Tides

[Koala]

When I go to the beach (I have to travel) I look up the tide times first every time the low tide has been out by about half an hour (always earlier). I know the wind and the amount of water coming down any river can affect the times but which site is best for tide times.

[Koala]

http://www.tidetimes.org.uk/#axzz2yViCAj73

Cheers that's one of the sites I have used. Maybe I have been unlucky.

[LE.JAG]

you do not have a website like this one ?
http://maree.info/82/coefficients" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
it is very accurate and gives the tidal coefficients for each port for France ...

Alternatively tried with here
http://www.gratuiciel.com/telecharger/m ... -7895.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This freeware software allows you to calculate tides for 9000 ports in the world

[erm1969]

Hi,
I use tide tables a lot, both for work (Shellfish Sampling Officer) and play (beach detecting). I use Easytide and the Tide Times site already mentioned, along with printed tables using Hydrographic Office data. Any calculated tidal info is a just a prediction - what actually happens on the day is affected by a whole host of factors and rarely exactly corresponds with the prediction. A very useful site is http://www.ntslf.org/data/uk-network-real-time" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . This gives real-time data for a number of monitoring stations around the UK coast, and lets you see how this compares with the calculated tidal curves - they rarely coincide!
If I'm planning a beach session around low water I usually plan to be detecting well before predicted low water and then follow the tide out. I don't like detecting on a rising tide - I hate having to give up on promising targets due to wet feet! In fact once the tide has turned I usually head for the dry sand.
Hope this helps.
Good Luck ERM

[Koala]

Hi,
I use tide tables a lot, both for work (Shellfish Sampling Officer) and play (beach detecting). I use Easytide and the Tide Times site already mentioned, along with printed tables using Hydrographic Office data. Any calculated tidal info is a just a prediction - what actually happens on the day is affected by a whole host of factors and rarely exactly corresponds with the prediction. A very useful site is http://www.ntslf.org/data/uk-network-real-time" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . This gives real-time data for a number of monitoring stations around the UK coast, and lets you see how this compares with the calculated tidal curves - they rarely coincide!
If I'm planning a beach session around low water I usually plan to be detecting well before predicted low water and then follow the tide out. I don't like detecting on a rising tide - I hate having to give up on promising targets due to wet feet! In fact once the tide has turned I usually head for the dry sand.
Hope this helps.
Good Luck ERM

Cheer that's exactly the information I needed also I guess the results get even more muddy if the beach is along way from a tide gauge location