Getting under Potters with low water 0800

[Siddy]

Hi were out on Broadway and as yet we've not been under Potter/Wroxham bridges yet.

So we pickup Sat 13/9 and tide table shows low water 15/9 Mon 0800 & Tues 0900 does pilot start around 0900 & how long after is there afterwards to get through? Want to do this early in week so where not stuck wrong side.

How long crusing time is above the bridge?

 

 

[unclemike]

eyup siddy fancy meeting you here,cruising time above potter depend son where you want to go,hickling is about an hour=,good riverside pub and another in village,horsey is similar but 20 mins walk to pub,not sure about pub at west somerton ,if you want chill out and come back following day, plenty of moorings

 

mike

[kadensa]

Siddy, my tide-table shows Monday 15/9 low tide at Potter 11:49 and Tuesday 16/9 12:40, so you should be fine time-wise.

[Boaters]

Last season found the pub in West Somerton to have a good welcome , food and drink..I used to ring daily to find out when we would have to come back through the bridge

[Guest]

Hi were out on Broadway and as yet we've not been under Potter/Wroxham bridges yet.

So we pickup Sat 13/9 and tide table shows low water 15/9 Mon 0800 & Tues 0900.......

 

What tide tables were you looking at Siddy ?

 

Those times sound like the ones for Gorleston Bar.

 

Kadensa's times are closer, about 4 hours later for Potter, and another few minutes for Wroxham, though that far upriver it's only an estimate, where the weather can have a greater effect than at Sea.

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello Siddy,

I have to agree with the others on Monday 15th September low tide will be around 11.49am at Potter Heigham according to the Shore Base site, Herbert Wood table shows the time to be 8.49am with a 3 hour delay for Potter Heigham.

Have a look at all of our links for tide tables in Visiting The Broads.

Regards

Alan

[BroadScot]

Hi Siddy,

 

I would do as I have done in the past, phone the pilot the day before, he will let you know if your boat will get through or not. That is what I did the last time I tried to get through there. Best of luck on that one.The Telephone number is 01692 670460 for the Pilot.

 

 Iain.

[Broads01]

I agree Iain. I haven't had much luck getting through Potter at all in recent years. The exception was April 2013 when on Bright Horizon and the water was unusually low. As I recall if the pilot can take you through he'll prefer a time leading up to low water rather than when afterwards when the water is rising.

[BroadScot]

Simon, we had to leave the Pleasure Boat Inn at the crack of dawn once to get the Pilot at 7.45am. I think for the same reason you mentioned with the tide. He had warned us though, it would mean an early rise the following morning.

 

Iain.

[Siddy]

Hi folks thanks for the replys. Can I just give a bit of advise when using the Shorebase tide tables that is to press enter after changing the date lol

Hands up lol.

So that now fetches a extra day Sunday to play with now 11.06

Never had any joy before so wil ring the pilot Friday before to see if he has a better idea

[marshman]

Don't worry too much - water levels been rising of late although with high pressuire perhaps coming back in later this week you could be lucky  -  very lucky!!!