Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms: 1  occasional(a)(adj) occurring from time to time. 2  episodic, occasional(adj) occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals. 3  casual, occasional(adj) occurring from time to time.  periodic, occasional(adj) recurring or reappearing from time to time.
Tide Times for Holden Beach, North Carolina. Today's tide charts show that the first high Tide will be at 02:19 am with a water level of 5.02 ft. It is then followed by a low tide at 08:51 am with a maximum water level of -0.39 ft.
During the moon's quarter phases the sun and moon work at right angles, causing the bulges to cancel each other. The result is a smaller difference between high and low tides and is known as a neap tide. Neap tides are especially weak tides.They occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another (with respect to the Earth). Neap tides occur during quarter moons.he result is a smaller difference between high and low tides and is known as a neap tide. Neap tides are especially weak tides. They occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another (with respect to the Earth). Neap tides occur during quarter moons.