Compare a fractional rule-of-twelfths interpolation between entered same-station tide events with an entered official height.
A quick decision brief for this specific tool
Same-station/same-datum entered low and following high event heights, actual low-to-high interval, elapsed time and an official comparison height
Fractional twelfths interpolation, normalized phase and signed difference from the entered official prediction/observation
Interpolates continuously across the entered event interval; it never predicts a station tide, observed water level, charted depth, current or under-keel clearance
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Compare a fractional approximation between entered official same-station tide events with an entered official prediction or observation without making a tide/navigation claim.
Keep station, datum, date, time zone and actual event interval aligned.
Enter the official low/following-high events, elapsed time and an official comparison height.
Sees the interpolation difference without treating it as an official prediction.
Avoid whole-hour rounding and a fixed six-hour assumption.
Use the actual event interval and inspect the fractional normalized phase.
Can reproduce the approximation and compare it with the station product.
Keep water-level arithmetic below current official navigation evidence.
Use official predictions/observations, charts/notices/weather and vessel draft/squat/heel margins externally.
Never navigates or claims clearance from the interpolation.
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Updated: August 2026
Reproduce a rule-of-twelfths worksheet from one official low event, its following high event and their actual time interval.
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Use the same official station, datum, unit and time-zone basis for the low event, following high event and comparison height; verify the exact date and event order.
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