River Tay Bar tide times and boat scrubbing days
River Tay Bar is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in Scotland at 56.467°, -2.633°. 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.
One morning in the next 7 days has a high water between 06:30 and 09:00, the ideal window to put a boat on the scrubbing grid or posts: Thu 17 Sept.
| Day | Tidal events | Scrubbing morning? |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 11 Sept | HW 02:54 (5.4 m) LW 09:23 (0.4 m) HW 15:29 (5.2 m) LW 21:30 (1.0 m) | — |
| Sat 12 Sept | HW 03:32 (5.5 m) LW 09:58 (0.4 m) HW 16:05 (5.2 m) LW 22:03 (0.9 m) | — |
| Sun 13 Sept | HW 04:09 (5.5 m) LW 10:31 (0.5 m) HW 16:39 (5.1 m) LW 22:35 (1.0 m) | — |
| Mon 14 Sept | HW 04:46 (5.4 m) LW 11:03 (0.7 m) HW 17:13 (5.0 m) LW 23:07 (1.1 m) | — |
| Tue 15 Sept | HW 05:24 (5.2 m) LW 11:32 (1.0 m) HW 17:47 (4.9 m) LW 23:38 (1.3 m) | — |
| Wed 16 Sept | HW 06:02 (4.9 m) LW 12:02 (1.4 m) HW 18:22 (4.7 m) | — |
| Thu 17 Sept | LW 00:12 (1.6 m) HW 06:44 (4.6 m) LW 12:35 (1.8 m) HW 19:01 (4.5 m) | ✅ Yes |
| Fri 18 Sept | LW 00:51 (1.9 m) | — |
Open the River Tay Bar monthly calendar
Planning a scrub at River Tay Bar
- 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.