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Old 07-05-2012, 06:06 PM
apaulo (Paul)
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The super moon tidal effect.

Hi all,

Well visually the Moon's Perigee may not have been so impressive but I went surfing today and the tides were quite extreme (spring tides).
Usually a spring tide in Port Phillip Bay will peak at 1.45 meters but today it reached 1.75 and tomorrow 1.80 meters.
When the moon is full or new, the gravitational pull of the moon and sun are combined and creates a spring tide. Today the tide height was noticeably higher.

Regards Paul.
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