YOU SAID:
the tide will be coming in soon so we should head home now
INTO JAPANESE
潮が近づくので、今すぐ家に帰る必要があります
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The tide is approaching, so I need to go home now
INTO JAPANESE
潮が近づいているので、今家に帰る必要があります
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The tide is approaching, so I need to go home now
That didn't even make that much sense in English.