
How to read a tide chartīefore using a tide chart, it’s helpful to know what kind of information you’re looking for. It’s worth knowing that all tide tables are slightly different, but generally speaking, once you have the tide table for where you’re going, there are three important pieces of information to pay attention to: date, time and tide height. Tide tables are often posted at the beach, and you can find them online. It’s important to know that tides can be vastly different from one location to another, so you’ll want the specific tide table for the area where you’re going. They will tell you when low tide will be, when high tide will be, and how low and high the water will be.


Tide charts indicate the times of low and high tides for a specific area on specific dates. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels, which occur at regular intervals (Image credit: Jen and Sim Benson)
