Port Ellen tide times and boat scrubbing days
Port Ellen is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in Scotland at 55.633°, -6.183°. 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: Sat 12 Sept, Sun 13 Sept.
| Day | Tidal events | Scrubbing morning? |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 11 Sept | HW 06:17 (0.6 m) LW 11:44 (-0.2 m) HW 18:22 (1.0 m) | — |
| Sat 12 Sept | LW 00:25 (0.3 m) HW 06:51 (0.7 m) LW 12:22 (-0.2 m) HW 18:55 (0.9 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Sun 13 Sept | LW 00:51 (0.2 m) HW 07:22 (0.7 m) LW 12:56 (-0.2 m) HW 19:25 (0.9 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Mon 14 Sept | LW 01:12 (0.3 m) HW 04:40 (0.7 m) LW 13:25 (-0.1 m) HW 17:38 (0.8 m) LW 23:28 (0.2 m) | — |
| Tue 15 Sept | HW 05:14 (0.8 m) LW 13:39 (0.1 m) HW 17:57 (0.8 m) LW 23:51 (0.2 m) | — |
| Wed 16 Sept | HW 05:48 (0.8 m) LW 12:37 (0.2 m) HW 18:22 (0.8 m) | — |
| Thu 17 Sept | LW 00:14 (0.2 m) HW 06:19 (0.7 m) LW 12:45 (0.3 m) HW 18:46 (0.8 m) | — |
| Fri 18 Sept | LW 00:36 (0.2 m) | — |
Open the Port Ellen monthly calendar
Planning a scrub at Port Ellen
- 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.