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You can quickly and easily find out when the next high
tides are by clicking below. There is also a handy guide
to the tides with commonly asked questions.
Tides - from BBC Weather
Bridlington
Filey Bay
Scarborough
Spurn Point
Tidal information supplied by UK Hydrographic office
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USEFUL TIDES INFORMATION
Here we answer some of the more common questions about how
the tides data is obtained, and why there may be variations
in data.
Q How are tides predicted?
First the behaviour of the tide has to be recorded by a
tidegauge at each particular location and the observations
subsequently analysed. The results of these analyses, known
as tidal constants, are then used in a computer program
to predict the behaviour of the tide for any period required.
Q How far ahead can the tide be predicted?
The tides are generated by gravitational influences of the
Earth-Moon-Sun system, whose astronomical relationship and
orbital details are known extremely accurately. Using this
information, together with the tidal constants derived from
the tidal analyses, the tides can be predicted for any date
as far ahead into the future as required.
However, for predictions well into the future (many decades)
the effects of global sea level rises and changes in seabed
topography have to be carefully considered. These may have
a significant effect upon local tidal behaviour, and the
predictions can only be computed using the tidal data currently
available on the UKHO database. So the further ahead we
go from the date the tidal data is held on the database,
the less reliable the predictions will become.
Q What are "Spring" and "Neap" tides?
Spring and Neap tides are created by the relationship between
the Earth and the Moon during each lunar month. Spring tides
occur shortly after New and Full Moon, and Neap tides occur
shortly after the Moon is in its First and Third Quarter.
Spring tides occur when the gravitational forces of the
Earth and Moon reinforce each other resulting in a higher
than normal tidal range. Neap tides occur when these gravitational
forces act at right angles to each other resulting in a
lower than normal tidal range.
Spring tides are nothing to do with the season, but it is
believed the name is derived from a medieval word to "leap
up". Neap comes from an old English word for "low" or "to
nip".
Q When can we expect the largest spring tides each year?
The largest spring tides occur in this country shortly after
the New and Full Moon closest to the equinoxes, and are
sometimes referred to as "Equinoctial Spring Tides".
The spring (or vernal) equinox occurs around 21st March,
and the autumnal equinox occurs around 23rd September.
Q Where are the highest tides around the world?
The largest tides occur in the Bay of Fundy in Canada. At
Burncoat Head the range reaches nearly 16 metres.
However, the Bristol Channel has the second highest tidal
range in the world with ranges in excess of 15 metres, just
above Avonmouth.
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