western isles challenge
tides

With grateful thanks to Stornoway Shipping Services for use of 2000 tide table information. Free copies of the tables are available by sending an A4 SAE to Ian Callaghan.  

The Imray charts necessary for the kayak legs can be obtained from Stornoway Shipping Services at 3 South Beach St, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis HS1 2BE +44 (0)1851 704050  Fax  706400

All times are in BST (i.e. actual clock time) and take account of differences from Stornoway. These differences are printed at the foot of the tables.  Tides are between springs and neaps.

Monday 8 May

Low

High

Low

Castlebay, Barra

3:39

9:50

15:54

North Side, Barra

3:49

10:00

16:04

Lochboisdale & Balivanich

3:56

10:07

16:11

Tuesday 9 May

Low

High

Low

Castlebay, Barra

4:32

11:00

16:46

North Side, Barra

4:42

11:10

16:56

Lochboisdale & Balivanich

4:49

11:17

17:03

Loch Carnan, Lochmaddy & Leverburgh

4:59

11:27

17:13

Wednesday 10 May

Low

High

Low

Loch Carnan, Lochmaddy & Leverburgh

6:04

12:04

18:17

West Loch Tarbert

5:47

12:27

18:00

East Loch Tarbert

6:18

12:58

18:31

Loch Shell

6:28

13:08

18:41

Thursday 11 May

Low

High

Low

Carloway

7:47

14:23

20:01

Little Bernera (Lewis)

7:41

14:23

20:01

Stornoway

8:02

14:38

20:16

Sunrise and Sunset

Monday 05:18 21:30

Wednesday

05:16

21:32

Thursday

05:14

21:34

Friday

05:11

21:36

Tidal Differences from Stornoway (all minus)

Castlebay, Barra

-1:02

North Side, Barra

-0:52

Lochboisdale & Balivanich

-0:45

Loch Carnan, Lochmaddy & Leverburgh

-0:35

West Loch Tarbert

-0:52

East Loch Tarbert

-0:21

Loch Shell

-0:11

Carloway

-0:15

Little Bernera (Lewis)

-0:21