Tides,Tide charts and more

[elkhound]

I lived in area had some of the most dramatic tide changes on planet. Seen it change 25 feet at a time.I carried a 'tide book' in my shirt pocket 24/7/365 no matter what i was doing or places i went it was that important. Going into future can we make tide charts without aid of computers etc. so we can have such a book then? I dont know enough to even ask correct questions and just glancing around i see lots of math involved so @Neb is a go to guy on that for sure.

Tide​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide

Tide table​

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_table

 

[elkhound]

Calculating the tides: The Rule of Twelfths​

https://surfsimply.com/magazine/cal...even chunks; equaling 0.5ft per chunk. Simple.

The Rule Of Twelfths: How To Estimate The Tide Height Quickly​

https://subsupra.com/sailing/tides/rule-of-12/

 

[Patchouli]

It’s fascinating, don’t you think? I used to look at tide charts when we lived back east and would plan trips to the beach or fishing time.
Hoping the moon stays put. Should I laugh about that? I saw a small headline yesterday about the moon moving away from us. Malarkey or truth? researching it might be in order. Remember, the big stories get buried. That would screw things up so bad.

 

[elkhound]

the moon thing is over my pay grade for sure....lol....but till its gone or moved...and if it moves then we will need to know tides even more...one item overlooked in survival....wrist watch ! just one aspect of it...marking down dates and events in journal....that way you get an idea for next season when fish runs happen or migrations of critter etc.

 

[Patchouli]

No worries, they try to worry us.
What i found:
The Moon is an average of 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) away. That means 30 Earth-sized planets could fit in between Earth and the Moon. The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth, getting about an inch farther away each year.
Learn how to make a sundial and a moondial. Get ourselves a Mayan calendar. Okay, better get busy

 

[elkhound]

Lots of things to do and know about coastlines and a chart and having a wrist watch so things be easier and safer. knowing how to anchor a boat out in deep water so when you come back to it its not high and dry on beach and at high tides you can retrieve from floating way out from waterline edge.

Certain areas are high and dry and you can get stuck on either side of a 'narrow' and have to wait till next tide to get moving again.Fish come in on uptide into river,creeks etc.Checking set gill nets along beach at low tide...so much to know..i am rusty on my coastline skills.

 

[Patchouli]

That's a lot of thinking.

 

[Supervisor42]

Calculating the tides: The Rule of Twelfths​

https://surfsimply.com/magazine/calculating-the-tides-the-rule-of-twelfths#:~:text=The rule of twelfths works like this; take,12 even chunks; equaling 0.5ft per chunk. Simple.

The Rule Of Twelfths: How To Estimate The Tide Height Quickly​

https://subsupra.com/sailing/tides/rule-of-12/

Now, now, you gotta add in "The Climate-Change" stuff because you know we humans are causing the sea levels to rise, right?

 

[Patchouli]

If this is side-lining and you don't want it here, I can delete it.
i found a website with made and in position sundials:
https://sundials.org/index.php/sundial-registry/selectdials/TX.html
You can select your state.

 

[Peanut]

I've only experienced big tides in canada, st. john nb. I was on sea&anchor detail when we tied up a destroyer. Had to allow for a 25ft tide. Weird part, a few days later we docked in Halifax. It barely had a 6ft tide. The cities are only 130miles apart as the crow fly's, almost the same latitude.

I checked the forecast data for both locations tonight... StJohn - h 22.26ft low 2.26ft. Halifax h 5.87ft low .07ft. It's strange two places that close together have such a drastic difference in tides. A strip of land between, open ocean to the south.

 

[Tommyice]

I've only experienced big tides in canada, st. john nb. I was on sea&anchor detail when we tied up a destroyer. Had to allow for a 25ft tide. Weird part, a few days later we docked in Halifax. It barely had a 6ft tide. The cities are only 130miles apart as the crow fly's, almost the same latitude.

I checked the forecast data for both locations tonight... StJohn - h 22.26ft low 2.26ft. Halifax h 5.87ft low .07ft. It's strange two places that close together have such a drastic difference in tides. A strip of land between, open ocean to the south.

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That Bay of Fundy is tough water. I had gone on a cruise to the Canadian Maritimes in September and going into St. John between the storm and tides coinciding, there were only about 10 of us in the dining room.

 

[Hooch]

When I lived close to the ocean, I thought getting to know the tides in my area was fun and helpful for agate hunting, tide pooling and search n rescue stuff.

 

[Peanut]

That Bay of Fundy is tough water. I had gone on a cruise to the Canadian Maritimes in September and going into St. John between the storm and tides coinciding, there were only about 10 of us in the dining room.

The Bay of Fundy is the first place i saw whales. A whole pod escorted us to the harbor at st john. I watched them for 20mins, that memory is etched in my mind.

 

[Hooch]

The Bay of Fundy is the first place i saw whales. A whole pod escorted us to the harbor at st john. I watched them for 20mins, that memory is etched in my mind.

Every year a pod of orcas would come down the coast to meet the grey whales returning with babies.
They were usually so far out only fisherman would see them but occasionally they would be close enough for a sighting.
I was a avid whale watcher..I loved seeing all the grey whale babies and they usually came very close to cliffs.
Every year I had keep a look out for the orcas..Every year I missed them except the last year. 3 weeks prior to moving inland after 18 years of coastal living..I saw my first wild pod of orcas!
I was thrilled..they were so close you could clearly see them, hear them breath..
I'll never forget that..what a gift.