I'm much like Rob, if I have a chance to go fishing I do regardless of tides. But I try to go at first light. It's not a lot of fun fishing with the wind in your face where you are trying to cast.
Use a weather app like Willy weather. The wind tells you direction and if it's gentle, moderate, gusty and so forth and the tide times where you are planning to fish.
It's all trial and error and figuring out how you like to fish. Different spots will fish better to different conditions.
Good luck and have fun!!
Cheers
Tara