Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? - SV650.org

17-01-11, 12:59 PM

Went down to London with the wifey to do some "bag" shopping and had my camera just in case i saw anything different. I have never seen the tide so low and it is the first time i have walked along the bank and it was pretty cool

Bit of a dull cloudy day hence the drab looking colours. Is it common for the tide to be so low there?

Biker Biggles · 17-01-11, 01:03 PM

It gets that low when the Lord Mayor forgets to put the plug back in.

17-01-11, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

It gets that low when the Lord Mayor forgets to put the plug back in.

I knew there was a logical explanation

17-01-11, 08:00 PM

when the moon and sun are in line, you get the highest high tides and the lowest low tides.
I seem to remember a bit recently about a partial eclipse (moon and sun in line)
co-incidence??

SMcG

17-01-11, 10:45 PM

Wow that's low.

It's all flowed to the Severn, which after all the heavy rain in mid Wales over the last week has burst its banks at Montford Bridge - the AR06 campsite is flooded.

punyXpress · 17-01-11, 10:48 PM

As S McG says - it's almost full spring tide so dig out your waders.

18-01-11, 08:09 AM

Te moon and sun lining up makes sense seeing as there is flooding in some places and not enough water in others.... unless it is the plug thing of course

keith_d · 18-01-11, 09:08 AM

We are a few days off neap tides at the moment so the tidal range is fairly small.

The Spring tides are on the 23rd with a difference of 7.4 meters at London Bridge. So if you're interested in seeing the bed of the Thames you want to be there around 10am on Sunday.

Keith.

18-01-11, 09:45 AM

I heard that the thames has one of the biggest tidal differences in the world.
Or am I just making that up?

SIII · 18-01-11, 09:58 AM

Bristol Channel has the second highest tidal range in the world with ranges in excess of 15 metres, just above Avonmouth and the largest in the world is 17 metres (55.8 feet) at Burntcoat Head for the Bay of Fundy, Canada.

Is it at Bristol that the Kayak's and surfers ride the wave up as the tide comes in?

17-01-11, 12:59 PM	#1
TC3 Guest Posts: n/a	Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? Went down to London with the wifey to do some "bag" shopping and had my camera just in case i saw anything different. I have never seen the tide so low and it is the first time i have walked along the bank and it was pretty cool Bit of a dull cloudy day hence the drab looking colours. Is it common for the tide to be so low there? Last edited by TC3; 17-01-11 at 01:05 PM.

17-01-11, 01:03 PM	#2
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? It gets that low when the Lord Mayor forgets to put the plug back in. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

17-01-11, 08:00 PM	#4
Stephen McG Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? when the moon and sun are in line, you get the highest high tides and the lowest low tides. I seem to remember a bit recently about a partial eclipse (moon and sun in line) co-incidence?? SMcG

17-01-11, 10:45 PM	#5
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? Wow that's low. It's all flowed to the Severn, which after all the heavy rain in mid Wales over the last week has burst its banks at Montford Bridge - the AR06 campsite is flooded.

17-01-11, 10:48 PM	#6
punyXpress Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riding, North Posts: 2,664	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? As S McG says - it's almost full spring tide so dig out your waders. __________________ Was: K2 naked in rapid yellow - gone to a better? place Now: Street Triple R

18-01-11, 08:09 AM	#7
TC3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? Te moon and sun lining up makes sense seeing as there is flooding in some places and not enough water in others.... unless it is the plug thing of course

18-01-11, 09:08 AM	#8
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? We are a few days off neap tides at the moment so the tidal range is fairly small. The Spring tides are on the 23rd with a difference of 7.4 meters at London Bridge. So if you're interested in seeing the bed of the Thames you want to be there around 10am on Sunday. Keith.

18-01-11, 09:45 AM	#9
Reeder Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? I heard that the thames has one of the biggest tidal differences in the world. Or am I just making that up?

18-01-11, 09:58 AM	#10
SIII Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway Posts: 1,319	Re: Is the Thames always this low when tide is out? Bristol Channel has the second highest tidal range in the world with ranges in excess of 15 metres, just above Avonmouth and the largest in the world is 17 metres (55.8 feet) at Burntcoat Head for the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Is it at Bristol that the Kayak's and surfers ride the wave up as the tide comes in? __________________ "You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called Fuk-U. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground" The Stoppy King

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