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  Today's Tides for Small Mouth


Tidal data as of Wednesday, October 9th at 17:59 local time. Refresh to current time
Low Water	High Water
03:05 (0.5m)	10:23 (1.7m)
15:26 (0.6m)	22:53 (1.5m)
We are now on Neaps

Tidal conditions now
Now Rising
Time to high	4:53
Total rise	0.9m


Tidal curve estimates
Remaining rise
Tide height over CD



Mean Spring Curve

Mean Neap Curve

Intervening Period


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. Future tidal planning is best accomplished by using Small Mouth's future tides predictor below.


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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. Future tidal planning is best accomplished by using Small Mouth's future tides predictor below.

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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 Portland tides — High waters: 10:23, 22:53, Low waters: 03:05, 15:26
Today's Dover tides — High waters: 02:44, 15:05, Low waters: 10:14, 22:35
We are now on Neaps.
HW Dover approx -0430, Portland is a Standard Port.
MHWS 2.1m MHWN 1.4m MLWN 0.8m MLWS 0.1m
Mean Level 1.0 Double Low Waters occur between Portland and Lulworth Cove. Predictions are for the 1st Low Water with the 2nd Low Water occurring 3 - 4 hours later.

Tides in Weymouth are very small, by Channel standards, and tidal streams are also weak. Tides flood for 4 hours, ebb for 4 hours and then there are 4 hours of slack around LW, except for a small rise of around 0.2 metres, known as the Guider, that commences about ¾ of an hour after Low Water. The tidal currents in the harbour entrances attain a velocity of 1 knot at spring tides and are irregular. Inside the harbour the tidal currents are uncertain.

Tides in the vicinity of the Bill of Portland are strong and a dangerous Race exists south of the Bill. The peninsula disrupts the flow of water in the Channel and the streams are further disrupted by a ledge of Portland stone that extends further out to sea. Added to this are strong south-going streams either side of the Bill, running for 9 or 10 hrs of the tidal cycle, that meet the main Channel streams. All combine to cause the seas to well up and break with the effects of this conflagration being felt up to 5 miles south of Portland Bill.

The Race can be avoided by staying 3 to 5 miles offshore and allowing for a strong set into the race or onto the Shambles. Those planning on visiting Weymouth from the west can make use of an inshore passage which is much faster and shorter. Timing is vital to catch slack water and the right weather conditions in the inshore passage, but it should not be attempted during Springs or at night. Approaches to Race are cover in the Weymouth Harbour [lpin] entry.


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Calculate future tides

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

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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 Portland offset -01:00.



Tidal Hour:

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  Small Mouth's Future Tides


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.






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  Weather for Small Mouth



Today's overview	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
4	4	2	3	3
16°C 11°C	11°C 8°C	9°C 5°C	13°C 8°C	11°C 9°C
The above wind speeds are expressed in the Beaufort scale. Red indicates strong winds of 6 or higher.


Headline: Gradually turning cloudier overnight with patchy rain.

This Evening and Tonight: Clear spells and the occasional shower to start the evening but cloud building more widely overnight with patchy outbreaks of rain. Winds easing. Feeling cooler than recent nights. Minimum Temperature 7C.

Thursday: Cloud and showery rain lingering for a time though largely dry in the east with a good number of sunny spells. Brightening up for all later. Feeling noticeably colder. Maximum Temperature 13C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday: A dry end to the week with sunny spells and light winds is most likely, though occasional showers are possible. Rather cold with rural frost and fog patches at night.








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  Contacts and Emergency for Small Mouth

Contacting Coastguard and Emergency Services

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) to make a distress or urgency alert.

The National Maritime Operations Centre (NMOC) based at 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 at Portland or Lee-On-Solent, at their disposal. Ch.67 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.

Phone 999 when it is a Police emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, someone suspected of a crime is nearby, when there is a danger to life or when violence is being used or threatened. Phone 101, the police non-emergency number, when it's less urgent than a 999 call.

Useful Local Contacts

Port & Customs
Portland Port P: +44 1305 824044
Port Health Authority P: +44 1305 838432
HM Customs Advice Line 0845 0109000
HM Customs Yacht Arrivals & Departures 0845 7231110

Royal Dorset Yacht Club
11 Custom House Quay,
Weymouth,
Dorset, DT4 8BG
P: +44 1305 786258 | W: www.royal-dorset.com | E: info@royal-dorset.com

Castle Cove Sailing Club
Old Castle Road
Weymouth
Dorset
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  Local Navigation Resources

Admiralty Leisure Folio SC5601 ‘East Devon & Dorset Coast, Exmouth to Christchurch’, 2172 ‘Harbours and Anchorages on the South Coast of England’ 2610 ‘Bill Of Portland To Anvil Pt’, 2255 ‘Approach Portland & Weymouth’, 2268 ‘Portland Harbour’. Imray 2000 Series Chart Pack 2300 ‘Dorset and Devon Coast’. Imray C10, C12, C5, C4, 2300 NV Chart Atlas Pack UK2 ‘Start Point to the Needles’.

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.