On a rock ledge or a jetty, when you can walk in and when you must walk out are both set by the tide. Enter the high tide time at your spot, the access window and the window after high tide that you checked yourself, and the time you want to keep for walking out, and the page gives you the access time, the walk-out time with that buffer removed, and the fishing time left.
The arithmetic subtracts the access window from high tide, adds the window after it, then takes the buffer back off. If a time crosses midnight in either direction, the page labels it. When the buffer is as long as the whole window, nothing is left to fish, so a message appears instead of a result. Current as of October 2026.
No per-location access window or safety threshold is offered. These depend entirely on terrain, tide height and swell, and no official figure exists. Spots and tactics are not covered either. Swell and changing weather are not part of the arithmetic, so judgment on site and guidance from the Coast Guard or your charter operator always come first. The numbers here do not make anything safe.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page does not tell you. It depends entirely on the terrain, the tide height and the swell, and no official per-location figure exists. Enter a value you confirmed from local signage, a charter operator or the Coast Guard.
No. This page only adds and subtracts the numbers you entered. Swell and changing weather are not part of the arithmetic, so judgment on site always comes first.
No. Locations and tactics are not covered. The page only works out access and walk-out times from a high tide time.