Types of Tides

Diurnal tides occur when there is so much interference by continents, only one high tide and one low tide occur per day. In the Americas, diurnal tides only occur in the Gulf of Mexico and the coast of Alaska.

Meteorological tide definition is - tidal constituents resulting from variations in somewhat periodically recurring weather conditions.

A mixed tide still has two high tides and two low tides per 24-hour-and-50-minute period, but these tides are not equal. There is a high high tide, a high low tide followed by a low high tide and a low low tide.

Diurnal tides occur when there is so much interference by continents, only one high tide and one low tide occur per day. In the Americas, diurnal tides only occur in the Gulf of Mexico and the coast of Alaska.