Tide charts for Spanish Wells, Harbour Island and Eleuthera
Current tide tables, and how the tide changes the bonefishing.
By Captain Shaw Underwood · Updated September 2026
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Spanish Wells
We check the tide before every trip and set your pickup time to suit it. If you want to look yourself, any tide app or table for Spanish Wells, Bahamas will do; the flats fish on the last of the rise and the first of the fall.
Harbour Island
Harbour Island runs on the same tide as the north end. For reef and boat days the tide matters less; for the sandbar swing we aim for low water, which is when the sand is out.
How I read the table
Look for the rising water in the morning. If the flood comes in through the middle of the day, we fish the flats then and the reef early. If the low is at dawn, we start on the reef or in the deeper channels and move up onto the flats as the water comes. A big moon means a big range, more current and fish moving faster; a small moon means a lazy tide and a longer window on the shallow flats.
Questions people ask
Why do pickup times change?
Because the tide moves about fifty minutes a day and I plan the day around the flood.
Which tide is best for bonefish?
The last of the rising tide and the first of the fall.
Does the moon matter?
Yes. Bigger moons mean bigger tides and stronger current; smaller moons mean a gentler, longer window on the flats.
Is low tide bad?
Dead low on a bright still day is the slowest hour. It is also when the sandbar is out, so excursion days love it.
Request your dates
I reply within a few hours, island time. No deposit until we have agreed the day.
Let’s get you on the water.
Tell me your dates, who is coming and where you are staying. I will reply within a few hours with a plan and a price.
