What two-word term refers to a coastal tide of little movement, especially when turning from low to high?
Tide this is not as easily seen as the water tidal movements. Tide changes proceed via the following stages: Oscillating currents produced by tides are known as tidal streams. The moment that the tidal current ceases is called slack water or slack tide. The tide then reverses direction and is said to be turning. Slack water usually occurs near high water and low water. But there are locations where the moments of slack tide differ significantly from those of high and low water. Tides are commonly "semi-diurnal" (two high waters and two low waters each day), or "diurnal" (one tidal cycle
King tide King tide ""King tide"" is a colloquial term for an especially high spring tide, such as a perigean spring tide. "King tide" is not a scientific term, nor is it used in a scientific context. The use of the term ""king tide"" originated in Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific nations to refer to an especially high tide that occurs only a few times per year. The term has now come to be used in North America as well, particularly in low-lying South Florida, where they cause sunny day tidal flooding. King tides are the highest tides. They are naturally