Tides, Sound of Jura

[Booby Trapper]

Shearwater may be popping out of the Crinan Canal on Fri evening if everything goes to plan. I tried to buy Tidal stream Atlas NP218 today but Kip, Largs and Ardrossan didn't have it. I only have one for the Clyde and MOK but it only goes as far north as Gigha. We don't have any definite plans but may head North a bit from Crinal. Can anyone tell me about the tides in the Sound of Jura? What direction do they run and at what times compared to Dover.

Thanks Ian

[Nick]

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Assuming you are thinking of heading North:

Dorus Mor: NW (flood) starts -2:00 to -2:30 LW Oban, SE ( ebb) starts -2:00 to -2:15 HW Oban

Next Friday HW Oban is 14.41 LW 21.03 - Neaps

So - you should be able to catch the tide through the Dorus Mor and up the Sound of Luing any time after about 7pm

[marisca]

To my mind the rates in NP218 and to a lesser extent the directions and timings are a work of fiction. That nice Mr Lawrence and/or the CCC give data that seem to better match my reality. So congratulations on saving a £ or 5.

[Booby Trapper]

Thanks Nick, just what I was looking for.

[claymore]

Some time ago I published Claymore's definitive tide table which covered Dorus Mor and Cuan
Naturally I've lost it but a clever person like Silkie will know where to find it

[Nick]

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. . . but I think you might want to revise the Sound of Luing entry to include the North-going and South-going streams as well!