The tides are directly controlled by the moon and its orbit around the Earth. New moons and full moons result in a spring tide, quarter and three-quarter moons result in a neap tide. Not sure what a spring and neap tide is? Read this post for an explanation.
Spring tides for 2018
Below is a list of the dates and times for all spring tides for 2018 for the UK and Ireland
- 17 January 02:17 - New moon
- 31 January 13:26 - Full moon
- 15 February 21:05 - New moon
- 2 March 00:51 - Full moon
- 17 March 13:11 - New moon
- 31 March 13:36 - Full moon
- 16 April 02:57 - New moon
- 30 April 01:58 - Full moon
- 15 May 12:47 - New moon
- 29 May 15:19 - Full moon
- 13 June 20:43 - New moon
- 28 June 05:53 - Full moon
- 13 July 03:47 - New moon
- 27 July 21:20 - Full moon
- 11 August 10:57 - New moon
- 26 August 12:56 - Full moon
- 9 September 19:01 - New moon
- 25 September 03:52 - Full moon
- 9 October 04:46 - New moon
- 24 October 17:45 - Full moon
- 7 November 16:01 - New moon
- 23 November 05:39 - Full moon
- 7 December 07:20 - New moon
- 22 December 17:48 - Full moon
Neap tides for 2018
Below is a list of the dates and times for all neap tides for 2018 in the UK and Ireland.
- 8 January 22:25 - Third quarter
- 24 January 22:20 - First quarter
- 7 February 15:53 - Third quarter
- 23 February 08:09 - First quarter
- 9 March 11:19 - Third quarter
- 24 March 15:35 - First quarter
- 8 April 08:17 - Third quarter
- 22 April 22:45 - First quarter
- 8 May 03:08 - Third quarter
- 22 May 04:49 - First quarter
- 6 June 19:31 - Third quarter
- 20 June 11:50 - First quarter
- 6 July 08:50 - Third quarter
- 19 July 20:52 - First quarter
- 4 August 19:17 - Third quarter
- 18 August 08:48 - First quarter
- 3 September 03:37 - Third quarter
- 2 October 10:45 - Third quarter
- 16 October 19:01 - First quarter
- 31 October 16:40 - Third quarter
- 15 November 14:54 - First quarter
- 30 November 00:18 - Third quarter
- 15 December 11:49 - First quarter
- 29 December 09:34 - Third quarter
The 2019 dates to follow.
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