Dictionary term
Mixed Tide
Direct answer
Mixed Tide: A Mixed Tide is a tidal pattern with two highs and two lows of notably unequal height during a lunar day.
A Mixed Tide has unequal successive high and low waters.
A Mixed Tide has unequal successive high and low waters.
A Sun–Earth orientation for seasonal, atmospheric, tidal, and terrestrial terms.Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Mixed Tide for station-specific coastal planning where semidiurnal and diurnal constituents combine strongly.
- Do not use it for
- Do not average the two highs when a vessel or shoreline activity depends on the specific predicted event.
- Reference category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Related terms
- Diurnal Tide, Amphidromic Point, Astronomical Season, Equinox
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The story behind Mixed Tide
Constituent analysis revealed how daily and twice-daily responses superpose to create unequal pairs.
Mixed Tide in spiritual tradition
Spiritually, mixed tides encourage attention to variation within repetition.
Mixed Tide: fact and faith, kept distinct
This is a factual calendar, astronomy, Earth-science, cultural-history, or observational reference. It can support wonder and practical planning without becoming a claim of fate, spiritual causation, or private revelation.
Mixed Tide in numerology
Mixed Tide is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Mixed Tide matters
The inequality changes available depth, shoreline exposure, and current timing from one cycle to the next.
Mixed Tide at work: an example
A Pacific coast station may show a higher high, lower high, lower low, and higher low in one lunar day.
Where interpretation stops
Mixed Tide is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- NOAA Tides and Currents Glossary - Operational definitions for tides, tidal currents, ranges, datums, bores, and amphidromic systems.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Also appears in
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
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Common questions
What is Mixed Tide?
A Mixed Tide is a tidal pattern with two highs and two lows of notably unequal height during a lunar day.
How is Mixed Tide used in an almanac?
Use Mixed Tide for station-specific coastal planning where semidiurnal and diurnal constituents combine strongly.
What should I avoid when interpreting Mixed Tide?
Do not average the two highs when a vessel or shoreline activity depends on the specific predicted event.
