TideTurtleFalmouth, Cornwall tide times
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Tide times at Falmouth, Cornwall on Saturday, 16 May 2026: first low tide at 01:00, first high tide at 05:00, second low tide at 11:00, second high tide at 17:00. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 21:00.
Next 24 hours at Falmouth, Cornwall
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.
Sun, moon and conditions on Sat 16 May
Conditions as of 05:00 local time. Refreshes daily.
Highs and lows next 7 days
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| Day | Type | Time | Height | Coef. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16 May | High | 05:00 | 1.8m / 6.0ft | 96 |
| Low | 11:00 | -2.8m / -9.2ft | ||
| High | 17:00 | 1.9m / 6.2ft | ||
| Sun 17 May | Low | 00:00 | -2.9m / -9.4ft | 100 |
| High | 06:00 | 1.9m / 6.1ft | ||
| Low | 12:00 | -2.9m / -9.6ft | ||
| High | 18:00 | 1.9m / 6.3ft | ||
| Mon 18 May | Low | 01:00 | -3.0m / -9.7ft | 99 |
| High | 06:00 | 1.7m / 5.6ft | ||
| Low | 13:00 | -3.0m / -9.7ft | ||
| High | 19:00 | 1.8m / 6.0ft | ||
| Tue 19 May | Low | 01:00 | -2.9m / -9.6ft | 96 |
| High | 07:00 | 1.7m / 5.6ft | ||
| Low | 14:00 | -2.7m / -8.8ft | ||
| High | 19:00 | 1.7m / 5.6ft | ||
| Wed 20 May | Low | 02:00 | -2.9m / -9.5ft | 88 |
| High | 08:00 | 1.3m / 4.3ft | ||
| Low | 14:00 | -2.6m / -8.6ft | ||
| High | 20:00 | 1.4m / 4.6ft | ||
| Thu 21 May | Low | 03:00 | -2.8m / -9.0ft | 83 |
| High | 09:00 | 1.0m / 3.4ft | ||
| Low | 15:00 | -2.4m / -7.8ft | ||
| High | 21:00 | 1.3m / 4.2ft | ||
| Fri 22 May | Low | 04:00 | -2.5m / -8.0ft | 73 |
| High | 10:00 | 0.9m / 2.8ft | ||
| Low | 16:00 | -2.1m / -6.9ft | ||
| High | 22:00 | 1.1m / 3.6ft |
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.
Today's solunar windows
The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Europe/London local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.
7-day window outlook
- Sat2 M / 2 m
- Sun1 M / 2 m
- Mon2 M / 2 m
- Tue2 M / 2 m
- Wed2 M / 2 m
- Thu2 M / 1 m
- Fri2 M / 2 m
Cycle dates near Falmouth, Cornwall
Next spring tide on Sun 17 May (range 4.9m / 15.9ft). Next neap on Fri 22 May.
Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.
About tides at Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth sits on Cornwall's south coast, on one of the deepest natural harbours in Europe — Carrick Roads, the drowned river-mouth of the Fal. The tide range here is gentler than Newquay on the north coast: mean range about 4.4 metres, semidiurnal, with spring tides pushing past 5 metres and neaps dropping near 2.5. The pattern is two highs and two lows about twelve and a half hours apart. The harbour is sheltered from the worst of the open Atlantic by Pendennis Point and St Anthony Head, so the day-to-day signal reads steadier than the exposed north coast. For anyone walking the waterfront, taking the foot ferry across to Flushing or up the Fal to Trelissick, or sailing out of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, the tide changes the trip's timing. The flat at Maenporth and the rocky points at Pendennis open up at low water; the Helford River just south runs entirely tidal and drains noticeably on each ebb. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, gridded ocean-model output. Useful for planning, not navigation-grade — UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty TotalTide is the authoritative British tide product.
Tide questions about Falmouth, Cornwall
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8-day tide table — Falmouth, Cornwall
Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
| Day | Type | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16 May | Low | 01:00 | -1.2m / -3.9ft |
| High | 05:00 | 1.8m / 6.0ft | |
| Low | 11:00 | -2.8m / -9.2ft | |
| High | 17:00 | 1.9m / 6.2ft | |
| Sun 17 May | Low | 00:00 | -2.9m / -9.4ft |
| High | 06:00 | 1.9m / 6.1ft | |
| Low | 12:00 | -2.9m / -9.6ft | |
| High | 18:00 | 1.9m / 6.3ft | |
| Mon 18 May | Low | 01:00 | -3.0m / -9.7ft |
| High | 06:00 | 1.7m / 5.6ft | |
| Low | 13:00 | -3.0m / -9.7ft | |
| High | 19:00 | 1.8m / 6.0ft | |
| Tue 19 May | Low | 01:00 | -2.9m / -9.6ft |
| High | 07:00 | 1.7m / 5.6ft | |
| Low | 14:00 | -2.7m / -8.8ft | |
| High | 19:00 | 1.7m / 5.6ft | |
| Wed 20 May | Low | 02:00 | -2.9m / -9.5ft |
| High | 08:00 | 1.3m / 4.3ft | |
| Low | 14:00 | -2.6m / -8.6ft | |
| High | 20:00 | 1.4m / 4.6ft | |
| Thu 21 May | Low | 03:00 | -2.8m / -9.0ft |
| High | 09:00 | 1.0m / 3.4ft | |
| Low | 15:00 | -2.4m / -7.8ft | |
| High | 21:00 | 1.3m / 4.2ft | |
| Fri 22 May | Low | 04:00 | -2.5m / -8.0ft |
| High | 10:00 | 0.9m / 2.8ft | |
| Low | 16:00 | -2.1m / -6.9ft | |
| High | 22:00 | 1.1m / 3.6ft | |
| Sat 23 May | Low | 00:00 | 0.7m / 2.2ft |
Not for navigation. Generated 2026-05-16T03:20:13.235Z.
Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-05-16T03:20:13.235Z. Predictions refresh daily.