What Is a Minus Tide

What Is A Minus Tide?

A minus tide is defined simply as lower than average, but the most extreme low tides take place on a full moon and always near sunrise and sunset when the sun and moon are opposite each other, pulling the ocean toward them. It’s a great time for exploring tide pools and a long walk or ride on hard sand.

What is considered a minus tide?

If you’re just getting started, only try fishing tidepools on days with a minus tide. That is any low tide that drops below sea level, identified in your tide table with negative numbers. Arrive two or three hours before the low tide and fish two or three hours after it.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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