tides
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In most parts of the world, two tide cycles occur each day.
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The high tides require caution from beach visitors and coastal residents, according to the weather service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Watters has weathered enough sea changes over his decades at Fox News that he can chart the tides.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state’s already battered coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
At the highest tides, which will occur on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, tides will reach 7.5 to 8 feet, or 1 to 1.5 feet above astronomical projections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Storm tides would frequently submerge their spit of land when the weather turned ugly.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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