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 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 |
| Approximate 2025 Tide Dates | Tide |
| 1 to 10 June | Neap |
| 11 to 15 June | Spring |
| 16 to 22 June | Neap |
| 23 to 30 June | Spring |
| 1 to 10 July | Neap |
| 11 to 18 July | Spring |
| 19 to 23 July | Neap |
| 24 to 30 July | Spring |
| 31 July to 8 August | Neap |
| 9 to 16 August | Spring |
| 17 to 21 August | Neap |
| 22 to 28 August | Spring |
| 29 August to 5 September | Neap |
| 6 to 13 September | Spring |
| 14 to 18 September | Neap |
| 19 to 27 September | Spring |
| 28 September to 4 October | Neap |
| 5 to 12 October | Spring |
| 13 to 18 October | Neap |
| 19 to 26 October | Spring |
| Approximate 2026 Tide Dates | Tide |
| 3 to 11 June | Neap |
| 12 to 20 June | Spring |
| 21 to 30 June | Neap |
| 1 to 6 July | Spring |
| 7 to 12 July | Neap |
| 13 to 20 July | Spring |
| 21 to 28 July | Neap |
| 29 July to 5 August | Spring |
| 6 to 10 August | Neap |
| 11 to 18 August | Spring |
| 19 to 26 August | Neap |
| 27 August to 3 September | Spring |
| 4 to 8 September | Neap |
| 9 to 16 September | Spring |
| 17 to 24 September | Spring |
| 25 September to 2 October | Neap |
| 3 to 8 October | Spring |
| TBC | Neap |
| TBC | Spring |
| TBC | Neap |
- 10 Nov 2024
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Sandettie Lightship Observations
8pm, 20th October 2024
Water: 60.6 °F (15.9 °C)
Air: 60.3 °F (15.7 °C)
Wind Speed: 24.1 kn (44.6 km/h)
Wind Direction: SW (230°)
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