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Thanks to a natural phenomena, known as the 19-year astronomical cycle there will be a number of exceptionally high tides over the next few months.

And conversely, an unusually high tide is followed by an exceptionally low one.

Weather conditions will continue to play a dominant role in whether tides meet predictions, so the guidance from the Port of London Authority, is just that, a guidance.

But, the dates for super tides, should you want to see more than usual amounts of riverside foreshore — or very much less of it — are:

September

27th Sept (highest 1pm, lowest 7:10am/8pm) <- Thames Barrier Annual Closure

28th Sept (highest 1:43pm, lowest 8:10am/8:50pm)

29th Sept (highest 2:30pm, lowest 9:50am/10:20pm)

October

27th Oct (highest 1:20pm, lowest 7:45am/8:25pm)

28th Oct (highest 2pm, lowest 8:40am/9:10pm)

29th Oct (highest 2:45pm, lowest 9:20am, 9:50pm)

30th Oct (highest 3:30pm, lowest 10am/10:30pm)

December

25th Dec (highest 1:30pm, lowest 7:50am/8:20pm)

26th Dec (highest 2:15pm, lowest 8:45am/9pm)

27th Dec (highest 3pm, lowest 9:30am, 9:40pm)

January 2016

11th Jan (highest 2:50pm, lowest 9:10am, 9:20pm)

12th Jan (highest 3:30pm, lowest 10am, 10pm)

13th Jan (highest 4:15pm, lowest 10:40am, 10:45pm)

14th Jan (highest 5pm, lowest 11:20am)

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(Excepting the small hours, and based on London Bridge — times will vary a little depending on where you are. Rounded to the nearest sensible time)

Full tide tables from here

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4 comments
  1. diamond geezer says:
    22 September 2015 at 7:48 pm

    The September 27th super-low tide coincides with the annual Thames Barrier Closure.
    http://totallythames.org/events/info/thames-barrier-annual-closure
    Underspill begins at super-high tide around 1pm.

  2. Stephen McKenna says:
    22 September 2015 at 11:14 pm

    So sad that your picture features a corner of the Greenwich river bank now disappeared. The silos of the food processing plant that once stoon on this place now gone.

    Soon it will have to be explained to children that there was once great industry on the river. That there was a time before over-priced, undersized glass and chrome shoe boxes: 🙁

    • LadyBracknell says:
      24 September 2015 at 12:51 pm

      Indeed. Greenwich peninsula is set to be blighted by more of these horrors, and some of the older buildings are looking distinctly down as heel with stained or cracked rendering and a general air of decay.

      Back to the subject, though. There have been several very high tides affecting Greenwich this year with the water splashing over riverfront walkways.

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