4m Pilot mooring - Helford River
16:39 13 May
12.9°C
Feels like 7.5°C
17.7 mph ↖
NW | Gusts 32.2 mph
Too Windy
Gusts to 32.2mph - stay inside
12.9°C
Temp
32.2 mph
Gusts
0.0 mm
Rain
Heat Tonight For Tomorrow?
Today
92% rain
13.0°
9.3°
Tides
Tomorrow
99% rain
12.0°
8.0°
Tides
05-15
56% rain
12.3°
7.6°
Tides
05-16
80% rain
12.9°
8.3°
Tides
05-17
66% rain
14.6°
8.6°
Tides
🌡️
13.6°C
Sea Temp
🌊
0.51 m
Wave Height
Corrected for inshore sheltering (raw model: 1.28 m)
high Wed 13
02:34
4.48 m
low Wed 13
09:24
1.22 m
high Wed 13
15:13
4.43 m
low Wed 13
21:50
1.2 m
high Thu 14
03:32
4.72 m
low Thu 14
10:20
0.92 m
Met Office — Plymouth to Lands End
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32.2 mph
Gusts
0.51 m
Wave
22.6 mi
Vis
13.6°C
Sea Temp
ebbing
Tide
Local Marks
Moorings/Pontoon area - thick-lipped grey mullet in summer
Upper river muddy marks - flounder in winter
Eastern shore near village - wrasse on peeler crab
Sandy patches - red gurnard on light tackle
Thick-lipped mullet hang around the moorings and pontoon all summer. Need dead-calm early mornings. Free-lined bread flake on the surface.
Bait: Bread flake, maggot, small worm
Rocky eastern shore near the village. Ballan and corkwing wrasse on float fished crab.
Bait: Peeler crab, limpet (collect locally), ragworm
Muddy upper river marks. Fish small baits on ledger. January-March best.
Bait: Ragworm, lugworm, mackerel strip
Sandy patches near the moorings. Small hooks, light tackle. Dusk best.
Bait: Ragworm, mackerel strip, sandeel
Huge spider crab migration into the Helford in spring/early summer. Drop pots in 5-15m.
Bait: Fish waste, squid
Min 130mm carapace. Check berried females.
Shellfish Rules (Cornwall IFCA)
Min size: 90mm (carapace length)
V-notched lobsters must be returned
Berried (egg-bearing) females must be returned
From boat: max 2 per day (combined with crawfish)
From shore: unlimited (pots or hand gathering)
Methods: pots, hand gathering (no spearfishing)
Season: All year
Min size: 110mm (carapace length)
From boat: max 2 per day (combined with lobster)
From shore: unlimited
Methods: pots, hand gathering
Season: All year
Min size: 160mm (carapace width (male))
From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total (crab + lobster + crawfish + spider crab)
From shore: unlimited
Methods: pots, hand gathering
Season: All year
Min size: 130mm (carapace length)
From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total
From shore: unlimited
Methods: pots, hand gathering
Season: All year
Min size: 100mm (shell width)
Hand diving only (no aqualung/scuba for recreational)
From boat: max 5 shellfish per day total
From shore: unlimited
Methods: hand diving (free dive only)
Season: All year
Voluntary code of practice for winkle picking applies
Methods: hand gathering
Season: All year
Wed 13: 00:00 - 01:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover
Wed 13: 21:00 - 21:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover
Thu 14: 02:00 - 02:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover
Thu 14: 22:00 - 05:00
Clear dark skies, low cloud cover