Solent Almanac No. 47 · Midsummer

SolentThe Almanac

Tide, moon and coastal weather for the central south coast and its harbours.

Two hundred pages of exactly when the water moves, printed once a season and kept by the chart table.

Reserve issue No. 47

In this issue

Every table recomputed for the season, referenced to Portsmouth and corrected for each harbour.

  1. 01 Springs & neapsHow the moon stretches and slackens the range, fortnight by fortnight. 009
  2. 02 Harbour tablesHigh and low water to the minute for fourteen anchorages between Christchurch and Chichester. 024
  3. 03 The night skyMoon phases, planet rise and set, and the darkest hours for each week. 118
  4. 04 Passage weatherPrevailing winds, sea state and the local effects of the Needles Channel. 156

The fortnight ahead

Illumination at midnight, GMT+1. Full moon on the 21st brings the largest spring tides of the month.

15 Jul 64%Waxing gibbous
18 Jul 88%Waxing gibbous
21 Jul 100%Full · spring tides
24 Jul 82%Waning gibbous
27 Jul 47%Last quarter
31 Jul 12%Waning crescent
04 Aug 0%New · neap tides

Harbour tables today

High water, morning and evening, with the day's range. A sample page from the tables section.

Tuesday 15 July 2026 · heights above chart datum · times BST
HarbourMorning HWEvening HWRangeDatum
Cowes04:52 4.1m17:24 4.3m3.5m Portsmouth −0:15
Lymington04:38 3.0m17:09 3.1m2.4m Portsmouth −0:20
Yarmouth04:40 3.2m17:12 3.3m2.6m Portsmouth −0:18
Portsmouth05:07 4.6m17:39 4.7m3.9m Standard port
Chichester05:14 4.5m17:46 4.6m3.8m Portsmouth +0:07
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