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Tsawwassen tide height

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by Rod » Sat May 02, 2015 9:30 am

Hi Guys,
What would be the minimum tide height for windsurfing at the beach by the Tsawwassen ferry terminal?
It will be 2.2 at 2 pm. Would that be enough for safe windsurfing?
I have a 42 and 60 cm fins.
Thanks in advance
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by Alton » Sat May 02, 2015 9:35 am

Rod wrote:Hi Guys,
What would be the minimum tide height for windsurfing at the beach by the Tsawwassen ferry terminal?
It will be 2.2 at 2 pm. Would that be enough for safe windsurfing?
I have a 42 and 60 cm fins.
Thanks in advance
Rod

With normal 23 cm fins, you'll find some deeper sections. 42 cm sounds a little dangerous.

Anyway, I doubt if the wind will last much longer at Tsawwassen this morning so size doesn't matter ;)
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by Rod » Sat May 02, 2015 9:46 am

Thanks Alton!!!
So I guess a safe tide height for a bigger fin would be around the 3 meter mark?
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by Alton » Sat May 02, 2015 9:49 am

Rod wrote:Thanks Alton!!!
So I guess a safe tide height for a bigger fin would be around the 3 meter mark?

I haven't windsurfed Tsawwassen for a long time but 3m minimum sounds about right.
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