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
Please be aware tide dates on the CS&PF website may not correspond with individual pilots
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 |
- 28 Jun 2024
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Air: 47.5 °F (8.6 °C)
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Wind Direction: SW (220°)
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