Neap tides

[Haggis]

Can ayone tell me, is there a neap tide now? Can you explain why? Thanks

[steg]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/neap+tide

[Haggis]

Thaks Steg, I see that happens twice a month, I have been told there is something happens with the tides twice a year, do you know what that is?

[divegirl]

Try Googling Tidal Bore.

Lisa x

[boxtops]

The phases of the moon determines when we have a Spring Tide. This happens at Full Moon and New Moon. At First Quarter and Third Quarter we have Neap Tides.

We've just had the autumn equinox, which gives a particularly high tide.

This may help http://www.pol.ac.uk/home/insight/tidefaq.html

[Haggis]

Thanks divegirl and boxtops, my mum was asking - for some reason expecting me to have all the info- apparently a mega high tide in Dundriesshire and got us wondering!

[Haggis]

Dumfriesshire

[webbo3]

Being a fisherman we have a spring tide at the moment here in the Bristol Channel, its almost a 14mtr tide which is about as big as it gets, we have the second highest rise and fall in the world, the Severn bore should have been a good one over the last few days.



Dave.

[Haggis]

Cheers webbo, where my ma lives, near dumfries, it is a biggie, guess its not that far up the coast as the crow flies! Do you know what she is on about with the twice a year happening with the tides? seen the bore on tv before but don't think they get anything like that round where she is.

[webbo3]

They happen more than twice a year, there are spring tides in feb, march, september and oct, and some big ones in nov, as for Dumfries they will be the same dates but as for the heights I dont know as I only have a tide table for the Bristol channel.



Dave.