The Effect of Air Pressure on Tide Heights
High air pressure leads to lower than expected tides. The opposite is also true: low air pressure leads to higher than expected tides. We can…
High air pressure leads to lower than expected tides. The opposite is also true: low air pressure leads to higher than expected tides. We can…
Here is a bumper photo puzzle that went out in my newsletter email earlier this month (you can sign up for that at the bottom…
The yacht is on a ‘swing mooring’ and will swing with the tide. This shows us that the water is flowing from right to left.…
It’s a full moon today. Full moons mean unusually big, fast and powerful tides over the next few days. You might also enjoy: How to…
The definition of a drying height: “The drying height is the vertical distance of the seabed that is exposed by the tide, above the sea water level at the lowest astronomical tide.” But this…
An extraordinary guest article by John Pahl. I love looking at the night’s sky, following the movement of the Moon and stars across the sky.…
Have a good look at the picture above. I took it during a night walk along the Brighton seafront. If I was planning to set…
Tides are at the greatest range near a full or new moon and these are called ‘spring tides’. This is when the sun and moon’s…
I took this photo from the South West Coast Path in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, a few days ago. In it we can see…
Whenever the tide turns, water heads from one area to another. This sets up a flow known as tidal currents. Tidal currents moving over a…
Some Thoughts on the difference between the terms ‘Tidal Streams’ and ‘Tidal Currents’ In the chapter, Currents and Tides, in my book, How to Read Water,…