Tides Project

By: Elizabeth Lee and Sarah Kressin

What are tides?

What Are Tides?

Tides are the alternating rise
and fall in sea level with respect
to the land, produced by the
gravitational attraction of the
moon and the sun.

Important Information

What are the differences

between spring tides and
neap tides?

What are the differences between

spring tides and neap tides?
Spring tides: This tide is associated with the season of
Spring. This tide is experienced in the Earths oceans
when the Sun and Moon are lined up with the Earth at
the new and full phases of the Moon.

What are the differences between

spring tides and neap tides?
Neap tides: This tide occurs when the moon is at its 1st
quarter or last quarter phase. This is when the Sun and
Moon interfere with each other producing tidal bulges
and tides are generally weaker.

Important Information

What are diurnal tides, semidiurnal

tides, and mixed tides?

What are diurnal tides, semidiurnal

tides, and mixed tides?

Diurnal tides: Have one high and one low water per
tidal day*. (Occur in Northern Gulf Mexico and
Southeast Asia)

*Tides are based on lunar instead of solar cycles. A lunar (tidal) day
is approximately 24 hours 50 minutes and 28 seconds.

What are diurnal tides, semidiurnal

tides, and mixed tides?
Semidiurnal tides: Have two high and two low
waters per tidal day. (Occur on the Atlantic
Coasts of U.S. and Europe)

*Tides are based on lunar instead of solar cycles.

A lunar (tidal) day is approximately 24 hours 50
minutes and 28 seconds.

What are diurnal tides, semidiurnal

tides, and mixed tides?
Mixed tides: Have higher high water and lower low
water as well as higher low water and lower high
water. (Occur around the coast of Canada and the
U.S.)

*Tides are based on lunar instead of solar cycles. A lunar (tidal)

day is approximately 24 hours 50 minutes and 28 seconds.

Santa
Barbara,
California

Chosen
locations

Key West,
Florida

Sydney,
Australia

Moon Phases

First
March 8th
Full

March 16th
Last
March 24th
New

March 1st

Key West, Florida

March 2014
High
Date

Day

Mar 1

Time/Height

Low
Time/Height

High

Low

High

Time/Height

Time/Height

Time/Height

Sat

03:21 / -0.34 ft 09:54 / 1.44 ft

15:25 / -0.33 ft

22:13 / 1.75 ft

Mar 2

Sun

04:00 / -0.27 ft

10:31 / 1.56 ft

16:17 / -0.40 ft

23:00 / 1.61 ft

Mar 3

Mon

04:38 / -0.18 ft

11:08 / 1.64 ft

17:09 / -0.40 ft

23:47 / 1.43 ft

Mar 4

Tue

05:16 / -0.07 ft

11:46 / 1.66 ft

18:01 / -0.35 ft

Mar 5

Wed

00:34 / 1.23 ft

05:55 / 0.04 ft

12:25 / 1.62 ft

18:56 / -0.25 ft

Mar 6

Thu

01:23 / 1.03 ft

06:35 / 0.16 ft

13:08 / 1.55 ft

19:56 / -0.14 ft

Mar 7

Fri

02:19 / 0.86 ft

07:21 / 0.27 ft

13:57 / 1.45 ft

21:04 / -0.04 ft

Mar 8

Sat

03:31 / 0.74 ft

08:16 / 0.36 ft

14:57 / 1.36 ft

22:18 / 0.02 ft

Mar 9

Sun

06:02 / 0.71 ft

10:25 / 0.43 ft

17:11 / 1.31 ft

Mar 10

Mon

00:29 / 0.04 ft 07:20 / 0.76 ft

11:41 / 0.43 ft

18:30 / 1.31 ft

Mar 11

Tue

01:27 / 0.03 ft

08:11 / 0.84 ft

12:49 / 0.38 ft

19:35 / 1.36 ft

Mar 12

Wed

02:13 / 0.01 ft

08:47 / 0.95 ft 13:44 / 0.30 ft

20:26 / 1.43 ft

Mar 13

Thu

02:51 / -0.01 ft

09:17 / 1.07 ft

14:31 / 0.20 ft

21:09 / 1.49 ft

Mar 14

Fri

03:22 / -0.01 ft

09:45 / 1.19 ft

15:12 / 0.09 ft

21:49 / 1.52 ft

Mar 15

Sat

03:50 / -0.01 ft

10:12 / 1.31 ft

15:50 / -0.02 ft

22:27 / 1.53 ft

Rising and setting times for the Moon

Meridian Passing

Date

Moonrise

Moonset

Time

Altitude

Distanc
e

Illuminated

Phase

(mi)
Mar 1, 2014
Mar 2, 2014
Mar 3, 2014
Mar 4, 2014
Mar 5, 2014
Mar 6, 2014
Mar 7, 2014
Mar 8, 2014

Mar 9, 2014
Mar 10, 2014
Mar 11, 2014
Mar 12, 2014
Mar 13, 2014
Mar 14, 2014
Mar 15, 2014

6:43 AM

7:00 PM

12:49 PM

61.2

225,91
0.3%
New Moon at 3:00 AM
8
7:26 AM
8:02 PM
1:42 PM
66.1
228,45
3.0%
8
8:09 AM
9:04 PM
2:34 PM
70.8
231,77
8.3%
7
8:52 AM
10:03 PM
3:25 PM
74.8
235,55
15.6%
9
9:35 AM
11:00 PM
4:16 PM
78.1
239,45
24.5%
8
10:20 AM
11:55 PM
5:06 PM
80.5
243,15
34.1%
2
11:06 AM
5:56 PM
81.9
246,37
44.2%
6
12:47 AM
6:45 PM
82.4
248,94
54.3%
First Quarter at 8:27 AM
11:54 AM
0
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour (See the note below this table for details)
1:37 AM
8:33 PM
81.9
250,73
63.9%
1:43 PM
2
3:23 AM
9:20 PM
80.6
251,70
73.0%
2:33 PM
8
4:06 AM
10:06 PM
78.4
251,89
81.1%
3:23 PM
5
4:47 AM
10:51 PM
75.6
251,37
88.1%
4:14 PM
1
5:25 AM
11:35 PM
72.2
250,26
93.7%
5:05 PM
0
6:02 AM
5:57 PM
6:38 AM
12:19 AM
68.4
248,70
97.6%

Santa Barbara, California

March 2014
High
Date

Day

Mar 1

Time/Height

Low

High

Low

High

Time/Height

Time/Height

Time/Height

Time/Height

Sat

03:03 / 0.46 ft

09:16 / 5.64 ft

15:39 / -0.67 ft

22:01 / 4.91 ft

Mar 2

Sun

03:53 / 0.29 ft

10:05 / 5.21 ft

16:17 / -0.24 ft

22:39 / 5.02 ft

Mar 3

Mon

04:44 / 0.25 ft

10:54 / 4.65 ft

16:54 / 0.29 ft

23:18 / 5.00 ft

Mar 4

Tue

05:38 / 0.34 ft

11:47 / 4.03 ft

17:32 / 0.86 ft

23:59 / 4.87 ft

Mar 5

Wed

06:37 / 0.52 ft

12:49 / 3.42 ft

18:11 / 1.44 ft

Mar 6

Thu

00:45 / 4.66 ft

07:48 / 0.70 ft

14:12 / 2.95 ft

18:58 / 1.97 ft

Mar 7

Fri

01:43 / 4.42 ft

09:17 / 0.76 ft

16:09 / 2.80 ft

20:09 / 2.38 ft

Mar 8

Sat

02:57 / 4.25 ft

10:45 / 0.64 ft

17:56 / 2.98 ft

22:00 / 2.53 ft

Mar 9

Sun

05:16 / 4.25 ft

12:50 / 0.43 ft

19:51 / 3.24 ft

Mar 10

Mon

00:26 / 2.39 ft

06:22 / 4.38 ft

13:36 / 0.23 ft

20:23 / 3.45 ft

Mar 11

Tue

01:18 / 2.12 ft

07:14 / 4.56 ft

14:12 / 0.10 ft

20:49 / 3.64 ft

Mar 12

Wed

01:56 / 1.83 ft

07:56 / 4.71 ft

14:41 / 0.04 ft

21:11 / 3.81 ft

Mar 13

Thu

02:29 / 1.54 ft

08:34 / 4.80 ft

15:07 / 0.04 ft

21:33 / 3.99 ft

Mar 14

Fri

03:00 / 1.26 ft

09:08 / 4.81 ft

15:32 / 0.09 ft

21:55 / 4.18 ft

Mar 15

Sat

03:32 / 1.00 ft

09:41 / 4.75 ft

15:57 / 0.20 ft

22:17 / 4.37 ft

Rising and setting times for the Moon

High
Date

Day

Mar 1

Time/Height

Low

High

Low

High

Time/Height

Time/Height

Time/Height

Time/Height

Sat

02:40 / 0.15 m

09:01 / 1.79 m

15:26 / 0.04 m

21:31 / 1.56 m

Mar 2

Sun

03:32 / 0.12 m

09:49 / 1.76 m

16:10 / 0.07 m

22:17 / 1.61 m

Mar 3

Mon

04:22 / 0.14 m

10:36 / 1.68 m

16:52 / 0.14 m

23:02 / 1.62 m

Mar 4

Tue

05:13 / 0.20 m

11:23 / 1.57 m

17:33 / 0.23 m

23:48 / 1.61 m

Mar 5

Wed

06:05 / 0.28 m

12:09 / 1.44 m

18:15 / 0.33 m

Mar 6

Thu

00:35 / 1.56 m

06:58 / 0.38 m

12:57 / 1.30 m

18:58 / 0.43 m

Mar 7

Fri

01:23 / 1.49 m

07:55 / 0.47 m

13:49 / 1.18 m

19:43 / 0.52 m

Mar 8

Sat

02:15 / 1.43 m

08:58 / 0.54 m

14:49 / 1.09 m

20:36 / 0.59 m

Mar 9

Sun

03:15 / 1.37 m

10:07 / 0.56 m

16:01 / 1.05 m

21:42 / 0.63 m

Mar 10

Mon

04:20 / 1.35 m

11:12 / 0.55 m

17:09 / 1.06 m

22:50 / 0.62 m

Mar 11

Tue

05:21 / 1.37 m

12:05 / 0.51 m

18:04 / 1.12 m

23:48 / 0.57 m

Mar 12

Wed

06:12 / 1.41 m

12:49 / 0.45 m

18:50 / 1.19 m

Mar 13

Thu

00:38 / 0.51 m

06:57 / 1.46 m

13:28 / 0.39 m

19:31 / 1.27 m

Mar 14

Fri

01:23 / 0.44 m

07:39 / 1.51 m

14:04 / 0.34 m

20:09 / 1.35 m

Mar 15

Sat

02:05 / 0.39 m

08:18 / 1.55 m

14:38 / 0.30 m

20:45 / 1.43 m

Sydney, Australia
March 2014
High
Date

Day

Mar 1

Time/Height

Low

High

Low

High

Time/Height

Time/Height

Time/Height

Time/Height

Sat

02:40 / 0.15 m

09:01 / 1.79 m

15:26 / 0.04 m

21:31 / 1.56 m

Mar 2

Sun

03:32 / 0.12 m

09:49 / 1.76 m

16:10 / 0.07 m

22:17 / 1.61 m

Mar 3

Mon

04:22 / 0.14 m

10:36 / 1.68 m

16:52 / 0.14 m

23:02 / 1.62 m

Mar 4

Tue

05:13 / 0.20 m

11:23 / 1.57 m

17:33 / 0.23 m

23:48 / 1.61 m

Mar 5

Wed

06:05 / 0.28 m

12:09 / 1.44 m

18:15 / 0.33 m

Mar 6

Thu

00:35 / 1.56 m

06:58 / 0.38 m

12:57 / 1.30 m

18:58 / 0.43 m

Mar 7

Fri

01:23 / 1.49 m

07:55 / 0.47 m

13:49 / 1.18 m

19:43 / 0.52 m

Mar 8

Sat

02:15 / 1.43 m

08:58 / 0.54 m

14:49 / 1.09 m

20:36 / 0.59 m

Mar 9

Sun

03:15 / 1.37 m

10:07 / 0.56 m

16:01 / 1.05 m

21:42 / 0.63 m

Mar 10

Mon

04:20 / 1.35 m

11:12 / 0.55 m

17:09 / 1.06 m

22:50 / 0.62 m

Mar 11

Tue

05:21 / 1.37 m

12:05 / 0.51 m

18:04 / 1.12 m

23:48 / 0.57 m

Mar 12

Wed

06:12 / 1.41 m

12:49 / 0.45 m

18:50 / 1.19 m

Mar 13

Thu

00:38 / 0.51 m

06:57 / 1.46 m

13:28 / 0.39 m

19:31 / 1.27 m

Mar 14

Fri

01:23 / 0.44 m

07:39 / 1.51 m

14:04 / 0.34 m

20:09 / 1.35 m

Mar 15

Sat

02:05 / 0.39 m

08:18 / 1.55 m

14:38 / 0.30 m

20:45 / 1.43 m

Rising and setting times for the Moon

Date

Moonrise

Moonset

Time

Altitude

Distance

Illuminated

Phase
New Moon at 7:00 PM

(mi)
Mar 1, 2014

6:17 AM

7:12 PM

12:48
PM

60.4

224,810

0.2%

Mar 2, 2014

7:25 AM

7:52 PM

1:42 PM

55.4

226,719

0.9%

Mar 3, 2014

8:32 AM

8:31 PM

2:35 PM

50.6

229,570

4.6%

Mar 4, 2014

9:37 AM

9:11 PM

3:27 PM

46.1

233,093

10.7%

Mar 5, 2014

10:40 AM

9:51 PM

4:18 PM

42.3

236,956

18.7%

Mar 6, 2014

11:40 AM

10:33 PM

5:08 PM

39.4

240,816

27.8%

Mar 7, 2014

12:37 PM

11:18 PM

5:59 PM

37.4

244,369

37.7%

Mar 8, 2014

1:31 PM

6:48 PM

36.3

247,375

47.8%

Mar 9, 2014

2:21 PM

12:05 AM
-

7:37 PM

36.2

249,672

57.8%

Mar 10, 2014

3:07 PM

12:53 AM
-

8:25 PM

37.1

251,174

67.3%

Mar 11, 2014

3:49 PM

1:44 AM
-

9:11 PM

38.7

251,863

76.0%

Mar 12, 2014

4:28 PM

2:36 AM
-

9:57 PM

41.1

251,784

83.7%

Mar 13, 2014

5:04 PM

3:29 AM
-

10:41
PM

44.1

251,035

90.3%

Mar 14, 2014

5:39 PM

4:23 AM
-

11:25
PM

47.6

249,748

95.3%

Mar 15, 2014

6:12 PM

5:17 AM
-

First Quarter at 12:27

AM