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High Water | Low Water |
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04:34 (3.9m) | 10:13 (2.3m) |
16:42 (3.6m) | 22:34 (2.1m) |
Now Rising | |
Time to high | 7:39 |
Total rise | 1.5m |
Remaining rise | |
Tide height over CD |
Mean Spring Curve | Mean Neap Curve | Intervening Period |
Small tidal stream inaccuracies can develop when advancing beyond HW Portsmouth +6. Because of this we only enable today's tidal stream chartlets to advance 24 hours. Future tidal planning is best accomplished by using Hill Head's future tides predictor below.
The above image represents the current tidal streams offshore of this haven. Streams attaining three knots and above are highlighted by red arrows
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Arrows represent the direction of tidal streams with lighter or shorter arrows indicating weaker streams. Stronger streams are indicated by heavier or longer arrows, and as mentioned above, red arrows flagging rates of 3 knots and above. Numerals represent [mean neap, mean spring] rates in tenths of a knot. For example the numbers 12,23 would indicate a mean neap of 1.2 knots and a mean spring of 2.3 knots.
More local tidal details
Today's Lee-On-The-Solent tides — High waters: 04:34, 16:42, Low waters: 10:13, 22:34Today's Dover tides — High waters: 04:39, 16:47, Low waters: 10:27, 22:49
We are now on Neaps.
MHWS 4.5m MHWN 0.5m MLWN 3.7m MLWS 1.8m
Tides as Southampton or Portsmouth +0530 flood, -0400 slack, -0300 flood, -0300 slack +0200 ebb. First HW Springs approx. -0013 Dover.
Tidal currents are moderate in Southampton Water but very strong in The Solent. The Solent’s tide rises for about six hours and then ‘Stands’, or has a ‘Double High Water’ for a further three hours. Southampton Water havens experience a ‘young flood stand' that is very pronounced on Springs. The ‘young flood stand' begins at approximately LW+0130 where the tidal stream slackens until approximately LW+0300 before a final surge to the three hour ‘Stand’.

This tool can be used to estimate future costal tidal streams for this area. All that is required are two simple steps:
Step 1: What is the Dover High Water for the target date?
Use a current Dover Tide Table to find Dover High Water for the target date. The National Oceanography Centre offers online tidal predictions for up to 28 days from today. Click here to open their tide table for Dover

Step 2: Input the target date's Dover High Water
Taking a mean tidal offset from Dover's tide, we expect your targetted date's associated local tide at to be:
High waters: Low waters:
Data based on an average tide is only accurate to within one hour, if you more precise times are required use the ISA tidal predictions, with Lee-On-The-Solent offset -01:00.
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Headline: Rain and cloud clearing, frosty and foggy conditions developing.
This Evening and Tonight: Mostly cloudy start with any lingering drizzle soon clearing. Clear spells developing, which will allow temperatures to fall, with frost and freezing fog forming overnight. Minimum Temperature -1C.
Wednesday: Early frost and freezing fog very slowly clearing during the morning, with sunny spells developing for the afternoon. Becoming cloudy and breezy later, ahead of patchy rain overnight. Feeling cold. Maximum Temperature 6C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday: Wet and windy on Thursday with coastal gales. Cold at first, turning milder. Unsettled for Friday and Saturday with outbreaks of rain, but remaining milder. Winds easing somewhat later Friday.

Click [+] to advance by twelve hours and click [-] to step back. The forecasted time is presented in the top left hand corner of the pressure chart. Click the image to display it in a full window.
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Coastguard on VHF Channel 16 and this should only be used for distress and urgency calls. Most coastal areas have a good phone signal making it possible to dial 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard. HM Coastguards Solent area ‘Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre’ MRCC is situated at Lee-on-Solent; MMSI is 002320011. The centre is manned 24x7 and has a rescue helicopter at its disposal. They keep a watch on VHF Ch 16 and also Ch 67 that can be used for routine communications. Solent Coastguard broadcasts a weather forecast on Ch 86 and Ch 23 once an initial announcement has been made on Ch 16.
Whilst operating in the Solent it is advisable to maintain a radio watch on the port working frequency of Channel 12 used by Southampton Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and shipping. Every 2 hours from 0610-2210 there will be a broadcast on Channel 14, pre-empted by a transmission on Channel 12, giving information on large ship movements, local weather conditions and any new Navigational Warnings.
Other useful contacts
Hill Head Sailing Club P: +44 1329 664843, E: admin@hillheadsc.org.uk and web.
Hill Head Sailing Club
Cliff Road,
Hill Head,
Fareham,
Hampshire,
PO14 3JT
Leisure Folios, Admiralty SC5600 ‘The Solent and Approaches’ and the Imray ‘2200 Solent Chart Pack - Selsey Bill to Poole, including the Isle of Wight’. The following Admiralty Charts cover The Solent and Southampton Water. 2045 ‘Outer Approaches to The Solent’, 2035 ‘Western Approaches to the Solent’, 2021 ‘Harbours and Anchorages in the West Solent Area’, 2793 ‘Cowes Harbour and River Medina’, 2036 ‘The Solent and Southampton Water’, 1652 ‘Selsey Bill to Beachy Head’ 2037 ‘Eastern Approaches to the Solent’ 2625 ‘Approaches to Portsmouth’ 2631 ‘Portsmouth Harbour’ 2041 ‘Port of Southampton’ 2628 ‘Portsmouth Harbour Northern Part’, 2022 ‘Harbours and Anchorages in the East Solent Area’, 2037 ‘Eastern Approaches to the Solent’, 3418 ‘Langstone and Chichester Harbours’, 1652 ‘Selsey Bill to Beachy Head’. Also Imray "C" Chart C3 ‘Isle of Wight’, C15 ‘The Solent’.
Please note eOceanic makes no guarantee of the validity of this information. Whilst every effort has been made to use valid source data and ensure calculations are correct, no warranty is made. All tidal predictions are approximations and differences used to calculate times and heights at secondary ports are based on stated averages that reduce precision. This information is provided as a guide only and is not to be used for navigation. For navigation please refer to published tidal tables. Actual height and time of tides are affected by barometric pressure and other weather effects. Any data provided on this page is entirely used at your own risk and you must read our legal page if you view data on this site.