Tides

Traditionally pilots have only booked swimmers onto neap tides. It has now become common practice to head out on a spring tide if the conditions are propitious. Spring tides are on the days inbetween the sets of neap tides.

Dover tidal heights are:

Neaps tides - approximately 5.3 - 6.1 metres HW
Spring tides - approximately 6.1 - 6.8 metres HW

2019 Dates	Tide
10th to 14th June	Neap
15th to 21st June	Spring
22nd to 30th June	Neap
1st to 9th July	Spring
10th to 16th July	Neap
17th to 21st July	Spring
22nd to 30th July	Neap
31st July to 7th August	Spring
8th to 14th August	Neap
15th to 21st August	Spring
22nd to 28th August	Neap
29th August to 5th September	Spring
6th to 12th September	Neap
13th to 20th September	Spring
21st to 25th September	Neap
26th to 1st October	Spring

2020 Dates	Tide
11th to 19th June	Neap
20th to 27th June	Spring
28th June to 2nd July	Neap
3rd to 9th July	Spring
10th to 19th July	Neap
20th to 26th July	Spring
27th July to 2nd August	Neap
3rd to 9th August	Spring
10th to 17th August	Neap
18th to 25th August	Spring
26th August to 1st September	Neap
2nd to 7th September	Spring
8th to 15th September	Neap
16th to 23rd September	Spring
24th to 30th September	Neap
1st to 7th October	Spring

2021 Dates	Tide
1st to 9th June	Neap
10th to 14th June	Spring
15th to 21st June	Neap
22nd to 29th June	Spring
30th June to 10th July	Neap
11th to 16th July	Spring
17th to 21st July	Neap
22nd to 29th July	Spring
30th July to 7th August	Neap
8th to 15th August	Spring
16th to 20th August	Neap
21st to 27th August	Spring
28th August to 5th September	Neap
6th to 13th September	Spring
14th to 18th September	Neap
19th to 26th September	Spring
27th September to 3rd October	Neap
4th to 12th October	Spring
13th to 17th October	Neap
18th to 25th October	Spring
26th to 31st October	Neap