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Old 02-01-2017, 10:26 PM
redchaserron redchaserron is offline
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In our part of the world tide swings aren't very big and can be impacted by the wind. As you would imagine a north wind can push the tide out sooner, make the low tide lower than predicted and keep the high tide from reaching the predicted lunar tide level. South winds will hold the tide up, sustained south winds can stack water up in the system pushing the tide considerably higher than predicted. I've seen the wharfs at pried lake park and the hwy at Holly beach under water due to sustained south winds not related to and kind of tropical storm. East winds do tend to hold the tide up a bit as well and west winds just suck. Also, strong tide movement in opposition to a stiff wind makes the waves worse. If the tide is moving out fast and the wind is brisk out of the south there will be haystacks around commissary point.
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