Hello,
I recently moved to Washington state and have some questions regarding proper determination of safe dive times in relation to tide charts. Can someone explain to me if it is better to begin a dive at high, low, or slack tides?
I am fairly new to ocean diving and would like do a few shore dives in my area in relatively shallow waters (45 ft). I was told by a dive shop that the best time to shore dive in admiralty inlet is 6:00 p.m. (on the 13th of Sept 2009). I understand that this is probably great advice, but I have a hard time believing that this is the only time available to do a safe dive in this particular spot. Is there a way I can use a tide table or tide chart to determine the safest times to do the dive so I'm not swept to Canada by currents? I have heard that the currents can be very dangerous in this area if you do not pay attention to the tide.
Thanks for any help
I recently moved to Washington state and have some questions regarding proper determination of safe dive times in relation to tide charts. Can someone explain to me if it is better to begin a dive at high, low, or slack tides?
I am fairly new to ocean diving and would like do a few shore dives in my area in relatively shallow waters (45 ft). I was told by a dive shop that the best time to shore dive in admiralty inlet is 6:00 p.m. (on the 13th of Sept 2009). I understand that this is probably great advice, but I have a hard time believing that this is the only time available to do a safe dive in this particular spot. Is there a way I can use a tide table or tide chart to determine the safest times to do the dive so I'm not swept to Canada by currents? I have heard that the currents can be very dangerous in this area if you do not pay attention to the tide.
Thanks for any help