There are no tides in the Mediterranean, but

[Minchsailor]

There is a significant tidal stream in the Straight of Medina between Sicily and Medina, referenced to HW Gibraltar. Been a while since I was down that way but seem to recollect it was around 2-3kns.

 

[vyv_cox]

There are currents with significant flow all up the east side of the Aegean. We have sailed through small overfalls at the SE corner of Kalymnos.

 

[duncan99210]

Had to look ( as one does ) on Google Earth. That is one serious bit of boat parking at Cleopatra Marina. Also, you may know what it is in Preveza that wishes to remain anonymous. Back to tea and toast.


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Cleopatra is the southern most of three yards: Cleopatra, Ionion and Aktio. About 1500 boats in each yard and seeking to expand. We’re sitting in Ionion just now having lifted out yesterday.

The pixilated area surrounds a naval facility, I think it used to be a navigation school, but largely deserted these days. Covers a good chunk of the old fortress as well as the naval facility.

 

[Joker]

Changes in atmospheric pressure will cause sealevel changes of a few centimetres. Almost all the change is down to wind driven currents.

 

[macd]

Changes in atmospheric pressure will cause sealevel changes of a few centimetres. Almost all the change is down to wind driven currents.

Sea level changes with atmospheric pressure by a predictable amount: around 1cm per millibar of pressure. In areas of the Med with a tidal range of 30cm, which is fairly typical, this can obviously be as significant as tidal effects on currents. Even in regions with a much larger tidal range, such as the UK, barometric effects can have critical effects on flood defences.

Conversely, in some areas in the Evia Channel (which includes Khalkis, mentioned earlier), normal tidal range can exceed half a metre. Many an experienced sailor (Rod Heikell included) has found themselves hard on the putty at low water after failing to take account of this. The statement that there are "no tides in the Med" is untrue.

 

[langstonelayabout]

Sea level changes with atmospheric pressure by a predictable amount: around 1cm per millibar of pressure. In areas of the Med with a tidal range of 30cm, which is fairly typical, this can obviously be as significant as tidal effects on currents. Even in regions with a much larger tidal range, such as the UK, barometric effects can have critical effects on flood defences.

Conversely, in some areas in the Evia Channel (which includes Khalkis, mentioned earlier), normal tidal range can exceed half a metre. Many an experienced sailor (Rod Heikell included) has found themselves hard on the putty at low water after failing to take account of this. The statement that there are "no tides in the Med" is untrue.

Absolutely spot on.

As our neighbours discovered after a night moored up by the bakery in Fiskardo. It took a tow from a nearby powerboat to get their boat away from the quayside. They had been merrily bouncing around afloat at 23:30 the night before.

So we must have been about an inch off the ground...

 

[Roberto]

This is the M2 harmonic amplitude in the Med, it is only the semidiurnal component but probably accounts for >90% of astronomic tide amplitude

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I am in Chalkis, Evia, taking pictures of the current and the yacht that was trying to motor through against the current but gave up and decided to turn and go along side until the current changed direction. Beautiful sunny day and lovely food.
To my knowledge, in Chalkis is the only location in the whole Med that one can see the tidal current changing direction twice daily at strength.