Does anyone know the frequency of tides in samui, it seems maybe there is 1 a day at certain times of the month then perhaps 2 tides with one being bigger than the other at other times of the month. The height also seems to be greatly affected by Winter and summer.......

Anyone know exactly how the tides here work?

Also looking for a set of tide tables if anyone knows where I can find such a thing.

http://www.mobilegeographics.com:81/calendar/year/5647.html

http://www.mobilegeographics.com:81/calendar/year/5647.html

sorry Womble , that site might give you an in.

Does anyone know the frequency of tides in samui, it seems maybe there is 1 a day at certain times of the month then perhaps 2 tides with one being bigger than the other at other times of the month. The height also seems to be greatly affected by Winter and summer.......

Anyone know exactly how the tides here work?

Also looking for a set of tide tables if anyone knows where I can find such a thing.

Womble,

Samui Dive Supply sells tide tables.

Does anyone know the frequency of tides in samui, it seems maybe there is 1 a day at certain times of the month then perhaps 2 tides with one being bigger than the other at other times of the month. The height also seems to be greatly affected by Winter and summer.......

Anyone know exactly how the tides here work?

Also looking for a set of tide tables if anyone knows where I can find such a thing.

Womble,

Samui Dive Supply sells tide tables.

Where is that?

Islands can have strange effects on tides.

A local tide table sounds like a good idea.

Is it in English or Thai numerals??

well i always thought the tides here are a bit weird, but that link from Rooo finally proves it.

any scientists on board??!!!

The water can flow both ways round an island creating 4 "high tides" in a day.

This happens with the Isle of Wight in the UK.

Places like Pattaya seem to have only one tide in a day.....................

Some strange effect from the Gulf of Thailand.

diurnal tides aka one high and one low / day

The water can flow both ways round an island creating 4 "high tides" in a day.

This happens with the Isle of Wight in the UK.

Places like Pattaya seem to have only one tide in a day.....................

Some strange effect from the Gulf of Thailand.

The tides here are unusual not because it's an Island, it's effected by a strange phenomenom that causes unusual tides in other areas of the world such as gulf of mexico, gulf of carpentaria etc.........

i'm pretty sure though that at certain times of the month there is one tide and at others one big and one small...........

Full tide tables can be found here

http://www.navy.mi.th/hydro/services.htm

which is the Royal Thai Navy Hydrographic Dept. It is a map in Thai and click on the location you need.

As of today though they have not put up 2007 - still showing 2006 but hopefully (?) they will change that soon.

Womble,

Dive Supply is a shop on the ring raod, coming from Tesco's towards Lamai, on your left hand side, shortly before Samui - BKK hospital. It's on the same block of houses as Il Molino.

Womble,

Dive Supply is a shop on the ring raod, coming from Tesco's towards Lamai, on your left hand side, shortly before Samui - BKK hospital. It's on the same block of houses as Il Molino.

Thanks.......

I'm also looking for some navigation charts of these waters, anyone know if I can get these on the Island?

Womble,

Dive Supply is a shop on the ring raod, coming from Tesco's towards Lamai, on your left hand side, shortly before Samui - BKK hospital. It's on the same block of houses as Il Molino.

Thanks.......

I'm also looking for some navigation charts of these waters, anyone know if I can get these on the Island?

Womble that link I've sent you for Garmin,I think they also supply navigational charts.