Reading the Tide Graph

When you request Tide Graph you will get a graph looking similar to this:

LETS BREAK THIS DOWN AND TAKE IT A SECTION AT A TIME.

This Top Section of the Tide Graph gives:

• Named Location
• GPS Coordinates
• Date for the Tide Chart

This Middle Section of the Tide Graph  starts with:

• Named Location at the top
• Day and Date is next
• Times (shows Lows & Highs)
• Measurement in feet of the offset from the mean local low-water level
• Next are Horizontal Lines depicting the water level measurements in feet listed on the left side of the lines
• Across the bottom are hour indications in 24 hour format
• In the Middle is a wavy line going across the graph which represents the tide so you can read tide height at different times through the day
•  The Darker Blue Colored Areas Represents – the time between Twilight Ends and First Light
•  The Lighter Blue Colored Areas Represents – the time between First Light and Sunrise  and  the time between Sunset and Twilight Ends
•  The Solid Yellow Colored Areas Represents – the time between Sunrise and Sunset
•  The Speckled Yellow Colored Areas Represents – the time between Moonrise and Moonset
• At the Bottom is the Maori Fishing Calendar
  •   Sun Position
  •   Moon Position
  •   Moonlight
  •   Sunlight
  •   Tidal Flow

This Bottom Section of the Tide Graph is pretty self explanatory:

• The top potion here shows the Day and Date the data is displayed for and the Fishing Prospect Index Rating
• Going down the Left Column
  • First light
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Twilight Ends
  • Moonset
  • Moon Age:
  • Peak Daylight Fishing Time
• Going down the Right Column
  • Range
  • Low Tide
  • High Tide
  • Low Tide
  • High Tide
  • Moon % Illuminated
  • Peak Nighttime Fishing Time