Tides

raybo3

Thought this would be an interesting topic. How much of a tide swing do you get in your area? A normal tide change in my area is 9 feet and up to 12 feet on "moon" tides......

LaRea

On the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, 3 feet is typical.  Maybe 5 feet in some locations.  I can't imagine having to deal with 12 feet.  Can you even use fixed piers?

Trashman

Delaware river we get 6-7.   In and out quick.  At low tide some of our boats can't get out or in.  We are in need of dredging

raybo3

LaRea said:

On the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, 3 feet is typical.  Maybe 5 feet in some locations.  I can't imagine having to deal with 12 feet.  Can you even use fixed piers?

No our docks are floating.....

dalek

Can be up to 45 feet over here in the Severn estuary U.K. Normally about 30.

Trashman

dalek said:

Can be up to 45 feet over here in the Severn estuary U.K. Normally about 30.

You win

raybo3

I know in some parts of eastern Canada its 35 feet

craigswardmtb

I'm in CT and my tides are about 3 feet.  Although this weekend for some reason tides were running real high at about 4 feet.
Its crazy to me that Boston area has tidal ranges that great and they are only about 80 miles north of me.

rasbury

I have heard of some of those 35 ft. tides....that must be crazy to deal with for boating....what about ramps? Are they 100' long? When I do salt water I never retrieve at low tide as the ramp is to slippery...how the heck do you deal with that???

JoeStang

An inch or two when it rains heavy. LOL

There are definite advantages to lake boating!

Cableguy Greg

I am with Joe. The river might go up a foot or two during heavy rain. Usually it isn't too bad.

Black_Diamond

Zero in Lake Michigan!  

Unsalted and shark free too!

miggy

dalek said:

Can be up to 45 feet over here in the Severn estuary U.K. Normally about 30.

That's pretty high!

dalek

We can go out at any tide but we need to go through a lock. The level in Cardiff Bay is kept constant.