JTides Help | Basic operation



When you first run "JTides," it will appear with a default data window (Port Townsend, WA). To choose a different location for tide prediction, click the closed file folder icon at the left on the toolbar () or use the menu item "File ... Open."

This choice is called "Site Explorer." It shows a tree display, broken into categories and subcategories. You may choose to navigate the tree using your mouse, or you may wish to type a search string for a global search.

The tree has two main sections - tidal stations and current stations. Beneath these sections are countries, "states," and individual sites. Simply click folders to open them, and click sites to display them in the program. Click here to read more about Site Explorer.

By default, "JTides" shows a one-day chart of tide or current. Explore the display options on the toolbar -- you can show several days, or a clickable month (), displayed as a color-coded chart where the colors represent different tidal heights at different times of the month. There is also a conventional monthly calendar display (), suitable for printing. You can read more about these display options here.

Once you have chosen and displayed a site, you may want to find nearby sites. Click the "Find Nearest Sites" toolbar button () to list those sites that are nearest to the displayed site. This option is more fully described here.

There are more than 2,000 worldwide sites in the JTides default configuration (your installation presently has [totalSites] defined), and for most locations, predictions are available from 1970 to 2038.

This is just an introduction to the many display features of JTides. Click one of the links below for more information.

Setup |  Basic Operation |  Display Options |  Site Explorer |  Nearest Site Finder |  Data Export Options |  Data Sources
Configuration |  Time Issues |  Technical Background