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The term has been used a lot over the past few days, so what exactly is a’ king tide’?
The term “king tide” has been used in high rotation as the east coast has experienced wild weather and battering waves over the past few days but it is not technically a scientific term.
Key points:
- “King tide” is a term widely used to describe particularly high tides but it is not a technical scientific definition
- Spring and neap tides are the terms for highest and lowest tides of the month as dictated by the rotation of the Sun, Moon and Earth
- Weather and climate factors can push tides to well beyond what they would have been if purely dictated by astronomical effects
The tides are governed by a delicate play between the movement of the Sun, Earth and Moon as well as local weather, currents, climate and waves.
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