Poole Tide Times

[RosscoPCole]

Moved to Poole recently and havee been looking at the tide tables as I enjoy sailing. It seems strange that there are two high tides so close to each other, especially at the entance to the natural harbour. Why is this?

See link for times

http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/Show...

[cyb]

It's something to do with the Isle of Wight with it coming round both sides, can't remember the details.

[RosscoPCole]

Bloody hell that was quick.

Thanks

[sparks_E39]

Welcome to (not so sunny) Poole mate

[OnTheOverrun]

Poole is an odd tide in the harbour as there are always two highs and two lows due to the tidal effects of the harbour. The middle high tide is classed as a high even though it's common at neaps for the height of tide to be less than the preceding or following low. Basically it's a lot of water with a narrow entrance.

[ThunderSpook]

You mean there are places in the world that only have one high tide a day???

[jesusbuiltmycar]

ThunderSpook said:

You mean there are places in the world that only have one high tide a day???

Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch get a double huigh tide (i.e high tide, then another one about an hour or so later) this is one of the strangest tidal anomalies in thw world, caused by the Isle of Wight. It means that Tidal Clocks are useless in this area!

[ThunderSpook]

Whooosh

I sail the Solent, know the tides, they're odd.

[Emsman]

At our local pool they just flick a switch, and the waves start.

Quite why they feel the need to play the theme from hawaii 5 0 is beyoned me though- perhaps its something to do with the gravitational pull of the moon

Edited for spelling

Edited by Emsman on Friday 13th November 12:33

[maser_spyder]

It is a little odd, as previously said, but given the harbour is easy to get in and out of at all states of tide, it shouldn't affect you much.

MIND THE CHAIN FERRY!!!!

[Legmaster]

Info for Southampton, but applicable to Poole too.

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[RosscoPCole]

Thanks everyone. Trust it to be the fault of the Isle of White! Dodge dtrange place that it is!!

Cue reaction from Isle of Whiters!

[OnTheOverrun]

RosscoPCole said:

Thanks everyone. Trust it to be the fault of the Isle of White! Dodge dtrange place that it is!!

Cue reaction from Isle of Whiters!

We'd be more angry with you if you had enough brain cells to realise it's the Isle of Wight!

[RosscoPCole]

Apolgies OnTheOverrun.

Well I am new to the area and being Scottish means English is my second language!

[Legmaster]

RosscoPCole said:

Thanks everyone. Trust it to be the fault of the Isle of White! Dodge dtrange place that it is!!

The double high tide is nothing to do with the IOW (no matter how you spell it ), have a read of the info I posted above.

[OnTheOverrun]

RosscoPCole said:

Apolgies OnTheOverrun.

Well I am new to the area and being Scottish means English is my second language!

No need to apologise, it was just a friendly joke.

What's the Isle of Wight called in Scotch then?

[RosscoPCole]

Well OnTheOverrun it depends how many glasses you have had!

[OnTheOverrun]

RosscoPCole said:

Well OnTheOverrun it depends how many glasses you have had!

Might be Scotch Eggs or Scotch mist! Who said anything about Whisky?

[RosscoPCole]

Well OnTheOverrun I speak Scottish not Scotch

A nice 15 year old Islay single malt please!

In Scottish the Isle of Wight is "Tha' wee place off the sowf o England"!

[OnTheOverrun]

RosscoPCole said:

Well OnTheOverrun I speak Scottish not Scotch

A nice 15 year old Islay single malt please!

In Scottish the Isle of Wight is "Tha' wee place off the sowf o England"!

And us caulkheads call all you lot 'North Islanders' whichever bit you're from!

I thought the language spoken in Scotland is officially called 'Scots', not 'Scottish'?

A real Scotsman would know that. You're just pretending to be Scots to get free dental care aren't you?