MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - The WMBF First Alert Weather team gave you the First Alert to Spring Tides this week, which could cause some minor flooding for parts of the Grand Strand. But what makes ...

This year’s King Tides Project is scheduled for Nov. 15-17 and Dec. 13-15. The California Coastal Commission is seeking photos from the public to help researchers visualize what rising sea levels ...

What causes the ocean to swell? It's not just the Moon that has a gravitational pull on spring tides. The Earth’s gravitational force pulls the waves down, thus resulting in high and low tides. A ...

Bathers, anglers and sailors are being cautioned of a full moon spring tide, which could significantly impact tidal conditions at beaches over the weekend. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) ...

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has urged beachgoers to exercise caution during the full moon spring tide this weekend. The full moon spring tide, which peaks on Monday, 5 January 2026, will ...

It is a situation of some gravity as the moon drags oceans around the world. Tides vary in height as the moon’s orbit gets closer or further away because orbits are a squashed circle or ellipse. In ...

With the festive season in full swing and thousands of South Africans heading to the coast for their annual break, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has issued an urgent advisory about the ...