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They occur in any month. The term refers to the times when the difference between high and low tides is at its greatest, which is at new Moon and full Moon. It gets the name from the idea of the tide 'springing forth'.

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Do spring tides occur mostly in the spring?

Spring tides occur every two months; every full moon and new moon. The spring has nothing to do with the spring tides, despite it's name.


Do mostly spring tides occur in the spring?

Spring tides occur every two months; every full moon and new moon. The spring has nothing to do with the spring tides, despite it's name.


What causes a spring tide to occur in months?

Spring tides happen during full moon and new moon. The additional gravitational force of the sun, causes the tides to be higher (springs).


How high can a tide get?

The gravitational pull of the moon makes the highest tides at night. The highest tides occur during the spring months. There is no limit as to how high a tide can get.


What makes a spring tide occur?

The proximity of the moon affects all tides. When combined with other effects, spring tides occur


What phase of the moon when have a very high tides occur?

spring tides


Where do spring tides occur?

Along the seacoasts.


The highest and lowest tides are known as the spring tides. When do these tides occur?

this is called EbbTide


Spring tides are unusually high and unusually low tides that occur when the moon earth and sun are all in line - during which moon phases do spring tides occur?

The sun and the moon's gravity pull in the same direction .


How many days apart do spring and neap tides occur?

Spring and neap tides occur approximately 14 days apart. Spring tides happen when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned, creating higher high tides and lower low tides. Neap tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in less variation between high and low tides.


Which is stronger neap or spring tide?

Spring tides are stronger than neap tides. Spring tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned in a straight line, resulting in higher high tides and lower low tides. Neap tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in less extreme tidal variations.


What are the types of tides?

The two main types of tides are spring tides and neap tides. Spring tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in higher high tides and lower low tides. Neap tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in less extreme tidal variations.