Tide prediction

Introduction
The principal tidal forces are
generated by the Moon and Sun.
The Moon is the main tide-
generating body. Due to its
greater distance, the Sun’s effect
is only 46 percent of the Moon’s.
Lunar Day(Tidal Day) – The duration on one rotation of the earth on
its orbit with respect to the moon. About 24h 50m.
 Spring and Neap Tides

In each Lunar Month there will be a New

Moon and a Full Moon. month (about 29 1/2
days)

At this period the range will be a maximum

range which is called a Spring Tide.

The Moon will also pass two period of

quadrature and the range will be a minimum

which is called a Neap Tide
 Tidal Prediction

 Admiralty Tide Tables ATT ( 8 volumes)

Standard Ports
List of ports inside front cover of ATT.

Predictions are given in the Official

Standard Time for the country.

(This happens to be Universal Time in the United

Kingdom.)

If necessary times must be adjusted for

Daylight Saving Time (DST) is usually one hour

ahead of standard time.

First page of standard port predictions will

be the tidal curve unique to that port.