On 7 Mar, 19:15, "N Cook" wrote:
Graham Easterling wrote in message

...

The spring tide on Monday is in the top 15 percent
of all high water heights predicted for this year

Actually, it's one of the 5 highest tides of the year at Newquay,
putting it in the top 1% of tides this year. You have to wait until
October for a tide as high as Monday morning's to occur again.

Bad timing I'd say.

Graham
Penzance

For Portsmouth *there are 105 predicted tides of 4.7m or higher in 2008,
Monday is predicted as 4.7m.
About 710 tides in the year, so I make it about 15 percent.
I can't believe that Newquay is that much different in that aspect of the

I've doubled checked with another set of tidetables, which makes it
the 3rd highest of the year, Newlyn virtually the same. I've also
checked easytide online, which gives 7.3m for Newquay Monday. The
highest for the year is normally about 7.4.

Best believe it!

Southampton is a a very abnormal position.

Graham
Penzance