Sorry tide table au bateau and I just need to check the low and high water times for Sheerness for Friday, 15th August and the range. Anybody got those to hand please?
This Port of London site gives tides for a number of places and covers all 2008 (click on the month for the detail), and it predicst 2009. I gues Sheerness is about the same time as Southend. I have found it usefull.
Thanks guys. Herein madness lies. I am trying to reduce some soundings to a credible CD and I am getting variations. Flipper can I ask your source please? Mr Cramp: there's supposed to be 4 minutes (average) variation twixt Southend and Sheerness but I've got two times for Southend for the same day that are 20 minutes apart!
Since WXtide was refused permission to use the GB data without paying it has become more and more inaccurate.
I wouldnt now rely on it for anything other than a rough idea.
I used to be its bigest fan but now I dont use it at all.
Don't know how much information you want but I use the Proudman site for current tide info and for predictions, and the Admiralty Easy tide site for 7 day predictions.
I think you can get historic predictions from Easy Tide and actual (unchecked means as recorded by an automatic machine and not verified) from Proudman , both free of charge, by registering. I think registration is similar to this YBW site.
I agree with Flipper that minute by minute reliance is daft. They are predictions after all. I am just trying to reduce some soundings in the Ray Sand and wanted to try to at least start as 'exact' as possible. But after all I shall be doing estimations of variables based upon predictions!!!! When I go later this month to the Ray Sand I shall note the actual height of tide data broadcast half hourly by London VTS.
So I have 12.21 from Navionics
12.35 from wxtide
12.23 from Belfield All BST
Easytide want a fee and Proudman want a contract for old data. The 12.38 for Southend is the Proudman prediction who talk of adding 4 minutes tidal constant for Sheerness - which would be 12.42 - so I have a potential 21 minute spread.