Cuxhaven tide times
Cuxhaven tide forecast — heights relative to MSL.
Today's tide times for Cuxhaven
Tide times at Cuxhaven on Sunday, 26 July 2026: first high tide at 02:00, first low tide at 04:36, second high tide at 10:47, second low tide at 17:08, third high tide at 23:14. Sunrise 05:27, sunset 21:34.
Tide chart for Cuxhaven
24-hour cosine-interpolated curve around the present moment. Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid).
Sun, moon and conditions on Sun 26 Jul
Snapshot at build time — refreshes daily. Sea state from Open-Meteo Marine.
Highs and lows next 7 days
Every predicted high and low for the next week, with the daily tidal coefficient (0–120; higher = bigger swing, > 95 means stronger currents).
Other spots nearby
The three closest curated TideTurtle locations to Cuxhaven, measured by great-circle distance.
Today's solunar windows
Solunar tradition: major periods are the ≈3h windows around moon transit and opposition; minor are ≈2h around moonrise and moonset. Pair with the local tide stage and wind for the best read.
Cycle dates near Cuxhaven
Next spring tide on Sat 01 Aug (range 3.6m). Last neap on Sun 26 Jul.
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 Cuxhaven
A short guide to the coastline at Cuxhaven — geography, sea state, and what the tide is actually doing under your feet.
Cuxhaven sits at the corner where the Elbe meets the open North Sea, the southern edge of the German Bight and the eastern end of the Wadden coast. 4 on spring tides. The pattern is semidiurnal, two highs and two lows about twelve and a half hours apart, and the flood reaches Cuxhaven from Helgoland and the open Bight before pushing on up the Elbe toward Brunsbüttel and Hamburg.
That makes the timing distinctive: high water at Cuxhaven leads Hamburg by about three hours, depending on river discharge. The Wadden mudflats north of town — the Sahlenburger Watt and the long flat out toward Neuwerk — open up completely on each ebb and refill on each flood, and the guided wattwanderung walks across to Neuwerk run on the bottom of the cycle. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, gridded ocean-model output.
Useful for planning but not navigation-grade — for the authoritative German tide data, the BSH Pegel Cuxhaven is the reference gauge.
Tide questions about Cuxhaven
Quick answers to the most common questions about tide times, range, and water access at Cuxhaven.
When is the next high tide at Cuxhaven?
The hero block shows the next high tide at Cuxhaven in Berlin local time, height above MSL. The 7-day table breaks out all four daily extremes. High water at Cuxhaven leads Hamburg by about three hours and lags Helgoland by close to an hour, so the timing here is the southern-Bight reference for the lower Elbe.
What's the typical tide range at Cuxhaven?
Mean range at Cuxhaven is about 2.8 metres — bigger than at Helgoland because the southern Bight geometry funnels and amplifies the open-North-Sea swing. Spring tides push past 3.4 metres, neaps compress to about 2.2. Easterly storm surge during winter low-pressure systems can lift levels another metre or more above predicted.
Where do these tide predictions come from?
Open-Meteo Marine, a global ocean-model grid. Gridded model output, useful for planning a wattwanderung or a beach day, but not navigation-grade. For authoritative German tide data including Pegel Cuxhaven, see Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH).
When can I walk the Wadden Sea to Neuwerk?
The Sahlenburger Watt and the path out to Neuwerk are walkable around low water on most days, but the safe window is short — typically two to three hours either side of the predicted low. Guided wattwanderung is the only safe way for visitors. The 7-day table flags each day's predicted low; pair with sunrise from the sun/moon block. Check the local nationalpark service for guided-tour timing.
Is this safe to use for navigation?
No. For piloting in the lower Elbe and the southern German Bight use BSH's authoritative tide tables and chart products plus the latest navigational warnings. Open-Meteo's gridded predictions are useful general planning data, not a navigational source.
8-day tide table — Cuxhaven
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 26 Jul | High | 02:00 | -0.5m |
| Low | 04:36 | -0.9m | |
| High | 10:47 | 1.5m | |
| Low | 17:08 | -1.2m | |
| High | 23:14 | 1.3m | |
| Mon 27 Jul | Low | 05:35 | -1.1m |
| High | 11:40 | 1.4m | |
| Low | 18:06 | -1.3m | |
| Tue 28 Jul | High | 00:02 | 1.3m |
| Low | 06:26 | -1.5m | |
| High | 12:28 | 1.4m | |
| Low | 18:55 | -1.6m | |
| Wed 29 Jul | High | 00:50 | 1.2m |
| Low | 07:07 | -1.7m | |
| High | 13:10 | 1.4m | |
| Low | 19:40 | -1.8m | |
| Thu 30 Jul | High | 01:33 | 1.2m |
| Low | 07:43 | -1.7m | |
| High | 13:46 | 1.7m | |
| Low | 20:16 | -1.9m | |
| Fri 31 Jul | High | 02:07 | 1.3m |
| Low | 08:25 | -1.8m | |
| High | 14:20 | 1.5m | |
| Low | 20:49 | -2.0m | |
| Sat 01 Aug | High | 02:40 | 1.4m |
| Low | 08:56 | -1.8m | |
| High | 14:40 | 1.6m | |
| Low | 21:28 | -2.0m | |
| Sun 02 Aug | High | 01:00 | 0.6m |