Winchelsea Beach tides

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT) · East Sussex, United Kingdom

High tides

12:21 am21.8 ft
12:37 pm21.8 ft

Low tides

7:04 am2.4 ft
7:29 pm2.2 ft

Tide now: 5.6 ft ↓ falling · low 7:04 am (2.4 ft)
Coefficient: 87 · average coefficient
Range today: 19.6 ft

Today there are high tides at 12:21 am (21.8 ft) and 12:37 pm (21.8 ft) and low tides at 7:04 am and 7:29 pm. Tide coefficient 87. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 7:04 am. In Winchelsea Beach the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. The next spring tides: from November 9 to 11.

Today's high and low tides

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0 · LAT ▲ 12:21 am21.8 ft ▼ 7:04 am2.4 ft ▲ 12:37 pm21.8 ft ▼ 7:29 pm2.2 ft Now 5:06 am · 5.6 ft

▲ High tide 12:21 am 21.8 ft · coef. 87
▼ Next low tide 7:04 am 2.4 ft
▲ High tide 12:37 pm 21.8 ft · coef. 86
▼ Low tide 7:29 pm 2.2 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 1 h 58 min to low tide at 7:04 am.

Tide coefficient 87 for the 12:21 am high tide and 86 for the 12:37 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 19.6 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: an average range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation.

Tides for the next 7 days

October Print Full 2026 tide table, free

Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	6:44 am · 4:37 pm	High tide 12:21 am · 21.8 ft	Low tide 7:04 am · 2.4 ft	High tide 12:37 pm · 21.8 ft	Low tide 7:29 pm · 2.2 ft	Coef. 87	85%	Major periods 1:22 am · 1:55 pm	Medium
Fri 30	6:46 am · 4:35 pm	High tide 1:02 am · 21.1 ft	Low tide 7:58 am · 2.3 ft	High tide 1:20 pm · 20.9 ft	Low tide 8:21 pm · 2.2 ft	Coef. 84	76%	Major periods 2:27 am · 2:59 pm	Medium
Sat 31	6:47 am · 4:33 pm	High tide 1:50 am · 20.1 ft	Low tide 8:54 am · 2.5 ft	High tide 2:13 pm · 19.6 ft	Low tide 9:17 pm · 2.5 ft	Coef. 78	65%	Major periods 3:30 am · 4:00 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:49 am · 4:32 pm	High tide 2:50 am · 18.9 ft	Low tide 9:54 am · 2.9 ft	High tide 3:19 pm · 18.2 ft	Low tide 10:20 pm · 3.2 ft	Coef. 70	Last quarter	Major periods 4:29 am · 4:56 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:51 am · 4:30 pm	High tide 4:02 am · 17.8 ft	Low tide 11:04 am · 3.4 ft	High tide 4:37 pm · 17.1 ft	Low tide 11:38 pm · 3.8 ft	Coef. 62	43%	Major periods 5:23 am · 5:48 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:52 am · 4:28 pm	High tide 5:21 am · 17.2 ft	Low tide 12:28 pm · 3.6 ft	High tide 6:00 pm · 16.9 ft	—	Coef. 58	32%	Major periods 6:12 am · 6:36 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:54 am · 4:27 pm	Low tide 1:13 am · 3.6 ft	High tide 6:40 am · 17.7 ft	Low tide 1:54 pm · 2.9 ft	High tide 7:15 pm · 17.6 ft	Coef. 65	23%	Major periods 6:58 am · 7:21 pm	Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Tide coefficient and range in October

70 · average 92 · spring 38 · neap

The biggest tides of the month came from October 9 to 11 (coefficient 92, 21.3 ft range). The smallest, on October 20 (coefficient 38, 8.9 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Winchelsea Beach the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Types of tides

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on March 21 (22.8 ft) and the lowest, on September 11 (0.7 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)24.5 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)19.5 ft
Mean high water (MHW)18.2 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)10.1 ft
Mean low water (MLW)2.5 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)2.5 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)0.0 ft

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe.

Questions about the tides in Winchelsea Beach

What time is high tide today in Winchelsea Beach?

High tide today is at 12:21 am (21.8 ft) and 12:37 pm (21.8 ft). Low tide is at 7:04 am and 7:29 pm.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Winchelsea Beach?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 1:02 am and 1:20 pm and low tide at 7:58 am and 8:21 pm.

What is today's tide coefficient?

87: average coefficient. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11, after the new or full moon.

How many tides a day are there in Winchelsea Beach?

The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.

What are the heights measured from?

From chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. That is why a low tide can be negative: that day the water drops below that zero.

Can I use these tides for navigation?

No. They are astronomical predictions for planning fishing and outings; for navigation use official publications and nautical charts.

More about Winchelsea Beach today

Tides near Winchelsea Beach

Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.

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Winchelsea Beach has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Rye Harbour (Environment Agency), 2.2 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. Station data attribution: This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta): Rye Harbour (E6415), https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/stations/E6415. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Modified: harmonic constants fitted by TidePlanet from the measured tidal levels of 2025-10-29 to 2026-10-22 (356 days).

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