A spring tide is a common historical term that has nothing to do with the season of spring. Rather, the term is derived from the concept of the tide "springing forth." Spring tides occur twice each lunar month all year long without regard to the season. read more
Related to spring tide: neap tide spring tide Spring tides occur when the sun and moon are directly in line with the earth and their gravitational pulls reinforce each other. read more
spring tide A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. Spring tides occur when the Moon is either new or full, and the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are aligned. read more