Tides & daylight

Tides & daylight in The Solent

Live 7-day tide forecast and year-round daylight hours for The Solent, the United Kingdom.

UK south-coast classic — strong tides, well-equipped harbors.

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Tide forecast for The Solent

Hourly sea level for the next seven days, with high and low water marked — plan shallow-harbour entries and anchor scope around the turns.

High & low water, day by day

Fri, Jun 5

High water1:56 AM · 0.37 m
Low water7:17 AM · -1.31 m
High water2:48 PM · 0.37 m
Low water7:37 PM · -0.94 m

Sat, Jun 6

High water2:51 AM · 0.45 m
Low water8:04 AM · -1 m
High water3:19 PM · 0.51 m
Low water8:32 PM · -0.94 m

Sun, Jun 7

High water3:32 AM · 0.11 m
Low water8:45 AM · -1.26 m
High water4:12 PM · 0.37 m
Low water9:18 PM · -0.92 m

Mon, Jun 8

High water4:21 AM · 0.17 m
Low water9:40 AM · -1.13 m
High water4:57 PM · 0.32 m
Low water10:14 PM · -0.92 m

Tue, Jun 9

High water5:10 AM · 0.25 m
Low water10:45 AM · -1.06 m
High water5:47 PM · 0.33 m
Low water11:27 PM · -0.95 m

Wed, Jun 10

High water6:02 AM · 0.13 m
Low water11:47 AM · -1.14 m
High water6:33 PM · 0.34 m

Thu, Jun 11

Low water12:27 AM · -1.06 m
High water7:01 AM · 0.27 m
Low water12:52 PM · -1.13 m
High water7:30 PM · 0.41 m

Heights are sea level relative to mean sea level, from the Open-Meteo Marine forecast. All times are local (Europe/London). Refreshed every 15 minutes.

Sunrise, sunset & daylight in The Solent

Sample days — the 15th of each month, May 2026 to October 2026 — for The Solent.

Sample days — the 15th of each month, May 2026 to October 2027 — for The Solent.

Month	Dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Dusk	Daylight
May 2026	4:37 AM	5:17 AM	8:48 PM	9:28 PM	15 h 30 min
June 2026	4:06 AM	4:52 AM	9:21 PM	10:07 PM	16 h 29 min
July 2026	4:26 AM	5:09 AM	9:14 PM	9:58 PM	16 h 5 min
August 2026	5:16 AM	5:53 AM	8:28 PM	9:05 PM	14 h 35 min
September 2026	6:08 AM	6:41 AM	7:22 PM	7:55 PM	12 h 41 min
October 2026	6:55 AM	7:28 AM	6:15 PM	6:48 PM	10 h 47 min
November 2026	6:45 AM	7:21 AM	4:20 PM	4:56 PM	8 h 59 min
December 2026	7:22 AM	8:02 AM	4:01 PM	4:40 PM	7 h 59 min
January 2027	7:24 AM	8:02 AM	4:28 PM	5:06 PM	8 h 26 min
February 2027	6:45 AM	7:19 AM	5:21 PM	5:55 PM	10 h 2 min
March 2027	5:48 AM	6:21 AM	6:09 PM	6:42 PM	11 h 48 min
April 2027	5:38 AM	6:13 AM	7:59 PM	8:34 PM	13 h 47 min
May 2027	4:37 AM	5:18 AM	8:47 PM	9:27 PM	15 h 29 min
June 2027	4:06 AM	4:52 AM	9:21 PM	10:07 PM	16 h 28 min
July 2027	4:26 AM	5:09 AM	9:14 PM	9:58 PM	16 h 5 min
August 2027	5:16 AM	5:53 AM	8:29 PM	9:06 PM	14 h 36 min
September 2027	6:07 AM	6:41 AM	7:23 PM	7:56 PM	12 h 42 min
October 2027	6:55 AM	7:28 AM	6:16 PM	6:49 PM	10 h 48 min

Times are local. Dawn and dusk mark civil twilight: enough light for deck work, but time to switch the nav lights on.