ORLANDO, Fla. – Did you know the moon is actually what dictates our tides? The water does not just rise and fall at different parts of the day and night. Believe it or not, if you weren’t already ...

California King Tides are expected in December and early January but in the Central Coast they make a special appearance on ...

King tide is a non-scientific term for an exceptionally high tide. They’re also sometimes referred to as perigean spring tides. The water level of a king tide will be significantly higher than other ...

Paris Alston: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. This afternoon begins the summer solstice, the astronomical start to the season. Many of us will be spending time at the beach in the coming weeks. And as ...

What causes the ocean to swell? It's not just the Moon that has a gravitational pull on spring tides. The Earth’s gravitational force pulls the waves down, thus resulting in high and low tides. A ...

The National Weather Service projects that a 7-foot king tide will hit Orange County beaches Friday and Saturday between 7 and 9 a.m. Although flooding is expected to be minor, some parking lots and ...