The Garmin Tides App: Know the Ocean Before You Go

Day 15: The Tides App

"Kids having a meltdown because the sea destroyed their sandcastle?"

Check the tides before you go. There's a free app on the Garmin Connect IQ Store that gives you 7 days of tide data, works offline, and takes 30 seconds to set up.

What it shows

• Today's high and low tide times and heights
• 7-day tide forecast
• A visual graph of the tide curve
• Current tide level (rising or falling)

Who needs this

This isn't just for sailors. Tides matter to:

• Surfers: Tide affects wave quality dramatically — knowing whether it's low, mid, or high tide changes everything
• Fishermen: Fish move with the tides. High and low tides often produce the best catches
• Beach runners: Running on packed wet sand is faster and easier — timing your run around low tide makes a real difference
• Kayakers and paddleboarders: Paddling against a tidal current is exhausting
• Coastal hikers: Some routes are only passable at low tide

How to get it

Open the Connect IQ app on your phone → Browse → search "Tides" → Install. It's free. Change your location to any coastal area in the world.