When Is The Best Time To See The Whirlpool?
Spring Tide Dates at the Corryvreckan Whirlpool
In the following Tides Chart, the * symbol denotes the relative strength of the tides in the Gulf of Corryvreckan.
* denotes tidal rise at Oban is less than 4.0 metres
** denotes tidal rise of 4 metres
*** denotes tidal rise of more than 4.0 metres
| Corryvreckan Whirpool - Spring Tides Chart | |||
| January | February | March | April |
| 29th * 30th ** 31st *** |
1st ** 2nd * 13th * 14th-16th ** 17th-18th * 27th * 28th ** |
1st-2nd *** 3rd ** 4th * 15th * 16th-17th ** 18th-19th * 28th * 29th-31st ** |
1st ** 2nd * 13th-16th * 27th * 28th-29th ** 30th * |
| 1st March 0602 hrs GMT Oban 4.3m |
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| May | June | July | August |
| 14th-16th * 28th-30th * |
13th-16th * 26th-29th * |
11th * 12th-15th ** 26th * 27th-28th ** 29th-30th * |
9th * 10th ** 11th-12th *** 13th ** 14th * 23rd * 24th-27th ** 28th * |
| September | October | November | December |
| 6th * 7th ** 8th-9th **** 10th *** 11th ** 12th * 21st * 22nd-25th ** 26th * |
5th * 6th ** 7th *** 8th-9th **** 10th ** 11th * 21st * 22nd-24th ** 25th * |
3rd * 4th ** 5th-7th *** 8th-9th ** 10th * 20th-25th * |
4th-5th * 6th-9th ** 10th * 20th-22nd * 23rd-25th ** 26th * |
| 9th September 1816 hrs GMT Oban 4.4m |
8th October 1751 hrs GMT Oban 4.4m |
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If you want to see the Corryvreckand Whirlpool at its most powerful, you should choose a date for your visit with the most stars! Please see our - how to get there - page for information on boat trips and other ways to reach the area around one of nature's most famous phenomena.