ORLANDO, Fla. – Strolling along the beach, you find seashells and seaweed left behind by the receding tides at your feet. When you gaze up at the moon, you’re looking at the primary cause for the ebb ...

What causes the ocean to swell? It's not just the Moon that has a gravitational pull on spring tides. The Earth’s gravitational force pulls the waves down, thus resulting in high and low tides. A ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - The WMBF First Alert Weather team gave you the First Alert to Spring Tides this week, which could cause some minor flooding for parts of the Grand Strand. But what makes ...

The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean tides are primarily driven by the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun, along with Earth's rotation. The moon's gravity creates bulges of water, resulting ...

Last week, the North Coast experienced very high tides. King tides refer to extreme tides that happen three or four times a year when the gravitational pull of the sun and moon are maximum. I’ve ...

Some anglers insist the only time to fish is during the outgoing tide. Others won’t go fishing during the full moon. Still others claim they have never caught a fish during the heat of the day. Tides, ...