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Originally Posted by Pat Babaz
This statement seems backwards for a low tide. Here's why I think that:
On a low tide situation the water is moving from North to South going out to the gulf, so if a low tide peaks down south at 2:56AM then a low tide up North will have peaked well before 2:56AM.
On a high tide situation the water is moving from South to North coming in from the gulf so a high tide peaking down South at 2:56AM will not peak up North until well after 2:56AM
What the difference is in hours I'm not sure exactly but it is alot from say the Cameron jetties to Prien Lake. And too the wind and river stages will throw off tide predictions also. Figuring tides is really tricky, the best way is to be out on the water several days in a row and see what its actually doing in a certain area. Hopefully some of the guides on here can give you a better answer, their knowledge and experience is far superior to mine  |
Tides start moving in the gulf first. Then Cameron then turners. Think of it like a bathtub. The water in the back drains last and fills up last