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

Approximate 2022 Tide Dates	Tide
2 to 11 June	Neap
12 to 19 June	Spring
20 to 29 June	Neap
30 June to 2 July	Spring
3 to 11 July	Neap
12 to 19 July	Spring
20 to 28 July	Neap
29 July to 3 August	Spring
4 to 9 August	Neap
10 to 17 August	Spring
18 to 26 August	Neap
27 August to 2 September	Spring
3 to 7 September	Neap
8 to 15 September	Spring
13 to 23 September	Neap
24 September to 1 October	Spring
2 to 6 October	Neap
7 to 15 October	Spring
16 to 22 October	Neap
23 to 31 October	Spring

Approximate 2023 Tide Dates	Tide
1 to 3 June	Neap
4 to 9 June	Spring
10 to 16 June	Neap
17 to 21 June	Spring
22 June to 1 July	Neap
2 to 9 July	Spring
10 to 18 July	Neap
19 to 22 July	Spring
23 to 31 July	Neap
1 to 8 August	Spring
9 to 16 August	Neap
17 to 22 August	Spring
23 to 28 August	Neap
29 August to 6 September	Spring
7 to 14 September	Neap
15 to 21 September	Spring
22 to 26 September	Neap
27 September to 6 October	Spring
7 to 11 October	Neap
12 to 20 October	Spring
21 to 30 October	Neap

Approximate 2024 Tide Dates	Tide
2 to 10 June	Spring
11 to 20 June	Neap
21 to 28 June	Spring
29 June to 4 July	Neap
5 to 11 July	Spring
12 to 19 July	Neap
20 to 28 July	Spring
29 July to 3 August	Neap
4 to 10 August	Spring
11 to 17 August	Neap
18 to 26 August	Spring
27 August to 1 September	Neap
2 to 9 September	Spring
10 to 15 September	Neap
16 to 24 September	Spring
25 to 30 September	Neap
1 to 8 October	Spring
9 to 14 October	Neap
15 to 22 October	Spring
23 to 29 October	Neap