Dictionary term
Spring Tide
Direct answer
Spring Tide: A Spring Tide is a period of larger-than-average tidal range near new or full Moon when lunar and solar tide-producing forces reinforce one another.
A Spring Tide has a larger tidal range near new and full Moon alignments.
A Sun–Earth orientation for seasonal, atmospheric, tidal, and terrestrial terms.Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Spring Tide as a broad astronomical context, then rely on local station predictions for actual high and low water.
- Do not use it for
- A spring tide is not automatically a flood; weather, pressure, wind, coastline, and lunar distance also matter.
- Reference category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Related terms
- Astronomical Season, Meteorological Season, Equinox, Solstice
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The story behind Spring Tide
The traditional name refers to water springing forth and is not a seasonal label.
Spring Tide in spiritual tradition
Spring tides reveal how alignment can amplify an existing rhythm without dictating one universal outcome.
Spring Tide: fact and faith, kept distinct
This is a factual astronomy, calendar, Earth-science, cultural, or historical reference. It can support wonder at the created order without becoming a claim of fate, worship, or private revelation.
Spring Tide in numerology
Spring 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 Spring Tide matters
The pattern explains a regular lunar-month change in tidal range and has nothing to do with the season named spring.
Spring Tide at work: an example
A coastal station may show higher high tides and lower low tides around a new Moon, with local magnitude varying widely.
Where interpretation stops
Spring 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 Ocean Service: What Are Spring and Neap Tides? - Official explanation of lunar-solar alignment and spring and neap tidal ranges.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Also appears in
- Seasons & Earth Almanac
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
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Common questions
What is Spring Tide?
A Spring Tide is a period of larger-than-average tidal range near new or full Moon when lunar and solar tide-producing forces reinforce one another.
How is Spring Tide used in an almanac?
Use Spring Tide as a broad astronomical context, then rely on local station predictions for actual high and low water.
What should I avoid when interpreting Spring Tide?
A spring tide is not automatically a flood; weather, pressure, wind, coastline, and lunar distance also matter.
