Each
tide graphic is made up of a number of elements, and each of these elements is available in a number of
different formats. For instance, the times of sunrise and sunset may be provided with or without a small
sun icon, in 12 or 24 hour format, with or without the colon.
Graphs may be scaled in feet or metres (or meters), grid lines may be sparse, dense, or absent. The curve may be
coloured above or below, and (on calendar graphics only) the colour may indicate whether the sun and/or moon is up.
The times and heights of high and low tides may be printed under the curve, in line with the peaks and troughs.
Tides may be tabulated for a number of places in one graphic, in a myriad of different formats. You may wish to
include heights and times of both high and low tides, or omit some items such as the height, or perhaps you
are publishing a guide of safe access times to some local feature and are only interested in low tides during
daylight hours. We can accomodate most such requests as a matter of course.
A variety of other information is available, including moonrise and moonset times,
future phases of the moon, apogee and perigee dates, an icon representing the moon's current phase, or a
textual indication of the moon's phase.
We also are able to supply wind and swell forecasts, though these are only available when delivery to you is
direct to an email or FTP address on a daily basis.
There are many methods by which fishers try to determine the best times for catching fish. We are able to
provide information for several of the more popular methods, including solunar times, moon zenith and nadir,
and traditional fishing guides provided by local experts.
The design chosen depends partly on the amount of space available. Some designs are very compact and can
fit into a tiny space, showing a minimum of information. Others are large, up to A4 size in some cases, and show
a great amount of detail. Size is, of course, greatly dependent on the number of days to be shown, which in
turn depends on how often you print an issue. It's common to publish enough information to cover the period to
the next issue, plus a day or two.