high tides
Peak water levels
High tides are the periodic rises in sea level caused by gravitational pull from the moon and sun.
Coastal areas typically experience two high tides daily, roughly twelve hours apart.
The term extends to peak moments or surges: the high tide of Victorian optimism, We sailed out on the high tide.
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