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

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


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.

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