Tides | Ebb and flood

The beaches of Vlieland 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 Vlieland haven. This free tidal information is only intended for private leisure beach activities, such as hiking, sunbathing and beach recreation.

March 2023

 
High tide
 
Low tide
 
Tuesday 21 March
 
 
02:33 hrs
-129 cm
 
08:36 hrs
72 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:47 hrs
-123 cm
 
20:48 hrs
110 cm
 
 
Wednesday 22 March
 
 
03:20 hrs
-134 cm
 
09:22 hrs
74 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:33 hrs
-133 cm
 
21:34 hrs
111 cm
 
 
Thursday 23 March
 
 
04:02 hrs
-135 cm
 
10:03 hrs
76 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:15 hrs
-139 cm
 
22:15 hrs
109 cm
 
 
Friday 24 March
 
 
04:41 hrs
-131 cm
 
10:39 hrs
77 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:54 hrs
-141 cm
 
22:54 hrs
103 cm
 
 
Saturday 25 March
 
 
05:17 hrs
-125 cm
 
11:12 hrs
78 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:30 hrs
-139 cm
 
23:30 hrs
93 cm
 
 
Sunday 26 March
 
 
06:50 hrs
-117 cm
 
12:43 hrs
76 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:04 hrs
-130 cm
Monday 27 March
01:03 hrs
80 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:20 hrs
-106 cm
 
13:14 hrs
72 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:37 hrs
-117 cm
Tuesday 28 March
01:35 hrs
64 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:49 hrs
-95 cm
 
13:47 hrs
67 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:10 hrs
-101 cm
Wednesday 29 March
02:09 hrs
49 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:21 hrs
-83 cm
 
14:29 hrs
59 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:50 hrs
-85 cm
Thursday 30 March
02:53 hrs
36 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:01 hrs
-72 cm
 
15:27 hrs
52 cm
 
 
 
 
 
21:45 hrs
-70 cm
Friday 31 March
03:58 hrs
26 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:01 hrs
-61 cm
 
16:46 hrs
49 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:42 hrs
-65 cm

April 2023

 
High tide
 
Low tide
 
Saturday 1 April
05:49 hrs
25 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:20 hrs
-63 cm
 
18:29 hrs
57 cm
 
 
Sunday 2 April
 
 
01:13 hrs
-79 cm
 
07:30 hrs
40 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:32 hrs
-79 cm
 
19:39 hrs
71 cm
 
 
Monday 3 April
 
 
02:10 hrs
-96 cm
 
08:20 hrs
54 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:24 hrs
-95 cm
 
20:27 hrs
83 cm
 
 
Tuesday 4 April
 
 
02:54 hrs
-108 cm
 
09:00 hrs
64 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:07 hrs
-106 cm
 
21:08 hrs
90 cm
 
 
Wednesday 5 April
 
 
03:32 hrs
-116 cm
 
09:37 hrs
69 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:46 hrs
-114 cm
 
21:45 hrs
93 cm
 
 
Thursday 6 April
 
 
04:10 hrs
-122 cm
 
10:12 hrs
73 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:23 hrs
-119 cm
 
22:21 hrs
94 cm
 
 
Friday 7 April
 
 
04:46 hrs
-125 cm
 
10:46 hrs
74 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:59 hrs
-124 cm
 
22:55 hrs
93 cm
 
 
Saturday 8 April
 
 
05:20 hrs
-125 cm
 
11:16 hrs
74 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:34 hrs
-126 cm
 
23:26 hrs
89 cm
 
 
Sunday 9 April
 
 
05:54 hrs
-122 cm
 
11:41 hrs
74 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:08 hrs
-126 cm
 
23:56 hrs
84 cm
 
 
Monday 10 April
 
 
06:25 hrs
-117 cm
 
12:05 hrs
75 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:42 hrs
-123 cm
Tuesday 11 April
00:29 hrs
77 cm
 
 
 
 
 
06:57 hrs
-111 cm
 
12:38 hrs
76 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:19 hrs
-119 cm
Wednesday 12 April
01:09 hrs
68 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:32 hrs
-103 cm
 
13:22 hrs
75 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:02 hrs
-110 cm
Thursday 13 April
02:00 hrs
55 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:15 hrs
-94 cm
 
14:20 hrs
70 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:58 hrs
-99 cm
Friday 14 April
03:07 hrs
42 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:15 hrs
-82 cm
 
15:35 hrs
66 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:17 hrs
-91 cm
Saturday 15 April
04:34 hrs
36 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:39 hrs
-76 cm
 
17:04 hrs
69 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:52 hrs
-95 cm
Sunday 16 April
06:05 hrs
40 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:15 hrs
-83 cm
 
18:29 hrs
80 cm
 
 
Monday 17 April
 
 
01:12 hrs
-109 cm
 
07:21 hrs
51 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:32 hrs
-99 cm
 
19:38 hrs
92 cm
 
 
Tuesday 18 April
 
 
02:17 hrs
-122 cm
 
08:22 hrs
60 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:33 hrs
-114 cm
 
20:35 hrs
100 cm
 
 
Wednesday 19 April
 
 
03:09 hrs
-129 cm
 
09:14 hrs
66 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:25 hrs
-124 cm
 
21:24 hrs
101 cm
 
 
Thursday 20 April
 
 
03:55 hrs
-130 cm
 
09:57 hrs
70 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:10 hrs
-131 cm
 
22:09 hrs
99 cm
 
 
Friday 21 April
 
 
04:36 hrs
-127 cm
 
10:35 hrs
74 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:51 hrs
-134 cm
 
22:49 hrs
94 cm
 
 
Saturday 22 April
 
 
05:13 hrs
-123 cm
 
11:09 hrs
77 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:29 hrs
-134 cm
 
23:26 hrs
87 cm
 
 
Sunday 23 April
 
 
05:47 hrs
-119 cm
 
11:39 hrs
80 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:04 hrs
-131 cm
Monday 24 April
00:00 hrs
77 cm
 
 
 
 
 
06:17 hrs
-113 cm
 
12:11 hrs
81 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:37 hrs
-122 cm
Tuesday 25 April
00:32 hrs
65 cm
 
 
 
 
 
06:45 hrs
-106 cm
 
12:44 hrs
77 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:08 hrs
-111 cm
Wednesday 26 April
01:03 hrs
52 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:14 hrs
-98 cm
 
13:20 hrs
72 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:42 hrs
-98 cm
Thursday 27 April
01:38 hrs
40 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:46 hrs
-90 cm
 
14:02 hrs
65 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:21 hrs
-85 cm
Friday 28 April
02:22 hrs
30 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:25 hrs
-80 cm
 
14:55 hrs
58 cm
 
 
 
 
 
21:12 hrs
-74 cm
Saturday 29 April
03:22 hrs
23 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:18 hrs
-71 cm
 
16:04 hrs
54 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:35 hrs
-69 cm
Sunday 30 April
04:49 hrs
23 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:41 hrs
-65 cm
 
17:31 hrs
58 cm
 
 

May 2023

 
High tide
 
Low tide
 
Monday 1 May
 
 
00:18 hrs
-80 cm
 
06:24 hrs
34 cm
 
 
 
 
 
12:41 hrs
-76 cm
 
18:46 hrs
69 cm
 
 
Tuesday 2 May
 
 
01:19 hrs
-95 cm
 
07:29 hrs
49 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:39 hrs
-90 cm
 
19:42 hrs
79 cm
 
 
Wednesday 3 May
 
 
02:09 hrs
-109 cm
 
08:17 hrs
60 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:27 hrs
-102 cm
 
20:28 hrs
86 cm
 
 
Thursday 4 May
 
 
02:53 hrs
-118 cm
 
09:00 hrs
68 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:11 hrs
-111 cm
 
21:11 hrs
89 cm
 
 
Friday 5 May
 
 
03:35 hrs
-123 cm
 
09:41 hrs
73 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:53 hrs
-117 cm
 
21:52 hrs
89 cm
 
 
Saturday 6 May
 
 
04:14 hrs
-125 cm
 
10:19 hrs
76 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:33 hrs
-122 cm
 
22:31 hrs
86 cm
 
 
Sunday 7 May
 
 
04:52 hrs
-124 cm
 
10:54 hrs
77 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:12 hrs
-125 cm
 
23:08 hrs
82 cm
 
 
Monday 8 May
 
 
05:29 hrs
-121 cm
 
11:25 hrs
79 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:51 hrs
-125 cm
 
23:44 hrs
75 cm
 
 
Tuesday 9 May
 
 
06:05 hrs
-117 cm
 
11:56 hrs
81 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:30 hrs
-123 cm
Wednesday 10 May
00:24 hrs
67 cm
 
 
 
 
 
06:42 hrs
-112 cm
 
12:36 hrs
83 cm
 
 
 
 
 
19:13 hrs
-118 cm
Thursday 11 May
01:10 hrs
57 cm
 
 
 
 
 
07:22 hrs
-105 cm
 
13:26 hrs
82 cm
 
 
 
 
 
20:02 hrs
-110 cm
Friday 12 May
02:05 hrs
47 cm
 
 
 
 
 
08:11 hrs
-97 cm
 
14:25 hrs
80 cm
 
 
 
 
 
21:02 hrs
-102 cm
Saturday 13 May
03:10 hrs
39 cm
 
 
 
 
 
09:12 hrs
-89 cm
 
15:34 hrs
79 cm
 
 
 
 
 
22:16 hrs
-99 cm
Sunday 14 May
04:25 hrs
36 cm
 
 
 
 
 
10:28 hrs
-87 cm
 
16:50 hrs
81 cm
 
 
 
 
 
23:34 hrs
-104 cm
Monday 15 May
05:43 hrs
40 cm
 
 
 
 
 
11:50 hrs
-92 cm
 
18:05 hrs
86 cm
 
 
Tuesday 16 May
 
 
00:45 hrs
-111 cm
 
06:54 hrs
49 cm
 
 
 
 
 
13:03 hrs
-102 cm
 
19:12 hrs
92 cm
 
 
Wednesday 17 May
 
 
01:47 hrs
-117 cm
 
07:55 hrs
57 cm
 
 
 
 
 
14:06 hrs
-112 cm
 
20:10 hrs
93 cm
 
 
Thursday 18 May
 
 
02:41 hrs
-120 cm
 
08:47 hrs
64 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:00 hrs
-119 cm
 
21:01 hrs
91 cm
 
 
Friday 19 May
 
 
03:28 hrs
-119 cm
 
09:32 hrs
69 cm
 
 
 
 
 
15:47 hrs
-122 cm
 
21:47 hrs
86 cm
 
 
Saturday 20 May
 
 
04:10 hrs
-116 cm
 
10:10 hrs
75 cm
 
 
 
 
 
16:30 hrs
-123 cm
 
22:27 hrs
80 cm
 
 
Sunday 21 May
 
 
04:46 hrs
-113 cm
 
10:43 hrs
80 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:08 hrs
-121 cm
 
23:03 hrs
73 cm
 
 
Monday 22 May
 
 
05:18 hrs
-111 cm
 
11:15 hrs
84 cm
 
 
 
 
 
17:43 hrs
-117 cm
 
23:36 hrs
64 cm
 
 
Tuesday 23 May
 
 
05:48 hrs
-109 cm
 
11:49 hrs
85 cm
 
 
 
 
 
18:15 hrs
-111 cm
Getijden

These forecasts apply to average meteorological conditions and are calculated by the Dutch Ministry of Transport. In the two upper tables, the high tide (HW) is given in positive centimetres, and the low tide (LW) in negative centimetres, relative to NAP (general Dutch level).

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

Getijden

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.