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Admiralty tide tables are published annually in four volumes covering different regions of the world. They provide tide height, timing and tidal stream information for over 500 standard ports and 5,700 secondary ports. The tables show daily high and low water times and heights relative to chart datum. Predictions for secondary ports are made by applying time and height differences from a nearby standard port. The tables also provide information on tidal factors and methods for predicting tides.

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Admiralty Tide Tables

Admiralty tide tables are published annually in four volumes covering different regions of the world. They provide tide height, timing and tidal stream information for over 500 standard ports and 5,700 secondary ports. The tables show daily high and low water times and heights relative to chart datum. Predictions for secondary ports are made by applying time and height differences from a nearby standard port. The tables also provide information on tidal factors and methods for predicting tides.

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Admiralty

tide tables
Introduction
EFFECT OF MOONS GRAVITATIONAL PULL
TIDE TABLES

 Tide tables, sometimes called tide charts, are used for


tidal prediction and show the daily times and levels of
high and low tides, usually for a particular location. Tide
heights at intermediate times (between high and low
water) can be approximated by using the rule of twelfths
or more accurately calculated by using a published tidal
curve for the location. Tide levels are typically given
relative to a low-water vertical datum, e.g. the mean
lower low water (MLLW) datum in the US.
ADMIRALTY TIDE TABLES ARE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN FOUR VOLUMES:

 VOLUME 1 : UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND(including European channel ports).


 VOLUME 2 : EUROPE(excluding united kingdom and ireland),
MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND ATLANTIC OCEAN.
 VOLUME 3 : INDIAN OCEANS AND SOUTH CHINA SEA(including tidal stream tables).
 VOLUME4 : PACIFIC OCEAN(including tidal stream tables).
Limits Of Admiralty Tide Tables
ADMIRALTY Tide Tables contain easy-to-use
height, timing and tidal stream information
to support the planning of departure and
arrival times. Coverage includes 500 standard
and 5,700 secondary ports in the UK and
Ireland, Europe, the Indian Ocean, South
China Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Contents:

 Each volume of Tide Tables includes:



Daily high and low-water times and heights for standard ports, time and
height differences for secondary ports and harmonic constants for all ports
where they are known

Methods of prediction and information about the effects of meteorological
conditions on tides

Additional information on exceptional tidal factors provided for each area

ADMIRALTY QR codes to enable quick access to a list of all Notices to Mariners
(NMs) that affect that publication
BASIC TERMS:

MEAN HIGH WATER SPRINGS(MHWS)

MEAN LOW WATER SPRINGS(MLWS)

MEAN HIGH WATER NEAPS(MHWN)

MEAN LOW WATER NEAPS(MLWN)

HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE(HAT)

A CHART DATUM IS THE WATER LEVEL THAT


DEPTHS DISPLAYED ON A NAUTICAL CHART
Methods of prediction

 Standard ports where UK holds authority for tidal


predictions . Wherever possible predictions are based on
continuous observation of tides over a period of at least 1
year ; in such cases the average changes in mean sea level
due to changes in meteorological conditions for the year
in question are calculated and are included in the
predictions.
 Standard ports where UK is not the predicting authority
.prediction for those ports are obtained by mutual
international exchange from the national authorities
responsible for the predictions.
Method Of Prediction

 Choice of standard ports for use with secondary ports.in


order that the average time and heights differences given
may be as reliable as possible, it is necessary that the
standard ports chosen should have tidal characteristics
which is similar to that of secondary ports.
 Secondary ports; predictions for secondary port are made
by applying time and height differences to predictions at
a standard port.
CONTENTS OF TABLES

 All tide publication contains tidal


information of all the days n
months in a year for almost all
the ports in the world as per the
volumes.
A TYPICAL TIDE TABLE CONSISTS OF
THE FOLLOWING:
 The phases of moon in the
month.
 Four time zones in GMT with the
height of tide above or below
chart datum.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The difference between the high and low tides determines the "tidal range", the
depth of water in any one spot throughout the day. This tidal range typically
changes twice daily, since the lunar high tides occur every 12 hours and 25
minutes, which means that it takes six hours and 12.5 minutes to go from high
tide to low tide or vice versa.
When the Moon is at perigee (closest to Earth), the tides are higher than usual.
At apogee (when the Moon is farthest) tides are lower.
When you find the table for your location and date, all you need to do is perform
three simple steps.

1. Understand Chart Datum. Keep in mind, that all tidal heights are measured
against the defined plane of reference, called Chart Datum. Chart Datum is
basically an average of low tide heights. Nautical charts use this same reference to
measure depth. If you calculate the tide height in a particular location and add it to
the Chart Datum, you can determine the true depth of water at a particular time.
2. Identify high tide information. The high tide is always the larger number in a tide
chart, sometimes with a plus sign before it. This number shows how high above
Chart Datum the tide will be at its greatest swell.

3. Identify low tide information. Low tide will be expressed as a smaller, or


possibly even a negative number. If the number is positive, the water depth at
its lowest ebb will still be above Chart Datum. In case the number is negative,
low tide will fall below the average low water mark. For example, if low tide is
expressed as -1, it will be one foot below Chart Datum.
Use the Rule of Twelves

The base behind the rule of twelves is that the tides fluctuate over a period of six
plus hours, therefore, the range of tides can be divided into 1/12th units. To make
it simpler, we’ll show the calculation method by example.
Let us look at some examples. In the chart below the high tides are marked
with the letter H in the High/Low column, so it is really easy to find them. As
we can see, on Wednesday, July 19th the first high tide is expected to occur at
00:48 (12:48 AM) GTM and is indicated as 6.08. This means, that at its highest,
the water will be 6.08 feet above the average low water mark.

Important: When using a tide chart always take notice of which time zone the
times are referenced to. In the chart below GTM time is used, so you would
need to convert the time to local standard time.
Here is another chart for the same date and location, but notice how it looks
completely different on the first glance. The reason is that this chart uses
LST/LDT time zone (Local Time with adjustment to Daylight Saving Time as
appropriate).

According to this chart, the first high tide on Wednesday, July 19th is expected to
occur at 07:08 AM and will rise 3.8 feet (116 centimeters) above the average low
water mark.

The 6.08 feet high tide that we looked at in the previous example will actually
occur on Tuesday, July 18th at 05:48 PM local time.

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