ELI5 What causes these irregular tides?
On holiday in Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk, UK, and according to the Met Office the tide times today are
First Low Tide: 03:28 at -0.6 metres
First High Tide: 07:37 at 3.3 metres
Second Low Tide: 16:07 at -0.8 metres
Second High Tide: 20:23 at 3.3 metres
I'm used to tide timings being fairly regular - how come these are ≈4hrs low to high but ≈8.5hrs high to low?
Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC
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