Tides not syncing

Feissty

I’m trying to get tides going on my watch, but it says no data available. Then says sync with your mobile device to update tide forecast. At this point I can’t get anything to happen?

Any idea, hopefully a simple issue?

Thanks

aqua86

@Feissty Was better after restarting my watch…

Is it possible to manually set the location in the new tide widget? For example when I am not at the sea right now but want to monitor the tides at a chosen location…

trianst

I don’t live by the sea, and I get the message telling me to synchronise the data with my mobile phone.
I then used fake GPS to send a different location to my smartphone, and Ocean immediately displayed the tide information.
However, as soon as I switch back to my actual location, the widget stops updating because the app can’t find any sea nearby. A message then appears in the widget stating that the update has failed.
At the moment, I can’t see any way to enter a fixed or preferred location.
Perhaps this could be fixed with an app update, as the data comes from the smartphone.

aqua86

@trianst That’s what support answered:

At the moment, the tide widget does not support manual selection of a future or custom location. It automatically uses the closest supported coastal location based on your current position or saved watch location settings.

We understand how useful it would be to plan ahead for different coastal areas, and we will make sure your feedback is shared with our product team for consideration in future updates.

MikeC30

@aqua86

Having the tide widget available on watches that can support it would also be really useful. Thanks