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Spring Tide
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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.
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- Astronomical Season, Meteorological Season, Equinox, Solstice
A Spring Tide has a larger tidal range near new and full Moon alignments.
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The story behind Spring Tide
The traditional name refers to water springing forth and is not a seasonal label.
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 in practice: an example
A coastal station may show higher high tides and lower low tides around a new Moon, with local magnitude varying widely.
Where readings of Spring Tide go wrong
A spring tide is not automatically a flood; weather, pressure, wind, coastline, and lunar distance also matter.
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
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
Compare lunar phase with local tides
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What is a 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.
What do people get wrong about a Spring Tide?
A spring tide is not automatically a flood; weather, pressure, wind, coastline, and lunar distance also matter.
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