full moon

maple · Post by **maple** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:32 am

Full moon = very low tide = easy clam digging.

Unfortunately I'm nowhere near the ocean at the moment.

Maple

TAC · Post by **TAC** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:03 pm

Huh? Can you explain this to me? (not the clam part)

maple wrote:Full moon = very low tide = easy clam digging.

Unfortunately I'm nowhere near the ocean at the moment.

Maple

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:27 am

TAC wrote:Huh? Can you explain this to me? (not the clam part)

maple wrote:Full moon = very low tide = easy clam digging.

Unfortunately I'm nowhere near the ocean at the moment.

Maple

Howdy LURK'er TAC....

pdislow · Post by **pdislow** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:36 am

on a full moon the high tide is generally higher than average, the low tide is generally lower than average, and yep the current inbetween is stronger than average. the lower the tide the easier it is to dig clams.

TAC · Post by **TAC** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:56 am

Ahhh...a little more thinking on my part and I would have figured that out. I was thinking along the lines of that not all areas experience significantly different tide levels during a spring tide (but obviously some do, perhaps especially in some areas known for clam digging).

Hello Garry....back to lurking.

ecoaster · Post by **ecoaster** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:41 am

The moon's gravitational pull is what affects the tides the most. During the new moon and the full moon the earth, moon and sun are lined up and the combined gravitational pull of the moon and the sun makes for higher (and lower) tides. Basically there is more pull on the oceans twice a month.

Wow, I actually must have been awake that day during my Astronomy class

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