Viewing Tide Station Information - Garmin ECHOMAP UHD2 5 Series Owner's Manual

Viewing Tide Station Information

Tide and current information is for information purposes only. It is your responsibility to heed all posted water-
related guidance, to remain aware of your surroundings, and to use safe judgment in, on, and around the water
at all times. Failure to heed this warning could result in property damage, serious personal injury, or death.
The icon on the chart indicates a tide station. You can view a detailed graph for a tide station to help predict
the tide level at different times or on different days.
NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas.
1 From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select a tide station.
Tide direction and tide level information appear near
2 Select the station name.
Animated Tide and Current Indicators
Tide and current information is for information purposes only. It is your responsibility to heed all posted water-
related guidance, to remain aware of your surroundings, and to use safe judgment in, on, and around the water
at all times. Failure to heed this warning could result in property damage, serious personal injury, or death.
NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas.
You can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing
chart. You must also enable animated icons in the chart settings
page 18).
An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an arrow. A red arrow pointing
downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow pointing upward indicates a rising tide. When you move the
cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of the tide at the station appears above the station indicator.
Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The direction of each arrow indicates the direction of
the current at a specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrow indicates the range of speed for the
current at that location. When you move the cursor over the current direction indicator, the specific current
speed at the location appears above the direction indicator.
Color
Yellow
Orange
Red
Showing Tides and Current Indicators
NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas.
You can show static or animated tide and current station indicators on the Navigation chart or Fishing chart.
1 From the Navigation or Fishing chart, select MENU > Layers > Chart > Tides & Currents.
2 Select an option:
• To show animated tide station indicators and animated current direction indicators on the chart, select
Animated.
• To enables the tides and current slider, which sets the time for which tides and currents are reported on
the map, select Slider.
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WARNING
WARNING
Current Speed Range
0 to 1 knot
1 to 2 knots
2 or more knots
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