Bo’ness tides today
- Tide now 17.1 ft ↑ rising · high 4:07 am (19.1 ft)
- Best time to fish 3:30–4:10 pm good day · 8/10
- Wind · air 7 mph · 52 °F from the SSW, gusts 15 · overcast
- Sun 7:15 am–4:40 pm 9 h 25 min of daylight
- Moon 85% · 5:56 pm waning gibbous · rises at 5:56 pm
- Pressure 30.21 inHg rising · steady tomorrow
- Coefficient 93 spring tides · spring tides Nov 9–11
- Major solunar period 1:40–3:40 am today's activity: high
Today in Bo’ness there are high tides at 4:07 am (19.1 ft) and 4:33 pm (18.5 ft) and low tides at 9:46 am and 10:09 pm. Tide coefficient 93. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 4:07 am. The sun rises at 7:15 am and sets at 4:40 pm: 9 h 25 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 5:56 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:40 am to 3:40 am and from 2:13 pm to 4:13 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. There's a light breeze from the south-southwest (7 mph). Overcast, 52 °F.
Fishing in Bo’ness today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- High tide at 4:33 pm, coefficient 90
- Major period 2:13–4:13 pm
- Sunset at 4:40 pm, golden hour from 3:44 pm
- Rising pressure (+0.19 inHg in 24 h) and light offshore wind (4 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 93 (spring tides)
- A major period lines up with sunset
Your day at a glance
The best window, 3:30 pm to 4:10 pm, combines the 4:33 pm high tide, a major period and sunset, though with rising pressure.
Species with the most records nearby: European flounder, small-spotted catshark, swordfish and sailfish. October is one of the months when these are seen most: sailfish. What you can catch
Tides in Bo’ness
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ Next high tide 4:07 am 19.1 ft · coef. 93
- ▼ Low tide 9:46 am 3.4 ft
- ▲ High tide 4:33 pm 18.5 ft · coef. 90
- ▼ Low tide 10:09 pm 3.2 ft
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 1 h 48 min to high tide at 4:07 am.
Tide coefficient 93 for the 4:07 am high tide and 90 for the 4:33 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 15.9 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large 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?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on August 15 (20.1 ft) and the lowest, on August 14 (0.9 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
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. chart datum (LAT)
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 27 to 28 (coefficient 96, 16.8 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 32, 6.4 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 7:15 am · 4:40 pm | High tide 4:07 am · 19.1 ft | Low tide 9:46 am · 3.4 ft | High tide 4:33 pm · 18.5 ft | Low tide 10:09 pm · 3.2 ft | Coef. 93 | 85% | Major periods 1:40 am · 2:13 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 7:17 am · 4:38 pm | High tide 5:02 am · 18.5 ft | Low tide 10:28 am · 4.4 ft | High tide 5:26 pm · 18.0 ft | Low tide 10:56 pm · 3.9 ft | Coef. 85 | 76% | Major periods 2:45 am · 3:17 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:19 am · 4:36 pm | High tide 6:00 am · 17.8 ft | Low tide 11:19 am · 5.7 ft | High tide 6:21 pm · 17.4 ft | Low tide 11:55 pm · 4.8 ft | Coef. 75 | 65% | Major periods 3:48 am · 4:18 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 7:21 am · 4:34 pm | High tide 6:59 am · 17.0 ft | Low tide 12:28 pm · 7.1 ft | High tide 7:20 pm · 16.8 ft | — | Coef. 63 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:47 am · 5:14 pm | Low |
| Mon 2 | 7:24 am · 4:32 pm | Low tide 1:17 am · 5.6 ft | High tide 8:01 am · 16.3 ft | Low tide 2:03 pm · 7.8 ft | High tide 8:24 pm · 16.4 ft | Coef. 54 | 43% | Major periods 5:41 am · 6:06 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 7:26 am · 4:30 pm | Low tide 2:54 am · 5.8 ft | High tide 9:07 am · 15.8 ft | Low tide 3:31 pm · 7.7 ft | High tide 9:34 pm · 16.3 ft | Coef. 54 | 32% | Major periods 6:30 am · 6:54 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 7:28 am · 4:27 pm | Low tide 4:18 am · 5.3 ft | High tide 10:21 am · 15.9 ft | Low tide 4:42 pm · 6.9 ft | High tide 10:48 pm · 16.7 ft | Coef. 61 | 23% | Major periods 7:16 am · 7:39 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.
Where this tide comes from
Bo’ness has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Leith (Environment Agency), 17 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 tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta): Leith (E70824), https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/stations/E70824. 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 15-minute sea levels of 2025-10-29 to 2026-10-22 (356 days).
The sea at Bo’ness
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Bo’ness: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces north and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:19 am (local time).
Weather in Bo’ness
Now in Bo’ness
- Low / high
- 49 / 59 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 89%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew pointDew point
- 48 °F
- Visibility
- 16 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 24
- Saharan dust
- No
- Pollen
- None
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.20 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast | Overcast |
| Temperature | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 58° | 58° | 55° | 50° |
| Wind (mph) | 9 SW | 7 SSW | 6 SW | 3 S | 7 SSW | 8 SSW | 6 S | 3 ESE |
| Gusts | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 3:00 am 52° 7 SSW
- 6:00 am 52° 6 SW
- 9:00 am 52° 3 S
- 12:00 pm 58° 7 SSW
- 3:00 pm 58° 8 SSW
- 6:00 pm 55° 6 S
- 9:00 pm 50° 3 ESE
- 12:00 am 50° 3 ESE
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 49 / 59 °F | 9 mph SSW | 4:07 am · 4:33 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 49 / 55 °F | 8 mph S | 5:02 am · 5:26 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 53 / 56 °F | 10 mph SW | 6:00 am · 6:21 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 43 / 54 °F | 7 mph SW | 6:59 am · 7:20 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 38 / 49 °F | 4 mph WSW | 8:01 am · 8:24 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 35 / 51 °F | 5 mph WSW | 9:07 am · 9:34 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 35 / 42 °F | 4 mph W | 10:21 am · 10:48 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 34 / 40 °F | 2 mph NNE | 11:31 am · 11:53 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 36 / 43 °F | 3 mph ENE | 12:26 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 34 / 41 °F | 2 mph E | 12:46 am · 1:10 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 39 / 44 °F | 6 mph E | 1:30 am · 1:49 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 42 / 50 °F | 7 mph ENE | 2:10 am · 2:25 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 47 / 51 °F | 4 mph ENE | 2:48 am · 3:01 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 49 / 53 °F | 8 mph ENE | 3:25 am · 3:36 pm |
- Fri 30 Light rain 49° / 55° 8 mph
- Sat 31 Overcast 53° / 56° 10 mph
- Sun 1 Fog 43° / 54° 7 mph
- Mon 2 Fog 38° / 49° 4 mph
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 35° / 51° 5 mph
- Wed 4 Overcast 35° / 42° 4 mph
- Thu 5 Overcast 34° / 40° 2 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+6.1 °F; normal high: 53 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:19 am (local time).
The sun in Bo’ness
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:52 am
- Full dark 6:03 pm
- Civil dawn 6:36 am
- Civil dusk 5:20 pm
- Solar noon 11:58 am (20° high)
- Daylight 9 h 25 min (−4 min)
- Evening golden hour 3:44 pm
- Full dark 6:03 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,335,307 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Bo’ness
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,641 mi away and looks 32′ 45″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 1:40–3:40 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:13–4:13 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 11:59 am–12:59 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 5:26–6:26 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 8:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 11:48 amNov 17 in 19 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 2:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days
Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.
Where to fish in Bo’ness
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Crombie Jetty 3.5 mi
- Crombie Point Pier 3.0 mi
- Jetty 3.6 mi
- Jetty 3.6 mi
- Upper Forth Boat Club 1.0 mi
- Boat ramp 1.8 mi
- Boat ramp 2.6 mi
- Upper Forth Boat Club 1.0 mi
- Old Culross Harbour 2.6 mi
- Old Dunimarle Jetty 2.7 mi
- Lochside Tackle & Sports 2.8 mi
- Central Tackle Fishing Shop 4.2 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Tides near Bo’nessTides nearby
- High Valleyfield3.3 mi
- Polmont3.9 mi
- Grangemouth4.1 mi
- Cairneyhill4.3 mi
- Oakley5.1 mi
- Kincardine5.4 mi
- Skinflats5.4 mi
- Limekilns5.5 mi
- Falkirk6.6 mi
- Airth7.0 mi
Bo’ness at a glance
- Town or city of about 14,840 people. Coordinates: 56.017° N, 3.617° W.
- It is 6.6 mi east of Falkirk, the main place in Falkirk. The sun rises 1 min earlier and sets 1 min earlier than in Falkirk.
- The nearest tide station, Leith, is 17 mi to the east.
- Its coast faces north.
Questions about Bo’nessQuestions
What time is high tide today in Bo’ness?
Today in Bo’ness there are high tides at 4:07 am (19.1 ft) and 4:33 pm (18.5 ft) and low tides at 9:46 am and 10:09 pm. Tide coefficient 93.
What time is sunset today in Bo’ness?
At 4:40 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:20 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Bo’ness?
At 7:17 am. First light comes at 5:54 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From November 9 to 11.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:40–3:40 am, Minor 11:59 am–12:59 pm, Major 2:13–4:13 pm, Minor 5:26–6:26 pm. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Bo’ness?
Overcast, from 49 °F to 59 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (7 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Bo’ness?
The best time to visit Bo’ness is from July to August: highs of 66 °F to 67 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Leith tide gauge (UK National Tide Gauge Network). This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; constants fitted by TidePlanet from a year of its readings. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).