Low Tide

October 18, 2024  •  1 Comment

Fascinating that the ocean level rises and falls. And that someone figured out long ago that the timing could be calculated. And tables are published for specific locations when low tide and high tide will occur, and how much. It's a wonder that the seas vary that much and amazing that the variation can be determined and timed.

This is Popham Beach in Maine, where we got fooled. Large expanse of sand invites explorers to venture toward the sea, and especially to Morse Point. which is a large rock mass in the ocean. We walked on relatively dry land out toward the rock, and the tide rises quickly when it returns. The dry land disappears. Feet get wet. Frequently the tide here varies by more than 10 feet.

 


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Christine Harvey(non-registered)
I get to see this rise and fall every day in the Annapolis Basin…continually amazes me.
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