Daneli said...

Thanks

I've got a G-shock G-glide but have no idea how to use it

Got my vestal watch last year. Super happy with it. The model is called the brig. Spun me out when I went over to perth the other week and the thing was reading flat! I had no idea there was jack all tidal movement, I thought it was broken haha

Sorry I can't but whilst we are talking tides I would just like to recommend the Schralp tide app, I love it.

www.shralpsoftware.com/shralptide/

I can't recommend a good one, but I can tell you that my Nixon tide watch died after 3 years.

I don't know if 3 years is a long time or a short time for a watch to last, but there you go.

I also had a G-Shock G-Lide but it now sits on the bottom of the ocean somewhere around Alexandra Headlands, Sunny Coast after a thrashing yesterday great watch though.

tightlines said...
Sorry I can't but whilst we are talking tides I would just like to recommend the Schralp tide app, I love it.

www.shralpsoftware.com/shralptide/

Ive got that as well, nice simple app imo.

Rudebeef said..

Got my vestal watch last year. Super happy with it. The model is called the brig. Spun me out when I went over to perth the other week and the thing was reading flat! I had no idea there was jack all tidal movement, I thought it was broken haha

Are you still happy with the Vestal?

i had bad experience with a Nixon tide watch bought as a present for someone

leaked water first time it was used. second one leaked water on the first use also. its meant to be a surfing watch. never again

I have a rip curl and really good service.

Casio protrek are good, they have tide, moon, compass and are solar. I prefer cloth type band as if one pin comes out it is still held by other pin (with plastic or metal shes gone)

www.casio.com/products/archive/watches/pro-trek/prw2500b-3

the rip curl oceansearch one has world wide surfing locations, but for WA it has Esperance, Albany, Margaret River, Scarborough, Lancelin, Geraldton, Kalbarri and carnarvon so got a lot covered.
Plus it has a Spot X where you can programme your own data in to it

There are so many elements affecting the way waves break that I could never spare the cash for a watch telling me simple tides. I have a couple of apps on my phone for when I'm travelling & a few websites that seem fairly reliable for info on my local. But due to all those elements effecting waves, nothing beats popping down for a look. Swell direction, wind direction & swell period seem to be the best indicators for me coz tide doesn't have as much of an impact or a great deal of movement most days. But I am on the opposite side of Oz...just reckon I'd prefer an app on my phone that covers everything rather than a watch that just covers tides, unless I lived in Indo. That said, $70 seems reasonable compared to big brand names expecting heaps more. You could get a waterproof phone & headphones for what some brands are asking.

I use the seabreeze app for my iphone, highly recommend.
and I have a rip curl digital tide watch. The $199 model, cant fault it thus far.

Hey Mate,

If you live anywhere near brisbane the DFO has the ripcurll ATS watches cheap. I bought 6 months ago for $70 and have worn it since kiting and surfing. Works great. I had a ripcurll tide master before that for over 5 years. The only reason I replaced it was due to you couldn't grit the watch band anymore.

Cheers

I've had Ripcurl lasted about 8 years, just got a Nixon 'The Supertide" which is pretty cool and shows a good tide graph for about 200+ surf beaches.

quirkus said..

Never bothered that much for perth. Rare enough to get swell, and maybe the wind right.. If the tides right as well, I'd buy a lotto ticket.

Speaking of swell, are You back in the water yet