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> Just curious whether anyone actually uses tide data for anything? I
> usually rely upon current data (slack, peak ebb and peak flood times)
> rather than high/low tides. Except for places like Palo Alto, which
> becomes inaccessible, or Third Ave, which sometimes becomes a bit muddy,
> I don't usually use the tide data for anything. Does anyone else? In
> case you haven't figured it out, this is for the Web page project, b/c I
> have to obtain the data tide data from a different source than the current
> data.
Yes, I definitely look at tide level, as most of the peninsula sights are
difficult or unsailable at very low tides.
>
> On a related note, does anyone know why high/low tide times differ
> (sometimes substantially) from slack times? I noticed this in my tide
> book and it didn't make much sense to me. Could it be that there's a lag
> between when slack occurs and the tide actually hits its highest (or lowest)
> point (e.g. during a full moon)?
I've wondered about this one too. I would think that high tide at the
Golden Gate should be when the current goes slack. But it's not.
Someone, please explain...
~Jim "11 more days to Los Barriles" Paugh
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