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

Please be aware tide dates on the CS&PF website may not correspond with individual pilots

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

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