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.
2 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: Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov.
| Day | Tidal events | Scrubbing morning? |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | LW 01:13 (0.7 m) HW 07:49 (1.9 m) LW 13:29 (1.0 m) HW 19:57 (2.1 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Fri 6 Nov | LW 01:58 (0.7 m) HW 08:35 (2.0 m) LW 14:12 (0.9 m) HW 20:46 (2.2 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Sat 7 Nov | LW 02:38 (0.7 m) HW 09:16 (2.1 m) LW 14:51 (0.8 m) HW 21:30 (2.3 m) | — |
| Sun 8 Nov | LW 03:13 (0.7 m) HW 09:54 (2.2 m) LW 15:29 (0.8 m) HW 22:11 (2.3 m) | — |
| Mon 9 Nov | LW 03:47 (0.7 m) HW 10:27 (2.2 m) LW 16:04 (0.8 m) HW 22:50 (2.2 m) | — |
| Tue 10 Nov | LW 04:18 (0.8 m) HW 11:00 (2.3 m) LW 16:39 (0.8 m) HW 23:27 (2.2 m) | — |
| Wed 11 Nov | LW 04:50 (0.9 m) HW 11:33 (2.3 m) LW 17:14 (0.8 m) | — |
Open the Fair Isle monthly calendar
Planning a scrub at Fair Isle
- 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.