spring tides

The New Moon on 1 July 2011, brings with it the Spring Tide and in the middle of school holidays the concern is raised that school learners on vacation angling from rocks, boating or bathing, along the coast are at great risk. Spring Tide occurs twice a month, every month of the year, everywhere in the world, at new moon and again at full moon, and affects the sea tides, causing a higher than normal high tide and a lower than normal low tide. Spring Tide peaks on the day of the full moon … [Read more...] about Spring Tides and Scholars on Vacation Don’t Mix Well