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Scrubbing off Calendar

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Shivering Sand tide times and boat scrubbing days

Shivering Sand is a UK Hydrographic Office tide station in England at 51.500°, 1.083°. 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 5 Nov.

Next 7 days of tidal events at Shivering Sand (UK local time, heights in metres above Chart Datum)
DayTidal eventsScrubbing morning?
Thu 5 NovLW 02:44 (1.5 m) HW 08:56 (4.7 m) LW 15:26 (0.7 m) HW 21:35 (5.0 m)✅ Yes
Fri 6 NovLW 03:44 (1.3 m) HW 09:52 (4.9 m) LW 16:19 (0.7 m) HW 22:26 (5.1 m)—
Sat 7 NovLW 04:34 (1.1 m) HW 10:38 (5.1 m) LW 17:02 (0.7 m) HW 23:07 (5.1 m)—
Sun 8 NovLW 05:17 (1.0 m) HW 11:17 (5.2 m) LW 17:37 (0.7 m) HW 23:43 (5.1 m)—
Mon 9 NovLW 05:56 (0.9 m) HW 11:53 (5.3 m) LW 18:09 (0.7 m)—
Tue 10 NovHW 00:14 (5.1 m) LW 06:35 (0.8 m) HW 12:27 (5.3 m) LW 18:42 (0.8 m)—
Wed 11 NovHW 00:46 (5.1 m) LW 07:11 (0.7 m) HW 13:03 (5.3 m) LW 19:13 (0.9 m)—

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Planning a scrub at Shivering Sand

  • 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.