Kirkcaldy tide times and boat scrubbing days
Kirkcaldy is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in Scotland at 56.117°, -3.150°. 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: Wed 16 Sept, Thu 17 Sept.
| Day | Tidal events | Scrubbing morning? |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 11 Sept | HW 03:14 (5.5 m) LW 09:35 (0.1 m) HW 15:42 (5.4 m) LW 21:37 (0.6 m) | — |
| Sat 12 Sept | HW 03:53 (5.6 m) LW 10:13 (0.1 m) HW 16:20 (5.4 m) LW 22:14 (0.5 m) | — |
| Sun 13 Sept | HW 04:33 (5.6 m) LW 10:48 (0.2 m) HW 16:57 (5.3 m) LW 22:47 (0.6 m) | — |
| Mon 14 Sept | HW 05:13 (5.4 m) LW 11:18 (0.4 m) HW 17:34 (5.1 m) LW 23:14 (0.8 m) | — |
| Tue 15 Sept | HW 05:52 (5.2 m) LW 11:40 (0.8 m) HW 18:11 (4.9 m) LW 23:32 (1.1 m) | — |
| Wed 16 Sept | HW 06:31 (4.9 m) LW 11:55 (1.1 m) HW 18:47 (4.6 m) LW 23:54 (1.3 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Thu 17 Sept | HW 07:13 (4.6 m) LW 12:16 (1.5 m) HW 19:27 (4.4 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Fri 18 Sept | LW 00:26 (1.7 m) | — |
Open the Kirkcaldy monthly calendar
Planning a scrub at Kirkcaldy
- 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.