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Next high tide at Cuxhaven: 10:00 CEST, 0.81 m

Heights relative to MSL. 2026-04-27.

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Tide times at Cuxhaven on Monday, 27 April 2026: first low tide at 04:00, first high tide at 10:00, second low tide at 16:00, second high tide at 22:00. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 20:47.

Tide curve — next 24 hours

-2.5 m-0.5 m1.6 mHeight (MSL)02:0006:0010:0014:0018:0022:00L 04:00H 10:00L 16:00H 22:00nowTime (Europe/Berlin)

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.

7-day tide table

DayTypeTimeHeightCoef.
Mon 27 AprLow04:00-2.0m86
High10:000.8m
Low16:00-1.7m
High22:001.3m
Tue 28 AprLow05:00-2.2m91
High11:001.1m
Low17:00-2.1m
High23:001.2m
Wed 29 AprLow06:00-2.5m93
High12:001.0m
Low18:00-2.3m
Thu 30 AprHigh00:001.2m100
Low06:00-2.5m
High12:001.1m
Low19:00-2.4m
Fri 01 MayHigh01:001.2m97
Low07:00-2.4m
Sat 02 MayHigh01:001.5m100
Low08:00-2.0m
High14:001.7m
Low20:00-1.9m
Sun 03 MayHigh01:001.4m

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

Sun & moon today

Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
20:47
Moonrise
14:49
Moonset
04:26
Moon phase
Waxing gibbous (75% illuminated)

Current conditions

Wind
9.6 m/s @ 340°
Wave height
0.6 m
Wave period
5.3 s
Water temp
9.4 °C

As of 02:00 local time. Conditions refresh daily.

Solunar 7-day rating

The angler tradition that rates each day for fish-bite likelihood using moon transits and rise/set. One to five stars. Not a scientific forecast.

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Best windows Mon 27 Apr

Suggested time slots at Cuxhaven, derived from the tide, sun, moon, and conditions data on this page. Rough guidance, not a forecast.

Spring & neap tides at Cuxhaven

Next spring tide on Fri 01 May (range 3.9m). Next neap on Mon 27 Apr.

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

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. The tide here is one of the bigger ones on the German shore — mean range about 2.8 metres, climbing past 3.4 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.

Common questions about tides 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.

7-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.

DayTypeTimeHeight
Mon 27 AprLow04:00-2.0m
High10:000.8m
Low16:00-1.7m
High22:001.3m
Tue 28 AprLow05:00-2.2m
High11:001.1m
Low17:00-2.1m
High23:001.2m
Wed 29 AprLow06:00-2.5m
High12:001.0m
Low18:00-2.3m
Thu 30 AprHigh00:001.2m
Low06:00-2.5m
High12:001.1m
Low19:00-2.4m
Fri 01 MayHigh01:001.2m
Low07:00-2.4m
Sat 02 MayHigh01:001.5m
Low08:00-2.0m
High14:001.7m
Low20:00-1.9m
Sun 03 MayHigh01:001.4m

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-26T23:51:00.422Z.

Read about how these predictions are made on the methodology page. Unfamiliar with terms like spring tide or datum? See the glossary.

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-26T23:51:00.422Z. Predictions refresh daily.