At high tide the water covers the rocks completely.
Recent Examples on the WebThe affected high tide is ongoing and travelers should allow extra commute time since some roads may be closed. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 Because area tides fluctuate by five or more feet and sea levels have risen less than two feet, an average high tide in 1900 was still higher than an average low tide in the present day. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The eggs develop over 10 days and hatch with the next high tide.Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 But at high tide, the creek flows upstream, as if backward, and broadens into a brackish pond. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 This type of flooding results from the overflow of ocean water at high tide that then covers low-lying areas -- typically occurring when the tides reach anywhere from 1.75 to 2 feet above the daily average, according to NOAA. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2022 This latter high tide is due to inertia, as Earth itself is pulled slightly toward the moon. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2022 But although that deadly winter COVID-19 wave receded, the high tide of underlying conditions remained, with Black and Latino residents facing nearly unrivaled numbers of diabetic amputations. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021 The mean high tide at Nehalem is 6.45 feet, according to the Oregon King Tides Project.oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2021 See More