Low and high tide bulges. Ray Petelin So, the tides don't really move in and out. Your part of earth rotates into and out of the tidal bulges a couple of times a day. More from CBS News. Rain ...

WHAT CREATES TIDES. The reason why we have tides is all thanks to the moons gravitational pull. So as the moon orbits around the earth it creates two high tides and two low tides every single day ...

Most coastlines experience two bulges, or high tides, and two low tides a day. It's important to note that this all happens unevenly. The Earth isn't one giant ocean.

King tides will bring very high — and very low — tides to O.C. Beachcombers along the shore at Seal Beach are out for the large King Tide hitting the coast this week in Orange County.

On the surface nearer to the moon, when the sun, moon and earth are aligned due to the attractive forces in the same direction, high tides are formed. On the surface away from sun and moon, low ...

The regular rise and fall of the ocean’s waters are known as tides. It is high tide when water covers much of the shore by rising to its highest level. It is low tide when water falls to its ...

Southern California saw stormy seas combine with king tides on Jan. 11-12, causing flooding of low-lying coastal areas. New moons at perigee will occur again on Feb. 9, March 10 and April 8.

Each day, there are two high tides and two low tides. When the moon is full or new, the gravitational pull of the moon and sun are combined. At these times, the high tides are higher and the low ...

Some earthquakes along mid-ocean ridges are linked with low tides, but nobody could figure out why. In a new study, researchers have uncovered the mechanism for this seeming paradox, and it comes ...

The U.S. Coast Guard warns that extra-low tides are often followed by extra-high tides. Sea level is expected to yo-yo as much as 17 feet this week near Olympia.

Here’s when you can expect king tides this year: April 26-30; May 25-28; June 23-25; Oct. 6-12; Nov. 4-9; Dec. 3-7; What areas will be impacted? Locally, the areas to watch out for flooding are ...