Gills Bay tide times and boat scrubbing days
Gills Bay is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in Scotland at 58.633°, -3.167°. 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: Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov.
| Day | Tidal events | Scrubbing morning? |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | HW 06:39 (3.8 m) LW 12:20 (1.9 m) HW 18:40 (4.0 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Fri 6 Nov | LW 00:42 (1.2 m) HW 07:21 (3.9 m) LW 13:03 (1.7 m) HW 19:25 (4.1 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Sat 7 Nov | LW 01:23 (1.1 m) HW 07:56 (4.0 m) LW 13:42 (1.5 m) HW 20:05 (4.1 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Sun 8 Nov | LW 02:00 (1.1 m) HW 08:29 (4.0 m) LW 14:19 (1.3 m) HW 20:43 (4.1 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Mon 9 Nov | LW 02:36 (1.1 m) HW 09:01 (4.1 m) LW 14:54 (1.3 m) HW 21:19 (4.1 m) | — |
| Tue 10 Nov | LW 03:09 (1.2 m) HW 09:34 (4.1 m) LW 15:28 (1.2 m) HW 21:54 (3.9 m) | — |
| Wed 11 Nov | LW 03:42 (1.3 m) HW 10:08 (4.0 m) LW 16:01 (1.3 m) HW 22:31 (3.8 m) | — |
Open the Gills Bay monthly calendar
Planning a scrub at Gills Bay
- 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.