If you notice the tides a lot like I do, there are instances when you want to know the official times and measurements for the day’s tides. It’s not enough to look out the window and think “that’s a really high tide” or “looks like at least a minus two.” Of course it is easy enough to buy a tides booklet like Dot’s Fishing Guide at a hardware or sporting-goods store. But Dot’s is limited in the number of tides tables it includes and they always seem to require both a time and measurement correction for your location.
Years ago I stumbled on a great online resource for nationwide information on tides. For my state alone (Washington), it lists 166 locations, including one close enough to Mud Bay that no corrections are needed: Tracyton Dyes Inlet. The web site is easy to use and has never been offline when I have tried it. You can get the tides (and moon data) for up to 14 days at time—present, past, or future. If you need a longer interval, copy and paste the first fortnight into your word processor, change the start date, and click “Get Tides” again. Kudos to the good folks who provide this useful web site:
Wonder if there is a site like that for my area. When I logged on it filled in my email and name for me – that was a real time saver and makes me want to comment more.