Suunto Software update Q2 (2.56.18) - July 14th, 2026 - Vertical 2 and Race 2

MarkG

Just to pick up on my earlier point (and being grateful for the update - I’m not complaining, just trying to work out how best to use it) can anyone please confirm where the tide info actually refers to?

Is it calculated for my exact location based on GPS coordinates? (Very complicated I guess due to local variations)
Or
Is it taken from a database of tide tables for the nearest reference port? (Very accurate for that port, less accurate the further away from it you happen to be)

If the latter it would be very useful for the port to be identified in the text.

brechtvb

To me this Tide widget is very debatable. It only benefits people who actually live near a beach and also people who do a sport related to it. And even they probably use better tools for more refined information.

There are bugs to be fixed and features to be made which target larger audiences.

Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

@brechtvb the tide widget was there for diving devices. This update enabled it for your sportwatches.
People have asked for it many times and other “brands” have it as well. Its not like “Suunto spent time todo this while should have done something else”

Tomas5

@brechtvb as basic info about high/low tide it can be usefull for travelers. Lately i was in place where beach is safe and accesible only while low tide. It would be great to have this info on wrist and don’t need to look for it on phone. It is about convinience.

mich heller

@sky-runner
it would be totally reasonable to wear contact lenses. seriously, if you have problem reading street names on the map, how on earth you see anything under your feet and don’t trip on every root? distance is greater than arms length so it makes everything even harder to see.
take care of your eyesight for your own safety rather than demand bigger fonts

Speed Man

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos I like fishing.

elbee

@mich-heller said:

@sky-runner
it would be totally reasonable to wear contact lenses. seriously, if you have problem reading street names on the map, how on earth you see anything under your feet and don’t trip on every root? distance is greater than arms length so it makes everything even harder to see.
take care of your eyesight for your own safety rather than demand bigger fonts

You will learn when you get older.

Lazar Dimitrov

@mich-heller this is getting way off-topic, but have you heard of farsightedness?

My guess is he can see distant objects perfectly clearly, but it’s much closer objects that are out of focus. That is how it is for me as well.

MarkG

I think the watches have many many features and not all are valuable to all users. It’s nice that we have the option to use them or not.
I’m pleased with the tide widget, as a sea kayaker I can see a use for it complimenting my normal tidal planning resources. But I do need an answer to my question about how the data is calculated.
As a mountain/fell runner a lot of the running data (primarily under ‘technique’ ) is irrelevant to me but I appreciate it’s maybe more use to road and track runners - I just ignore the bits that aren’t useful for me and set my watch up to show the data I actually need which is primarily HR, distance, time and ascent.

elbee

@MarkG

I understand your point of view but do you also understand the other side?

The heart rate sensor of my watch often disconnects. That bug is present for about half a year now. I recently learned Suunto didn’t pay any attention to it. On top of that, my not that old race s is put on a low maintenance mode.

Do you understand the frustration when not that often used features (to say it mildly) are added while basic functionality doesn’t work 100%?

But this post is probably going to be deleted because we are not allowed to talk about this kind of choices for Suunto.

jobtoll

@brechtvb said:

To me this Tide widget is very debatable. It only benefits people who actually live near a beach and also people who do a sport related to it. And even they probably use better tools for more refined information.

There are bugs to be fixed and features to be made which target larger audiences.