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Want to know how big the waves are? Another new feature we’re looking at is wave height. We’re developing ways to show wave height and wave interval (the length of the gaps between the waves) to allow swimmers to seek out calmer days, and surfers to spot the bigger days… So if you’re a surfer […]

What’s the moon phase today? Those of you with an interest in tide times will definitely have asked this question. And now thanks to some great feedback from Tidey customers, and some technical work behind the scenes, Tidey can tell you the phase of the moon in real-time. The bottom row of Tidey can show

Updated 9th December 2022: Tidey the tide clock is a small-batch product, handmade in our Brighton workshop. And as Christmas is approaching fast – we’re experiencing high demand for Tidey the tide clock as a gift. Here are the shipping dates for delivery in time for Christmas 2022. Due to Royal mail industrial action, postal

Creating a product that is as sustainable as we can make it, that contains recycled, recyclable or biodegradable materials, and still looks great was central to the Tidey design process and mission. When we started to create our digital tide clock, we made sure that every decision we made answered these questions: Having these design

Tidey’s have been switching on ‘out in the wild’ for about two months since we shipped all our Kickstarter orders, and started taking orders online. This is exciting for us, it means we can get customer feedback and start to make improvements. Key to the Tidey project has been talking to sea-users; swimmers, surfers, suppers

Here is a copy of an article published in the Sussex Independent in conjunction with Plus X Brighton: Gareth James was able to turn his idea into a commercial product thanks to the BRITE project in Brighton During lockdown, Gareth James, from Brighton said he was so grateful to have access to the city’s sea and the

A little while ago. (Actually quite a long time ago) we did a survey about sea usage. We kept it fairly local (Brighton, Hove), and asked questions about what factors help you decide when conditions are good to swim, and what kind of watersport you’re interested in. We also wanted to know about our communities

We’re deep into plans to launch Tidey on Kickstarter in January. Kickstarter is a platform that will allow us to invest a little in getting production finalised and make a batch of Tidey’s to sell and ship. It is a big step, and really exciting for us. We’ve been working on “Tidey the tide” clock for quite a few years

We’ve just attended a course teaching how to rescue seals, dolphins and other cetaceans for when they get into trouble along our coast. It’s called Marine Mammal Medic training, and it’s hosted by the good people at British Divers Marine Life Rescue. It was a one day course on Southwick Beach in Sussex, plus a

We’ve been working on a commission to create a multi-weather display for a good friend of Tidey. This wall mounted weather display shows temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. The display is specifically designed to be a talking point – only the owner (and us) knows how to read it, as such any visitors to the