IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES:

The times provided are for those people who wish to use the Lindisfarne Causeway ROAD to access (or return from) Holy island. The times should be treated with caution, as local weather conditions (such as high wind) can change them. Always allow 30 minutes extra time to compensate for these variables.

There is also a marked WALKING ROUTE OVER THE SANDS/MUD, however THESE TIMES DO NOT APPLY TO IT. If you intend to use this route, please do it during daylight hours with someone who has local knowledge and NEVER CROSS DURING A RISING TIDE. You should therefore aim to have completed this walk BEFORE the mid-point of the safe-to-cross time period.

If you are thinking of visiting Holy Island and are looking for a place to stay, or things to do - take a look at the Holy Island section of our Visit Northumberland website.

These times are given in good faith, but Northumberland County Council can accept no responsibility for decisions taken on the basis of any inaccuracies.

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Safe Crossing Times for August 2026

Date Safe to cross Unsafe to cross Safe to cross Unsafe to cross
Sat 1st 08:40 until 15:30 15:30 until 20:55 20:55 until 03:30 (Sun) 03:30 (Sun) until 09:15 (Sun)
Sun 2nd 09:15 until 16:05 16:05 until 21:30 21:30 until 04:05 (Mon) 04:05 (Mon) until 09:45 (Mon)
Mon 3rd 09:45 until 16:45 16:45 until 22:00 22:00 until 04:45 (Tue) 04:45 (Tue) until 10:15 (Tue)
Tue 4th 10:15 until 17:30 17:30 until 22:30 22:30 until 05:35 (Wed) 05:35 (Wed) until 10:45 (Wed)
Wed 5th 10:45 until 18:25 18:25 until 23:00 23:00 until 06:30 (Thu) 06:30 (Thu) until 11:20 (Thu)
Thu 6th 11:20 until 19:25 19:25 until 23:35 23:35 until 07:40 (Fri) 07:40 (Fri) until 12:05 (Fri)
Fri 7th 12:05 until 20:35 20:35 until 00:35 (Sat) 00:35 (Sat) until 09:00 (Sat) 09:00 (Sat) until 13:10 (Sat)
Sat 8th 00:35 until 09:00 09:00 until 13:10 13:10 until 21:50 21:50 until 01:50 (Sun)
Sun 9th 01:50 until 10:25 10:25 until 14:45 14:45 until 23:00 23:00 until 03:30 (Mon)
Mon 10th 03:30 until 11:30 11:30 until 16:25 16:25 until 23:55 23:55 until 05:05 (Tue)
Tue 11th 05:05 until 12:20 12:20 until 17:55 17:55 until 00:35 (Wed) 00:35 (Wed) until 06:25 (Wed)
Wed 12th 06:25 until 13:00 13:00 until 19:10 19:10 until 01:15 (Thu) 01:15 (Thu) until 07:35 (Thu)
Thu 13th 07:35 until 13:40 13:40 until 20:05 20:05 until 01:50 (Fri) 01:50 (Fri) until 08:35 (Fri)
Fri 14th 08:35 until 14:20 14:20 until 20:50 20:50 until 02:35 (Sat) 02:35 (Sat) until 09:20 (Sat)
Sat 15th 09:20 until 15:10 15:10 until 21:20 21:20 until 03:20 (Sun) 03:20 (Sun) until 09:55 (Sun)
Sun 16th 09:55 until 16:00 16:00 until 21:45 21:45 until 04:10 (Mon) 04:10 (Mon) until 10:20 (Mon)
Mon 17th 10:20 until 16:45 16:45 until 22:00 22:00 until 05:05 (Tue) 05:05 (Tue) until 10:35 (Tue)
Tue 18th 10:35 until 17:35 17:35 until 22:20 22:20 until 06:00 (Wed) 06:00 (Wed) until 10:50 (Wed)
Wed 19th 10:50 until 18:30 18:30 until 22:40 22:40 until 07:00 (Thu) 07:00 (Thu) until 11:10 (Thu)
Thu 20th 11:10 until 19:30 19:30 until 23:10 23:10 until 08:10 (Fri) 08:10 (Fri) until 11:40 (Fri)
Fri 21st 11:40 until 20:30 20:30 until 23:50 23:50 until 09:25 (Sat) 09:25 (Sat) until 12:35 (Sat)
Sat 22nd 12:35 until 21:40 21:40 until 00:55 (Sun) 00:55 (Sun) until 10:45 (Sun) 10:45 (Sun) until 14:00 (Sun)
Sun 23rd 00:55 until 10:45 10:45 until 14:00 14:00 until 23:00 23:00 until 02:30 (Mon)
Mon 24th 02:30 until 11:55 11:55 until 15:35 15:35 until 00:00 (Tue) 00:00 (Tue) until 04:05 (Tue)
Tue 25th 04:05 until 12:30 12:30 until 16:50 16:50 until 00:35 (Wed) 00:35 (Wed) until 05:15 (Wed)
Wed 26th 05:15 until 13:00 13:00 until 17:55 17:55 until 01:05 (Thu) 01:05 (Thu) until 06:15 (Thu)
Thu 27th 06:15 until 13:25 13:25 until 18:45 18:45 until 01:30 (Fri) 01:30 (Fri) until 07:10 (Fri)
Fri 28th 07:10 until 13:50 13:50 until 19:30 19:30 until 01:55 (Sat) 01:55 (Sat) until 07:55 (Sat)
Sat 29th 07:55 until 14:20 14:20 until 20:15 20:15 until 02:25 (Sun) 02:25 (Sun) until 08:35 (Sun)
Sun 30th 08:35 until 14:55 14:55 until 20:50 20:50 until 02:55 (Mon) 02:55 (Mon) until 09:10 (Mon)
Mon 31st 09:10 until 15:30 15:30 until 21:20 21:20 until 03:30 (Tue) 03:30 (Tue) until 09:40 (Tue)

These times are given in good faith but Northumberland County Council accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies.

Calculations are based on predictions for Leith supplied by Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Copyright reserved.