Tide Predictions

[notwoodbut...]

MaineHarbors.com have an excellent tide chart setup but will stop publishing except for Maine & NH as of Jan 1,2006.
Does anyone have another online source for tide charts? I'm trying to get predictions for June-August and beyond as part of our sialing program plans.
I really like the format at MaineHarbors rather than the chart with waves style. Too mathamatical-looking for me.
BTW-would WoodBoat consider adding to this or the Home Page?
thanks
jim

[notwoodbut...]

MaineHarbors.com have an excellent tide chart setup but will stop publishing except for Maine & NH as of Jan 1,2006.
Does anyone have another online source for tide charts? I'm trying to get predictions for June-August and beyond as part of our sialing program plans.
I really like the format at MaineHarbors rather than the chart with waves style. Too mathamatical-looking for me.
BTW-would WoodBoat consider adding to this or the Home Page?
thanks
jim

[notwoodbut...]

MaineHarbors.com have an excellent tide chart setup but will stop publishing except for Maine & NH as of Jan 1,2006.
Does anyone have another online source for tide charts? I'm trying to get predictions for June-August and beyond as part of our sialing program plans.
I really like the format at MaineHarbors rather than the chart with waves style. Too mathamatical-looking for me.
BTW-would WoodBoat consider adding to this or the Home Page?
thanks
jim

[Roger Cumming]

The government publishes tide tables and charts.

[Roger Cumming]

The government publishes tide tables and charts.

[Roger Cumming]

The government publishes tide tables and charts.

[Bruce Hooke]

This site (http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sitesel.html) may not be the style you are after, but it certainly has all the data. If you play around with it a bit you can get it to display the data in a variety of different formats...

[Bruce Hooke]

This site (http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sitesel.html) may not be the style you are after, but it certainly has all the data. If you play around with it a bit you can get it to display the data in a variety of different formats...

[Bruce Hooke]

This site (http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sitesel.html) may not be the style you are after, but it certainly has all the data. If you play around with it a bit you can get it to display the data in a variety of different formats...

[dmede]

if you've got a Mac there is a great little tide widget for Dashboard called Xtide.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/info rmation/tideswidget.html (http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/information/tideswidget.html)

Has a full list of tide locations to shoose from.

[ 12-07-2005, 12:20 PM: Message edited by: dmede ]

[dmede]

if you've got a Mac there is a great little tide widget for Dashboard called Xtide.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/info rmation/tideswidget.html (http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/information/tideswidget.html)

Has a full list of tide locations to shoose from.

[ 12-07-2005, 12:20 PM: Message edited by: dmede ]

[dmede]

if you've got a Mac there is a great little tide widget for Dashboard called Xtide.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/info rmation/tideswidget.html (http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/information/tideswidget.html)

Has a full list of tide locations to shoose from.

[ 12-07-2005, 12:20 PM: Message edited by: dmede ]

[uncas]

Forget the internet...Eldridge...sp...comes out with a book every year...can't beat it and you can take it with you.

[uncas]

Forget the internet...Eldridge...sp...comes out with a book every year...can't beat it and you can take it with you.

[uncas]

Forget the internet...Eldridge...sp...comes out with a book every year...can't beat it and you can take it with you.

[ssor]

'nother source is Reeds. Has tide current charts, east coast pilot and tide tables.

[ssor]

'nother source is Reeds. Has tide current charts, east coast pilot and tide tables.

[ssor]

'nother source is Reeds. Has tide current charts, east coast pilot and tide tables.

[uncas]

ssor...never used Reeds...Always Eldrdge...I have no real reason why...perhaps I'm just used to the one I have been using since I can remember...

[uncas]

ssor...never used Reeds...Always Eldrdge...I have no real reason why...perhaps I'm just used to the one I have been using since I can remember...

[uncas]

ssor...never used Reeds...Always Eldrdge...I have no real reason why...perhaps I'm just used to the one I have been using since I can remember...

[Bruce Hooke]

My recollection of Eldriges (I don't ever remember looking at Reeds) is that it is fine if you just need to know that high tide is, say, between 3 and 4 PM, but that the limited number of stations they include mean that if you need more precise information other more detailed sources (like the web or the official government tide books) are better. For example, I lead canoe trips on a tidal river near me, on which we usually go up the river and then turn around and come back down. We try to time the trips so that we have the tide with us each way. For this sort of thing I want the time of high tide to something a bit closer than plus or minus 30 minutes. However, for most people Eldriges is a fine solution.

[Bruce Hooke]

My recollection of Eldriges (I don't ever remember looking at Reeds) is that it is fine if you just need to know that high tide is, say, between 3 and 4 PM, but that the limited number of stations they include mean that if you need more precise information other more detailed sources (like the web or the official government tide books) are better. For example, I lead canoe trips on a tidal river near me, on which we usually go up the river and then turn around and come back down. We try to time the trips so that we have the tide with us each way. For this sort of thing I want the time of high tide to something a bit closer than plus or minus 30 minutes. However, for most people Eldriges is a fine solution.

[Bruce Hooke]

My recollection of Eldriges (I don't ever remember looking at Reeds) is that it is fine if you just need to know that high tide is, say, between 3 and 4 PM, but that the limited number of stations they include mean that if you need more precise information other more detailed sources (like the web or the official government tide books) are better. For example, I lead canoe trips on a tidal river near me, on which we usually go up the river and then turn around and come back down. We try to time the trips so that we have the tide with us each way. For this sort of thing I want the time of high tide to something a bit closer than plus or minus 30 minutes. However, for most people Eldriges is a fine solution.

[uncas]

Discovered that my GPS was better...Didn't know I had that capabilty for six months...butr it was workable.
Still keep an Eldrige on hand though...

[uncas]

Discovered that my GPS was better...Didn't know I had that capabilty for six months...butr it was workable.
Still keep an Eldrige on hand though...

[uncas]

Discovered that my GPS was better...Didn't know I had that capabilty for six months...butr it was workable.
Still keep an Eldrige on hand though...

[dmede]

uncas, does your GPS actually give you tide info or just moon phase info? What unit do you have?

[dmede]

uncas, does your GPS actually give you tide info or just moon phase info? What unit do you have?

[dmede]

uncas, does your GPS actually give you tide info or just moon phase info? What unit do you have?

[uncas]

Actually it does...Had a 14 yr. old show me where it was on the GPS...
Garmin...3006

[uncas]

Actually it does...Had a 14 yr. old show me where it was on the GPS...
Garmin...3006

[uncas]

Actually it does...Had a 14 yr. old show me where it was on the GPS...
Garmin...3006

[Rick Clark]

I think my next one will be the new Garmin's 498C has lots of features for the money.

[Rick Clark]

I think my next one will be the new Garmin's 498C has lots of features for the money.

[Rick Clark]

I think my next one will be the new Garmin's 498C has lots of features for the money.

[uncas]

Rick...don't know much about the 498C...
Mine I bought because it fits perfectly on the bulkhead...put it on a swivel base so can swing it out to be easily read while at the helm.

[uncas]

Rick...don't know much about the 498C...
Mine I bought because it fits perfectly on the bulkhead...put it on a swivel base so can swing it out to be easily read while at the helm.

[uncas]

Rick...don't know much about the 498C...
Mine I bought because it fits perfectly on the bulkhead...put it on a swivel base so can swing it out to be easily read while at the helm.

[Rick Clark]

Well I have not had it in hand, just that I have researched it heavily on the net.

As I have posted in other threads I am building a 21'double en-der of my own design, I am planing to do sea trails in Utah on the Great Salt lake.
And when I leave here I will launch it on the Sacramento River. I am planning to sail down to Point Mugu.

Was a navel sir station in the early days. Now it is open to the public to see what it was all about. My cabin on the little boat is small so I will have it mounted as to read it at any one time.

From there I will sail back to the Islands in the south. No real destination in mined.

Just that I miss the sea and the smell of and of course the large swells.

I have been going to the wooden boat show at Port Townsend for many years

Well I need to get back to sanding , this makes for a good break to it.
Have a good one Rolling Rick.

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[ 12-09-2005, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: Rick Clark ]

[Rick Clark]

Well I have not had it in hand, just that I have researched it heavily on the net.

As I have posted in other threads I am building a 21'double en-der of my own design, I am planing to do sea trails in Utah on the Great Salt lake.
And when I leave here I will launch it on the Sacramento River. I am planning to sail down to Point Mugu.

Was a navel sir station in the early days. Now it is open to the public to see what it was all about. My cabin on the little boat is small so I will have it mounted as to read it at any one time.

From there I will sail back to the Islands in the south. No real destination in mined.

Just that I miss the sea and the smell of and of course the large swells.

I have been going to the wooden boat show at Port Townsend for many years

Well I need to get back to sanding , this makes for a good break to it.
Have a good one Rolling Rick.

Spelling :mad:

[ 12-09-2005, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: Rick Clark ]

[Rick Clark]

Well I have not had it in hand, just that I have researched it heavily on the net.

As I have posted in other threads I am building a 21'double en-der of my own design, I am planing to do sea trails in Utah on the Great Salt lake.
And when I leave here I will launch it on the Sacramento River. I am planning to sail down to Point Mugu.

Was a navel sir station in the early days. Now it is open to the public to see what it was all about. My cabin on the little boat is small so I will have it mounted as to read it at any one time.

From there I will sail back to the Islands in the south. No real destination in mined.

Just that I miss the sea and the smell of and of course the large swells.

I have been going to the wooden boat show at Port Townsend for many years

Well I need to get back to sanding , this makes for a good break to it.
Have a good one Rolling Rick.

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[ 12-09-2005, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: Rick Clark ]

[ssor]

Originally posted by Rick Clark:
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[ssor]

Originally posted by Rick Clark:
Well I

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[ssor]

Originally posted by Rick Clark:
Well I

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[Rick Clark]

ssor
I know that but I am just stupid I guess, thanks for reminding me!!!! smile.gif

[ 12-09-2005, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Rick Clark ]

[Rick Clark]

ssor
I know that but I am just stupid I guess, thanks for reminding me!!!! smile.gif

[ 12-09-2005, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Rick Clark ]

[Rick Clark]

ssor
I know that but I am just stupid I guess, thanks for reminding me!!!! smile.gif

[ 12-09-2005, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Rick Clark ]

[JimConlin]

I'd think that MB&H gets this info from an outside service and that they're tuning their cocts by reducing the region covered. I'd ask 'em who their supplier is.

[JimConlin]

I'd think that MB&H gets this info from an outside service and that they're tuning their cocts by reducing the region covered. I'd ask 'em who their supplier is.

[JimConlin]

I'd think that MB&H gets this info from an outside service and that they're tuning their cocts by reducing the region covered. I'd ask 'em who their supplier is.

[ssor]

I just googled this one

http://www.tidesonline.com/

[ssor]

I just googled this one

http://www.tidesonline.com/

[ssor]

I just googled this one

http://www.tidesonline.com/

[uncas]

I'm gonna have to rely on my GPS...a computer would take up more than half of my nav table...
Not enough room...heck I don't even have enough room for a proper oven...hence the grill.

[uncas]

I'm gonna have to rely on my GPS...a computer would take up more than half of my nav table...
Not enough room...heck I don't even have enough room for a proper oven...hence the grill.

[uncas]

I'm gonna have to rely on my GPS...a computer would take up more than half of my nav table...
Not enough room...heck I don't even have enough room for a proper oven...hence the grill.

[ssor]

Originally posted by uncas:
I'm gonna have to rely on my GPS...a computer would take up more than half of my nav table...
Not enough room...heck I don't even have enough room for a proper oven...hence the grill.I had the impression that Uncas was larger than that.

[ssor]

Originally posted by uncas:
I'm gonna have to rely on my GPS...a computer would take up more than half of my nav table...
Not enough room...heck I don't even have enough room for a proper oven...hence the grill.I had the impression that Uncas was larger than that.

[ssor]

Originally posted by uncas:
I'm gonna have to rely on my GPS...a computer would take up more than half of my nav table...
Not enough room...heck I don't even have enough room for a proper oven...hence the grill.I had the impression that Uncas was larger than that.

[uncas]

Nope...actually quite small...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p9df23d6f5aa61fd6e400c8e06d2b6342/f67e95fb.jpg

and

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p29f712743a6d5dffbee82bf73e12c84b/f67e929a.jpg

What can I say....?

Remember I sail 90% of the time...alone...don't need that much room. :D

[ 12-11-2005, 12:15 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[uncas]

Nope...actually quite small...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p9df23d6f5aa61fd6e400c8e06d2b6342/f67e95fb.jpg

and

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p29f712743a6d5dffbee82bf73e12c84b/f67e929a.jpg

What can I say....?

Remember I sail 90% of the time...alone...don't need that much room. :D

[ 12-11-2005, 12:15 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[uncas]

Nope...actually quite small...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p9df23d6f5aa61fd6e400c8e06d2b6342/f67e95fb.jpg

and

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid144/p29f712743a6d5dffbee82bf73e12c84b/f67e929a.jpg

What can I say....?

Remember I sail 90% of the time...alone...don't need that much room. :D

[ 12-11-2005, 12:15 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[Figment]

Perhaps there was just something wacky going on this past year, but I found Eldridge to be off by as much as 90 minutes on several occasions this past summer.
My dumb little bottom-of-the-line handheld GPS was right on the money every time.

I was reluctant to rely on a battery powered gadget for such info, but over time I just had to go with what worked. I'd say that 60% of the times that the GPS was out of the drawer, it was because I wanted to check the state of the tide at a particular location, not for any "global positioning" purpose.

[Figment]

Perhaps there was just something wacky going on this past year, but I found Eldridge to be off by as much as 90 minutes on several occasions this past summer.
My dumb little bottom-of-the-line handheld GPS was right on the money every time.

I was reluctant to rely on a battery powered gadget for such info, but over time I just had to go with what worked. I'd say that 60% of the times that the GPS was out of the drawer, it was because I wanted to check the state of the tide at a particular location, not for any "global positioning" purpose.

[Figment]

Perhaps there was just something wacky going on this past year, but I found Eldridge to be off by as much as 90 minutes on several occasions this past summer.
My dumb little bottom-of-the-line handheld GPS was right on the money every time.

I was reluctant to rely on a battery powered gadget for such info, but over time I just had to go with what worked. I'd say that 60% of the times that the GPS was out of the drawer, it was because I wanted to check the state of the tide at a particular location, not for any "global positioning" purpose.

[ssor]

Uncas sure is pretty. smile.gif

[ssor]

Uncas sure is pretty. smile.gif

[ssor]

Uncas sure is pretty. smile.gif

[uncas]

Thanks ssor......Yup...a great boat...but small.
I do try...hard to keep him up...and lookin' like this...when on the water for 8 months though...
And I don't think there are many left...H. Hinckley signed the handrails on the cabin...now that is worth just owning him...not many Hinckley owners can say that....about theirs.

[ 12-11-2005, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[uncas]

Thanks ssor......Yup...a great boat...but small.
I do try...hard to keep him up...and lookin' like this...when on the water for 8 months though...
And I don't think there are many left...H. Hinckley signed the handrails on the cabin...now that is worth just owning him...not many Hinckley owners can say that....about theirs.

[ 12-11-2005, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[uncas]

Thanks ssor......Yup...a great boat...but small.
I do try...hard to keep him up...and lookin' like this...when on the water for 8 months though...
And I don't think there are many left...H. Hinckley signed the handrails on the cabin...now that is worth just owning him...not many Hinckley owners can say that....about theirs.

[ 12-11-2005, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: uncas ]

[Norman Bernstein]

FWIW, I was the guy who introduced electronic tide prediction to the world of GPS's and chart plotters. I licensed my TideTracker (r) tide prediciton software to Northstar, and it was first introduced in the 951X chart plotter back in 1996 or so.... I also licensed to Simrad. Once Northstar and Simrad had it, everyone else in the business started including it as a standard feature in their GPS/chartplotters (not from MY software, unfortunately).

[Norman Bernstein]

FWIW, I was the guy who introduced electronic tide prediction to the world of GPS's and chart plotters. I licensed my TideTracker (r) tide prediciton software to Northstar, and it was first introduced in the 951X chart plotter back in 1996 or so.... I also licensed to Simrad. Once Northstar and Simrad had it, everyone else in the business started including it as a standard feature in their GPS/chartplotters (not from MY software, unfortunately).

[Norman Bernstein]

FWIW, I was the guy who introduced electronic tide prediction to the world of GPS's and chart plotters. I licensed my TideTracker (r) tide prediciton software to Northstar, and it was first introduced in the 951X chart plotter back in 1996 or so.... I also licensed to Simrad. Once Northstar and Simrad had it, everyone else in the business started including it as a standard feature in their GPS/chartplotters (not from MY software, unfortunately).

[Donn]

I have a Micrologic ML-150 handheld GPS, with tidal stations. I got it in '97, and beat the EOW roll-over problem in the EEPROM of earlier units, but, unfortunately, did not beat the faulty lithium backup battery circuit. It died last year, and the company sold out to ICOM in 2000. There are a few aftermarket service centers which will do the backup battery repair, but I think I'd be better off with a new unit. I got 7 years out of it (the lithium was supposed to last for 10), so it really doesn't owe me anything.

[Donn]

I have a Micrologic ML-150 handheld GPS, with tidal stations. I got it in '97, and beat the EOW roll-over problem in the EEPROM of earlier units, but, unfortunately, did not beat the faulty lithium backup battery circuit. It died last year, and the company sold out to ICOM in 2000. There are a few aftermarket service centers which will do the backup battery repair, but I think I'd be better off with a new unit. I got 7 years out of it (the lithium was supposed to last for 10), so it really doesn't owe me anything.

[Donn]

I have a Micrologic ML-150 handheld GPS, with tidal stations. I got it in '97, and beat the EOW roll-over problem in the EEPROM of earlier units, but, unfortunately, did not beat the faulty lithium backup battery circuit. It died last year, and the company sold out to ICOM in 2000. There are a few aftermarket service centers which will do the backup battery repair, but I think I'd be better off with a new unit. I got 7 years out of it (the lithium was supposed to last for 10), so it really doesn't owe me anything.

[jzeigler]

Not sure if you are on the west coast or east. I use www.saltwatertides.com (http://www.saltwatertides.com)

You have many reference stations, especially in the NY metro area where I am.

[jzeigler]

Not sure if you are on the west coast or east. I use www.saltwatertides.com (http://www.saltwatertides.com)

You have many reference stations, especially in the NY metro area where I am.

[jzeigler]

Not sure if you are on the west coast or east. I use www.saltwatertides.com (http://www.saltwatertides.com)

You have many reference stations, especially in the NY metro area where I am.

[BrianW]

Norman,

I'm genuinely impressed!

My Garmin GPSMAP 176 had the tides correct, all the time. My newer Garmin 182 does not. It's off, compared to the tides books, nearly all the time.

I suspect if I could get the unit hooked into my 'puker' I could download an update from Garmins website. But, the 182 doesn't use batteries, and I don't have a 12volt source at the house.

Besides, some of the tide books have better info, such as the current in Sergius Narrows, a local bottle neck locally famous for sucking down its marker bouys. The tide books are available free, at nearly every store in town. Our True Value has tide books on the counter. smile.gif

On my big boat, I run Nobeltec, with the 'current' addition, and it's quite accurate.

It was nice enough to tell me, hours in advance, that if I didn't anchor up for the night, I was going to hit the Narrows with a healthy 4 knot 'tail wind'. Course by then, after running for nearly 20 hours straight, I still went for it. The program uses red arrows to indicate the direction and the speed of the current. My whole damn screen was red! The arrow was that big. ;)

I just prepared with a lil'mantra in my head...

don't back off the throttle!

We made it through fine, but hit 11 knots in a 7 knots boat. smile.gif

[BrianW]

Norman,

I'm genuinely impressed!

My Garmin GPSMAP 176 had the tides correct, all the time. My newer Garmin 182 does not. It's off, compared to the tides books, nearly all the time.

I suspect if I could get the unit hooked into my 'puker' I could download an update from Garmins website. But, the 182 doesn't use batteries, and I don't have a 12volt source at the house.

Besides, some of the tide books have better info, such as the current in Sergius Narrows, a local bottle neck locally famous for sucking down its marker bouys. The tide books are available free, at nearly every store in town. Our True Value has tide books on the counter. smile.gif

On my big boat, I run Nobeltec, with the 'current' addition, and it's quite accurate.

It was nice enough to tell me, hours in advance, that if I didn't anchor up for the night, I was going to hit the Narrows with a healthy 4 knot 'tail wind'. Course by then, after running for nearly 20 hours straight, I still went for it. The program uses red arrows to indicate the direction and the speed of the current. My whole damn screen was red! The arrow was that big. ;)

I just prepared with a lil'mantra in my head...

don't back off the throttle!

We made it through fine, but hit 11 knots in a 7 knots boat. smile.gif

[BrianW]

Norman,

I'm genuinely impressed!

My Garmin GPSMAP 176 had the tides correct, all the time. My newer Garmin 182 does not. It's off, compared to the tides books, nearly all the time.

I suspect if I could get the unit hooked into my 'puker' I could download an update from Garmins website. But, the 182 doesn't use batteries, and I don't have a 12volt source at the house.

Besides, some of the tide books have better info, such as the current in Sergius Narrows, a local bottle neck locally famous for sucking down its marker bouys. The tide books are available free, at nearly every store in town. Our True Value has tide books on the counter. smile.gif

On my big boat, I run Nobeltec, with the 'current' addition, and it's quite accurate.

It was nice enough to tell me, hours in advance, that if I didn't anchor up for the night, I was going to hit the Narrows with a healthy 4 knot 'tail wind'. Course by then, after running for nearly 20 hours straight, I still went for it. The program uses red arrows to indicate the direction and the speed of the current. My whole damn screen was red! The arrow was that big. ;)

I just prepared with a lil'mantra in my head...

don't back off the throttle!

We made it through fine, but hit 11 knots in a 7 knots boat. smile.gif