TidePlanet

Today in Mossley Hill there are high tides at 12:17 am (31.3 ft) and 12:36 pm (30.8 ft) and low tides at 7:15 am and 7:41 pm. Tide coefficient 91. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 7:15 am. The sun rises at 7:05 am and sets at 4:45 pm: 9 h 41 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 6:19 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:37 am to 3:37 am and from 2:10 pm to 4:10 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is smooth, with 1.0 ft waves. There's a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph). Overcast, 49 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Mossley Hill today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
7
Good day · 7 out of 10 6:30–8:00 am Also 11:40 am–12:30 pm and 7:30–8:40 pm
  • Low tide at 7:15 am
  • Sunrise at 7:05 am
  • Rising pressure (+0.25 inHg in 24 h), almost no wind and calm sea (1.0 ft waves)
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 91 (spring tides)
  • A major period lines up with sunset

Your day at a glance

The best window, 6:30 am to 8:00 am, combines the 7:15 am low tide and sunrise, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 11:40 am to 12:30 pm, with the 12:36 pm high tide, moonset and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure. Also good from 7:30 pm to 8:40 pm, with the 7:41 pm low tide.

Species with the most records nearby: thornback ray, European flounder, small-spotted catshark and European plaice. October is one of the months when these are seen most: European flounder and European plaice. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Mossley Hill

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sun and clouds
  • Onshore breeze (8 mph)
  • Calm for swimming: 0.9 ft waves
  • Low tide at 7:15 am: more sand
  • Feels like 56 °F: chilly for the beach
  • Water at 53 °F (very cold)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 0.9 ft

    0.9 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 53 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15

    Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 8 mph

    Onshore breeze (8 mph).

  • Tide & sand 7:15 am

    Low tide at 7:15 am and 7:41 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 12:17 am and 12:36 pm.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Mossley Hill

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Tides

Tides in Mossley Hill

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 12:17 am 31.3 ft · coef. 91
  • ▲ High tide 12:36 pm 30.8 ft · coef. 88
  • ▼ Low tide 7:41 pm 4.7 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 1 h 30 min to low tide at 7:15 am.

Tide coefficient 91 for the 12:17 am high tide and 88 for the 12:36 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 26.6 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 March 21 (32.2 ft) and the lowest, on August 14 (1.4 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 26 to 29 (coefficient 93, 27.8 ft range). The smallest, from October 19 to 20 (coefficient 36, 10.1 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 7:05 am · 4:45 pm High tide 12:17 am · 31.3 ft Low tide 7:15 am · 4.7 ft High tide 12:36 pm · 30.8 ft Low tide 7:41 pm · 4.7 ft Coef. 91 85% Major periods 1:37 am · 2:10 pm Medium
Fri 30 7:06 am · 4:43 pm High tide 1:03 am · 30.3 ft Low tide 8:00 am · 5.8 ft High tide 1:23 pm · 30.0 ft Low tide 8:29 pm · 5.6 ft Coef. 85 76% Major periods 2:42 am · 3:14 pm Medium
Sat 31 7:08 am · 4:41 pm High tide 1:54 am · 28.7 ft Low tide 8:50 am · 7.3 ft High tide 2:17 pm · 28.6 ft Low tide 9:24 pm · 6.8 ft Coef. 76 65% Major periods 3:45 am · 4:15 pm Medium
Sun 1 7:10 am · 4:39 pm High tide 2:55 am · 27.0 ft Low tide 9:46 am · 8.7 ft High tide 3:21 pm · 27.1 ft Low tide 10:29 pm · 7.8 ft Coef. 66 Last quarter Major periods 4:44 am · 5:11 pm Medium
Mon 2 7:12 am · 4:37 pm High tide 4:07 am · 25.4 ft Low tide 10:53 am · 9.8 ft High tide 4:37 pm · 26.0 ft Low tide 11:45 pm · 8.2 ft Coef. 57 43% Major periods 5:38 am · 6:03 pm Medium
Tue 3 7:14 am · 4:36 pm High tide 5:26 am · 24.7 ft Low tide 12:11 pm · 10.0 ft High tide 5:58 pm · 25.9 ft — Coef. 55 32% Major periods 6:27 am · 6:51 pm Medium
Wed 4 7:16 am · 4:34 pm Low tide 1:04 am · 7.7 ft High tide 6:45 am · 25.1 ft Low tide 1:29 pm · 9.1 ft High tide 7:13 pm · 26.7 ft Coef. 62 23% Major periods 7:13 am · 7:36 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

B · Nearby station

Mossley Hill has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Liverpool (Environment Agency), 6.6 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): Liverpool (E70124), https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/stations/E70124. 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).

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Mossley Hill

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: smooth

Smooth Douglas 2 · gentle breeze, Beaufort 3
Waves 1.0 ft · 3.7 s from the west (272°)
Swell 1.0 ft · 3.1 s from the west
Current 0.5 mph toward the WSW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common0.5 ft
  • Significant1.0 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest2.2 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.2 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.2 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 2 mph ESE · gusts 4
Offshore (16 mi WNW)Offshore 11 mph SSW · gusts 15

Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

Cross-offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 1.6 ft with a period of 4 s, from the west (smooth).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now52.2 °F
Today 52.2–52.5 °F air: 48 / 59 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 54.9 °F measured 1.6 mi away

The satellite measured 2.7 °F more 2 days ago than the model gives now: the water is probably warmer than the forecast says.

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 50.0 °F by Wednesday 4.

Water colder than normal for late October (−2.3 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:45 am (local time).

Nearest buoy

Liverpool Bay WaveNet Site Buoy 6200287 · 21 mi WNW of here Measured at 2:30 am, 3 h 15 min ago
Waves 1.3 ft · 4 s —
Water 55.5 °F

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS), via the E.U. Copernicus Marine Service. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (doi:10.48670/moi-00036).

Diving

Diving in Mossley Hill today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
10
Great day · 10 out of 10 11:50 am–1:40 pm Also 7:00–7:50 am
  • Slack water around high tide (12:36 pm): little current from 12:20 pm to 1:00 pm
  • 0.7 ft swell at 3 s from the west: barely any surge
  • Light onshore wind (8 mph)
  • 0.2 mph current toward the northeast, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 0.7 ft 3 s · from the W
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: good
Water and suit 52.2 °F 7 mm semi-dry suit
Current 0.2 mph toward the NE
  • Slack water today: high tide 12:17 am (12:00–12:40 am), low tide 7:15 am (6:50–7:40 am), high tide 12:36 pm (12:20–1:00 pm) and low tide 7:41 pm (7:10–8:00 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. Swell (up to 3.6 ft at 5 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 52.2 °F: a 7 mm semi-dry suit, with hood, gloves and booties.
  • Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 5:22 pm. Waning gibbous (85%), rising at 6:19 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 11:50 am to 1:40 pm, combines slack water at high tide, little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 7:00 am to 7:50 am, with slack water at low tide, little swell, light wind and weak current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

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Weather

Weather in Mossley Hill

14-day weather

Now in Mossley Hill

Now 49 °F Overcast · feels like 47 °F · 48 / 59 °F
Low / high
48 / 59 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 0%
Clouds
86%
Humidity
93%
Dew pointDew point
47 °F
Visibility
10 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 22
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: +0.16 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 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastPartly cloudyOvercastPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyPartly cloudy
Temperature 52°50°49°50°57°58°54°52°
Wind (mph) 4 S3 SSE2 ESE4 ESE8 SSE7 SSE5 SSE5 SE
Gusts 86471516109
Waves 1.6 ft1.2 ft1.0 ft0.9 ft0.7 ft0.6 ft0.5 ft0.4 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 6:00 am 49° 2 ESE 1.0 ft
  • 9:00 am 50° 4 ESE 0.9 ft
  • 12:00 pm 57° 8 SSE 0.7 ft
  • 3:00 pm 58° 7 SSE 0.6 ft
  • 6:00 pm 54° 5 SSE 0.5 ft
  • 9:00 pm 52° 5 SE 0.4 ft
  • 12:00 am 51° 6 SE 0.3 ft
  • 3:00 am 50° 7 SE 0.3 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 48 / 59 °F 8 mph SE 1.6 ft 12:17 am · 12:36 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 49 / 56 °F 10 mph SE 0.7 ft 1:03 am · 1:23 pm
Sat 31 Overcast 47 / 53 °F 10 mph SE 0.9 ft 1:54 am · 2:17 pm
Sun 1 Fog 44 / 53 °F 4 mph NNE 0.8 ft 2:55 am · 3:21 pm
Mon 2 Overcast 42 / 52 °F 3 mph NE 0.5 ft 4:07 am · 4:37 pm
Tue 3 Overcast 43 / 53 °F 9 mph NE 0.1 ft 5:26 am · 5:58 pm
Wed 4 Overcast 45 / 52 °F 7 mph E 0.1 ft 6:45 am · 7:13 pm
Thu 5 Overcast 46 / 52 °F 10 mph E 0.7 ft 7:53 am · 8:15 pm
Fri 6 Clear sky 46 / 52 °F 10 mph ESE 0.7 ft 8:46 am · 9:06 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 44 / 51 °F 12 mph SE 1.4 ft 9:30 am · 9:49 pm
Sun 8 Drizzle 43 / 51 °F 12 mph SE 1.9 ft 10:09 am · 10:27 pm
Mon 9 Drizzle 49 / 54 °F 12 mph SE 2.0 ft 10:45 am · 11:02 pm
Tue 10 Light drizzle 53 / 54 °F 8 mph E 0.8 ft 11:19 am · 11:35 pm
Wed 11 Light drizzle 50 / 54 °F 8 mph SE 0.9 ft 11:52 am
  • Fri 30 Overcast 49° / 56° 0.7 ft
  • Sat 31 Overcast 47° / 53° 0.9 ft
  • Sun 1 Fog 44° / 53° 0.8 ft
  • Mon 2 Overcast 42° / 52° 0.5 ft
  • Tue 3 Overcast 43° / 53° 0.1 ft
  • Wed 4 Overcast 45° / 52° 0.1 ft
  • Thu 5 Overcast 46° / 52° 0.7 ft
See all 14 days →

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 (+4.3 °F; normal high: 55 °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 5:45 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Mossley Hill

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:05 am in the ESE (112°)ESE
Sets 4:45 pm in the WSW (248°)WSW
  • First light 5:47 am
  • Full dark 6:03 pm
  • Civil dawn 6:28 am
  • Civil dusk 5:22 pm
  • Solar noon 11:55 am (23° high)
  • Daylight 9 h 41 min (−4 min)
  • Evening golden hour 3:54 pm
  • Full dark 6:03 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:05–7:56 am
Evening golden hour3:54–4:45 pm
Mossley Hill

Today the sun is 92,335,354 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Mossley Hill

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 85% 85% illuminated · 18.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am
Rises 6:19 pm in the NE (39°)NE
Sets 12:59 pm tomorrow · in the NW (320°) · set at 12:00 pm
Transit 2:37 am overhead
Visible 18 h 40 min from 6:19 pm to 12:59 pm

Today the moon is 226,641 mi away and looks 32′ 45″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:37–3:37 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:10–4:10 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 11:30 am–12:30 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 5:49–6:49 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.

Place

Where to fish in Mossley Hill

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Very shallow

Very shallow and flat: 1.7 mi from shore the water is still only about 0 ft deep.

From the shoreline (1.4 mi from Mossley Hill) out to sea, heading southwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep1.1 mi
  • 33 ft deepnot within 1.7 mi
  • 66 ft deepnot within 1.7 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 1.7 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 1.1 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
  • Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 1.7 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.

Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide. There is land ahead (an island, a headland or the far shore) 1.7 mi out. Where the bottom comes up to the surface there are shoals, rocks or an islet next to the profile.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Nearest lighthouse

Photo of Birkenhead light
Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0

Birkenhead light 4.2 mi west

Other lighthouses nearby: Hale Head Lighthouse (6.2 mi southeast), Ellesmere Port Lighthouse (6.2 mi south).

Data from Wikidata. For reference only: not for navigation. Wikidata · Sources and licenses

Tides near Mossley HillTides nearby

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Mossley Hill at a glance

  • Town or city of about 12,041 people. Coordinates: 53.377° N, 2.913° W.
  • It is 3.6 mi southeast of Liverpool, the main place in Liverpool. The sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time than in Liverpool.
  • The nearest tide station, Liverpool, is 6.6 mi to the northwest.
  • Its coast faces southwest.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Prince's Stage (4.2 mi).

Questions about Mossley HillQuestions

What time is high tide today in Mossley Hill?

Today in Mossley Hill there are high tides at 12:17 am (31.3 ft) and 12:36 pm (30.8 ft) and low tides at 7:15 am and 7:41 pm. Tide coefficient 91.

What time is sunset today in Mossley Hill?

At 4:45 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:22 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Mossley Hill?

At 7:06 am. First light comes at 5:49 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 1:37–3:37 am, Minor 11:30 am–12:30 pm, Major 2:10–4:10 pm, Minor 5:49–6:49 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Mossley Hill?

Overcast, from 48 °F to 59 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Mossley Hill?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 1.0 ft waves with a period of 3.7 s from the west. The water is 52.2 °F.

When is the best time to visit Mossley Hill?

The best time to visit Mossley Hill is from July to August: highs of 69 °F to 70 °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: Liverpool 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).

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