Tide Predictions

Submitted: Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 at 22:38

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Michael46

Does anyone know of a program that will predict tides either by using GPS coordinates or by clicking a location in OziExplorer.

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Reply By: garryk - Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 13:29

Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 13:29

G'day
I use a program called Fishing Log
I dunno about being exactly what you asked for but using the program I can load the tide charts for selected area of Australia and select by clicking on the desired location , this will be by area name
The supplier and program writer is
Ken Fox
he can be contacted at
kfox@ozemail.com.au
or 1800350045
cost last year $25.00 per year
I have no connection apart from having used the program for many years
Garry

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Follow Up By: DesF - Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 17:43

Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 17:43

Hi , when we are going away I just type( Google) in Tide times for South Aust ( or for you state) and then go to the place you want , they are listed for the year , in weekly pages and I then print off the weeks that I need and they seem pretty accurate,
Have been doing this for 5 years and cant fault it.
Cheers Des.

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Follow Up By: Angler - Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 20:42

Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 20:42

I have a tide programme that works all over the globe. every city in OZ as well. It is fairly accurate and works for me.
I think it was a freebee from somewhere. You can print out a day, a week or longer easy.
Let me know if you want it. 1.6 meg Zip file.

Pooley

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Reply By: V8 Troopie - Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 19:56

Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 19:56

Michael, tides are calculated for official tide stations and its these the tidal programs display.
Tide by GPS coordinate would be nice but AFAIK its not reality at this stage. You have to interpolate times (& heights) from the nearest official tidal station. As you perhaps know, local tides can vary greatly if they are influenced by the topography of the coastline.

I have not yet seen a tide table in OziExplorer but then I did not look for one there. I get tide info of a free tide program or of the chart plotter in the boat.
Klaus

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Reply By: Dunaruna - Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 21:54

Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 21:54

Yep, the chart plotter, tides and moon phases.

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Reply By: equinox - Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 22:04

Friday, Apr 25, 2008 at 22:04

This site may be of some use:

Tide Prediction Site

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Reply By: Member - Steve O (NSW) - Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:13

Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:13

Hi Michael,

Try this site

www.mdr.co.nz

Its free software that you can download and I have been using it for several years and found it to be fairly accurate.

Regards,

Steve O

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:25

Wednesday, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:25

Might be quicker to bypass that link and go straight to http://www.wtides.com/

Being using that program, and xtides for some time....quite useful.

Andrew

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