Please use tidal harmonic predictions with a sensible margin of safety. The effect of air pressure on tidal height can be substantial. Tide tables assume a standard pressure of 1013 hectoPascal (hPa). One hPa, or millibar, variation from that will change the sea level by one centimetre. Mean sea levels may also be raised or lowered by strong winds depending upon the topographical features of the area.
Tidal Hour:
(Manual calculation) (Dover)
Small tidal stream inaccuracies can develop when advancing beyond HW Dover +6. Because of this we only enable today's tidal stream chartlets to advance 24 hours.
Sorry, future tides are not currently available for Salterns Marina. Please check Admiralty EasyTide.
The above image represents the current tidal streams offshore of this haven. Streams attaining three knots and above are highlighted by red arrows . All times are in local time with red text indicating springs, blue indicating neaps and gray between tidal events. Click [+] to advance the estimate by an hour and click [-] to step back.
Sorry, future tides are not currently available for Salterns Marina. Please use Admiralty EasyTide to predict tide times and heights for the upcoming 7 days. Alternatively use our Christchurch to predict the English Channel's tidal streams, or our Cowes entry for those of The Solent, for up to 18 months in the future.
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 Poole Harbour tides — High waters: 10:33, 22:49, Low waters: 05:50, 18:05
Today's Dover tides — High waters: 12:55, 01:00, Low waters: 07:51, 20:05
We are now
approaching the next tidal event that will be Neaps.
As with Poole Town Quay, Mean Level 1.6 metres
Poole has unusual tides with a very small tidal range, neaps 0.4m; springs 1.5m, with what resembles a HW stand at Neaps and a double HW at Springs. When LW occurs between 0230 and 0830 or 1430 and 2030, HW Springs is about 5hrs after LW, followed by a second lower HW 4hrs later, returning to about LW 3 hours later. When LW occurs between 2030 and 0230 or 0830 and 1430 HW Neaps is just 3hrs 30 minutes before the next LW. The tide then rises abruptly for 4 hours, then gradually for almost three hours giving a stand before peaking abruptly 2 hours later. This is very gradual and scarcely perceptible on neaps as the entire mean range is only 0.4 m.
Sea levels within the harbour can be raised by as much as 0.2 metres when strong east to southwest conditions establish themselves for an extended period. Conversely, established westerly to northeast winds can lower sea levels by 0.1m. Poole Harbour is highly subject to barometric pressure that can alter the heights of tides by as much as 0.3 metres.
Outgoing streams in the entrance to Poole Harbour commence at Dover -0115, attaining a maximum rate of 4.5 kn on Springs. Being subject to Poole Harbour’ HW stand at Neaps and double HWs at Springs that cause the first 3 hours flow to be weak. In-going streams commence at Dover -0600 attaining a maximum rate of 3kn.
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
Hour:
Minute:
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 Poole Harbour offset -01:00.
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For planning purposes only, not for navigation. Please see our terms and conditions.
Sorry, our local future 'Tide Predictor' is currently not available for this location. Please find the BBC seven-day local tidal forecast below for your convenience. BBC tides are displayed in UTC (GMT). When the UK is observing British Summer Time (BST) you should add one hour to the times displayed by the BBC.
Feel free to use our calendar, below, to predict 'Future Tidal Streams' as normal. These are displayed in local time and need no adjustment.
For planning purposes only, not for navigation. Please see our terms and conditions.
The above wind speeds are expressed in the Beaufort scale. Red indicates strong winds of 6 or higher.
Headline: Rather cloudy tonight, and becoming increasingly windy in the southwest.
This Evening and Tonight: A rather cloudy night to come, but remaining dry and feeling milder than of late. Clear skies developing in the south by morning, with mist and patchy fog returning across the Moors. Breezy in the southwest, more settled further inland. Minimum Temperature 12C.
Saturday: Some warm sunny spells to start the day, before a blanket of cloud spreads eastwards later. Becoming increasingly windy, especially in the southwest, with rain arriving here by the evening. Maximum Temperature 17C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: Patchy rain clearing eastwards through Sunday morning, soon replaced by a band of heavy showers. Remaining unsettled next week, with further showers to come, at times heavy and thundery.
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 should only be used for distress and urgency calls as follows:
• VHF Channel 16 call sign [Solent Coastguard]
• Alternatively, where a good phone signal exists, dial 999 and ask for the coastguard.
• If at sea, use the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) systems to make a distress or urgency alert.
The National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) based Fareham handles all operations in the area from Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset and Devon. They also assist other authorities such as the Police, Fire and Ambulance with their specialist expertise. The centre is manned 24x7 and has helicopters, based at rescue bases in Portland or Lee-On-Solent, at their disposal. Ch.67 that can be used for routine communications and the National Maritime Operations Centre can be contacted directly on +44 23 8032 9486 for administrative enquiries only.
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Useful Local Contacts
Salterns Marina Limited 40 Salterns Way Lilliput Poole Dorset BH14 8JR
Admiralty Leisure Folio SC5601 ‘East Devon & Dorset Coast, Exmouth to Christchurch’ covers this area. Admiralty Chart 2175 ‘Poole Bay’ & 2611 ‘Poole Harbour and Approaches’. Imray 2000 Series Chart Pack 2300 ‘Dorset and Devon Coast’. Imray "C" Chart C10 ‘Western English Channel Passage Chart’ " and C12 ‘Eastern English Channel Passage Chart’ overlap in this area, C4 ‘Needles to Portland Bill’ and "Y" Chart Y23 ‘Poole Harbour’. NV Chart Atlas Pack UK2 ‘Start Point to the Needles’.
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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.
. All times are in local time with red text indicating springs, blue indicating neaps and gray between tidal events. Click [+] to advance the estimate by an hour and click [-] to step back.
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