Tides | Ebb and flood

The beaches of Ostend are never the same width because of the tides. For example, if you take a relaxing walk on the beach, it is useful to know when it is high or low tide.

On this page you will find the astronomical water level forecast for Oostende. This free tidal information is only intended for private leisure beach activities, such as hiking, sunbathing and beach recreation. These tidal predictions are based on a non-authoritative static model, they do not consider current weather conditions and may therefore deviate ±15 minutes in reality.

May 2023

 
High tide
 
Low tide
 
Sunday 28 May
 
 
02:41 hrs
86 cm
 
08:32 hrs
359 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:03 hrs
121 cm
 
20:58 hrs
346 cm
 
 
Monday 29 May
 
 
03:36 hrs
81 cm
 
09:36 hrs
368 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:59 hrs
112 cm
 
21:59 hrs
357 cm
 
 
Tuesday 30 May
 
 
04:27 hrs
72 cm
 
10:31 hrs
384 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:52 hrs
99 cm
 
22:50 hrs
375 cm
 
 
Wednesday 31 May
 
 
05:19 hrs
60 cm
 
11:23 hrs
403 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:44 hrs
84 cm
 
23:36 hrs
395 cm
 
 

June 2023

 
High tide
 
Low tide
 
Thursday 1 June
 
 
06:09 hrs
46 cm
 
12:06 hrs
420 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:31 hrs
67 cm
Friday 2 June
00:19 hrs
416 cm
 
 
 
 
 
06:54 hrs
32 cm
 
12:47 hrs
437 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:16 hrs
49 cm
Saturday 3 June
01:00 hrs
438 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:40 hrs
18 cm
 
13:27 hrs
450 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:00 hrs
31 cm
Sunday 4 June
01:41 hrs
458 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:22 hrs
6 cm
 
14:08 hrs
460 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:43 hrs
15 cm
Monday 5 June
02:24 hrs
476 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:07 hrs
1 cm
 
14:49 hrs
462 cm
 
 
 
 
 
21:28 hrs
6 cm
Tuesday 6 June
03:09 hrs
482 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:51 hrs
6 cm
 
15:31 hrs
456 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:10 hrs
6 cm
Wednesday 7 June
03:54 hrs
476 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:36 hrs
20 cm
 
16:17 hrs
441 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:01 hrs
13 cm
Thursday 8 June
04:43 hrs
461 cm
 
 
 
 
 
11:26 hrs
41 cm
 
17:06 hrs
421 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:55 hrs
23 cm
Friday 9 June
05:39 hrs
441 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:23 hrs
61 cm
 
18:03 hrs
402 cm
 
 
Saturday 10 June
 
 
00:52 hrs
32 cm
 
06:48 hrs
425 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:23 hrs
75 cm
 
19:17 hrs
392 cm
 
 
Sunday 11 June
 
 
01:56 hrs
34 cm
 
07:58 hrs
418 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:24 hrs
81 cm
 
20:25 hrs
392 cm
 
 
Monday 12 June
 
 
02:55 hrs
29 cm
 
09:05 hrs
418 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:26 hrs
83 cm
 
21:27 hrs
397 cm
 
 
Tuesday 13 June
 
 
03:59 hrs
29 cm
 
10:06 hrs
420 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:33 hrs
81 cm
 
22:27 hrs
405 cm
 
 
Wednesday 14 June
 
 
05:05 hrs
30 cm
 
11:06 hrs
422 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:48 hrs
73 cm
 
23:25 hrs
413 cm
 
 
Thursday 15 June
 
 
06:10 hrs
30 cm
 
12:05 hrs
424 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:44 hrs
62 cm
Friday 16 June
00:20 hrs
420 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:05 hrs
30 cm
 
12:55 hrs
427 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:33 hrs
52 cm
Saturday 17 June
01:09 hrs
428 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:51 hrs
32 cm
 
13:40 hrs
430 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:16 hrs
41 cm
Sunday 18 June
01:53 hrs
437 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:32 hrs
34 cm
 
14:22 hrs
435 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:56 hrs
31 cm
Monday 19 June
02:34 hrs
448 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:09 hrs
37 cm
 
15:01 hrs
438 cm
 
 
 
 
 
21:33 hrs
24 cm
Tuesday 20 June
03:14 hrs
450 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:46 hrs
43 cm
 
15:39 hrs
436 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:09 hrs
23 cm
Wednesday 21 June
03:54 hrs
446 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:20 hrs
53 cm
 
16:16 hrs
427 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:47 hrs
30 cm
Thursday 22 June
04:30 hrs
434 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:55 hrs
68 cm
 
16:49 hrs
413 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:24 hrs
44 cm
Friday 23 June
05:10 hrs
418 cm
 
 
 
 
 
11:29 hrs
84 cm
 
17:23 hrs
397 cm
 
 
Saturday 24 June
 
 
00:04 hrs
58 cm
 
05:51 hrs
402 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:04 hrs
98 cm
 
18:00 hrs
384 cm
 
 
Sunday 25 June
 
 
00:51 hrs
70 cm
 
06:37 hrs
391 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:59 hrs
107 cm
 
18:48 hrs
375 cm
 
 
Monday 26 June
 
 
01:46 hrs
75 cm
 
07:33 hrs
386 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:58 hrs
109 cm
 
19:48 hrs
373 cm
 
 
Tuesday 27 June
 
 
02:40 hrs
71 cm
 
08:34 hrs
387 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:59 hrs
105 cm
 
20:54 hrs
376 cm
 
 
Wednesday 28 June
 
 
03:34 hrs
67 cm
 
09:32 hrs
393 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:58 hrs
99 cm
 
21:49 hrs
383 cm
 
 
Thursday 29 June
 
 
04:26 hrs
62 cm
 
10:29 hrs
400 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:55 hrs
90 cm
 
22:48 hrs
394 cm
 
 
Friday 30 June
 
 
05:23 hrs
56 cm
 
11:24 hrs
409 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:50 hrs
79 cm
 
23:42 hrs
409 cm
 
 

July 2023

 
High tide
 
Low tide
 
Saturday 1 July
 
 
06:15 hrs
48 cm
 
12:15 hrs
420 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:49 hrs
62 cm
Sunday 2 July
00:34 hrs
429 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:10 hrs
36 cm
 
13:05 hrs
434 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:40 hrs
42 cm
Monday 3 July
01:23 hrs
450 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:02 hrs
25 cm
 
13:54 hrs
448 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:30 hrs
22 cm
Tuesday 4 July
02:13 hrs
472 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:50 hrs
17 cm
 
14:39 hrs
456 cm
 
 
 
 
 
21:19 hrs
6 cm
Wednesday 5 July
02:59 hrs
483 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:38 hrs
17 cm
 
15:24 hrs
458 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:07 hrs
-2 cm
Thursday 6 July
03:47 hrs
483 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:27 hrs
24 cm
 
16:09 hrs
452 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:56 hrs
-3 cm
Friday 7 July
04:35 hrs
474 cm
 
 
 
 
 
11:16 hrs
36 cm
 
16:58 hrs
441 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:46 hrs
2 cm
Saturday 8 July
05:28 hrs
460 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:06 hrs
51 cm
 
17:50 hrs
429 cm
 
 
Sunday 9 July
 
 
00:37 hrs
10 cm
 
06:28 hrs
444 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:57 hrs
64 cm
 
18:49 hrs
420 cm
 
 
Monday 10 July
 
 
01:31 hrs
18 cm
 
07:29 hrs
432 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:50 hrs
74 cm
 
19:51 hrs
414 cm
 
 
Tuesday 11 July
 
 
02:25 hrs
25 cm
 
08:30 hrs
421 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:49 hrs
83 cm
 
20:51 hrs
407 cm
 
 
Wednesday 12 July
 
 
03:20 hrs
39 cm
 
09:30 hrs
409 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:50 hrs
91 cm
 
21:54 hrs
400 cm
 
 
Thursday 13 July
 
 
04:28 hrs
53 cm
 
10:34 hrs
399 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:09 hrs
91 cm
 
23:01 hrs
397 cm
 
 
Friday 14 July
 
 
05:39 hrs
62 cm
 
11:42 hrs
397 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:23 hrs
81 cm
Saturday 15 July
00:09 hrs
402 cm
 
 
 
 
 
06:44 hrs
64 cm
 
12:43 hrs
405 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:20 hrs
65 cm
Sunday 16 July
01:04 hrs
413 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:38 hrs
62 cm
 
13:28 hrs
415 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:06 hrs
49 cm
Monday 17 July
01:49 hrs
425 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:20 hrs
59 cm
 
14:11 hrs
426 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:46 hrs
34 cm
Tuesday 18 July
02:25 hrs
439 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:58 hrs
56 cm
 
14:48 hrs
435 cm
 
 
 
 
 
21:25 hrs
24 cm
Wednesday 19 July
03:01 hrs
447 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:33 hrs
54 cm
 
15:24 hrs
439 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:01 hrs
21 cm
Thursday 20 July
03:37 hrs
448 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:04 hrs
56 cm
 
15:55 hrs
437 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:34 hrs
25 cm
Friday 21 July
04:11 hrs
444 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:34 hrs
62 cm
 
16:26 hrs
430 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:06 hrs
33 cm
Saturday 22 July
04:43 hrs
436 cm
 
 
 
 
 
11:05 hrs
69 cm
 
16:54 hrs
422 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:38 hrs
44 cm
Sunday 23 July
05:16 hrs
430 cm
 
 
 
 
 
11:38 hrs
77 cm
 
17:26 hrs
418 cm
 
 
Monday 24 July
 
 
00:11 hrs
52 cm
 
05:50 hrs
425 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:16 hrs
82 cm
 
18:03 hrs
416 cm
 
 
Tuesday 25 July
 
 
00:46 hrs
58 cm
 
06:34 hrs
420 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:58 hrs
87 cm
 
18:50 hrs
412 cm
 
 
Wednesday 26 July
 
 
01:35 hrs
62 cm
 
07:29 hrs
413 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:52 hrs
93 cm
 
19:48 hrs
405 cm
 
 
Thursday 27 July
 
 
02:36 hrs
65 cm
 
08:31 hrs
404 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:02 hrs
98 cm
 
20:53 hrs
397 cm
 
 
Friday 28 July
 
 
03:42 hrs
69 cm
 
09:38 hrs
396 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:14 hrs
98 cm
 
22:04 hrs
394 cm
 
 
Saturday 29 July
 
 
04:44 hrs
71 cm
 
10:47 hrs
394 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:19 hrs
90 cm
 
23:13 hrs
402 cm
 
 
Sunday 30 July
 
 
05:47 hrs
67 cm
 
11:52 hrs
404 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:29 hrs
72 cm
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These tidal predictions are based on a non-authoritative static model, they do not consider current weather conditions and may therefore deviate ±15 minutes in reality.

Disclaimer

faqThis free tidal information is only intended for private leisure beach activities, such as hiking, sunbathing and beach recreation. No guarantees are made about the correctness of this free tides data. You may not use this page professionally and not if anyone or anything could be harmed as a result of its use (for example, do not use it for sailing or navigation purposes).

Ebb and flow

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The phase of retreating water is called ebb. A beach will get bigger during ebb. In the Oosterschelde or Waddenzee, mud plates will appear, which makes it possible to go mudhiking to the islands. At the end of ebb period, the water is at the lowest point: this is called low tide.

The phase of rising water is called flow. A beach will then get smaller, narrower. Big mud plates, like in the Waddenzee or Oosterschelde, will overflow with water during flow. The water level reached at the end of the flow phase is called high tide.

The time between the start of one flow and the start of the next flow is on average 12 hours and 25 minutes.