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Little Bernera tide times and boat scrubbing days

Little Bernera is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in Scotland at 58.267°, -6.867°. 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.

3 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.

Next 7 days of tidal events at Little Bernera (UK local time, heights in metres above Chart Datum)
DayTidal eventsScrubbing morning?
Fri 11 SeptLW 01:34 (0.3 m) HW 07:33 (4.3 m) LW 13:38 (0.6 m) HW 19:41 (4.7 m)✅ Yes
Sat 12 SeptLW 02:11 (0.2 m) HW 08:06 (4.4 m) LW 14:15 (0.5 m) HW 20:14 (4.7 m)✅ Yes
Sun 13 SeptLW 02:47 (0.3 m) HW 08:37 (4.3 m) LW 14:51 (0.5 m) HW 20:45 (4.5 m)✅ Yes
Mon 14 SeptLW 03:21 (0.4 m) HW 09:07 (4.2 m) LW 15:27 (0.6 m) HW 21:16 (4.2 m)
Tue 15 SeptLW 03:53 (0.7 m) HW 09:37 (3.9 m) LW 16:01 (0.9 m) HW 21:47 (3.9 m)
Wed 16 SeptLW 04:24 (0.9 m) HW 10:10 (3.7 m) LW 16:36 (1.1 m) HW 22:20 (3.5 m)
Thu 17 SeptLW 04:57 (1.3 m) HW 10:48 (3.4 m) LW 17:13 (1.4 m) HW 23:03 (3.1 m)

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Planning a scrub at Little Bernera

  • 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.