The high tides of September are currently reaching their maximum level on the Cantabrian coast. In Galicia, in the A Mariña de Lugo region, with heights ranging from “level 0” at low tide to more than “4.6 meters” when it is high. It is a phenomenon that is repeated every year, but nowadays it has a special impact due to the confluence of several circumstances, on the one hand the “full moon” and on the other the “equinox”, Carlos Otero explained to EFE of Meteogalicia.
“The meteorological factor” also influences the development of high tides, because if there were “a depression nearby, it would be even higher,” he said, but these days “the highest values of the year” are reached.
“We have a full moon and an equinoxal component is added to the spring tide itself. The gravitational force of the Moon is aligned with that of the Sun, they add up and they are aligned with the Earth’s equator. “It’s a maximum tide,” says this specialist.
Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics of Cantabria (IHCantabria) confirmed in a statement on Monday that the highest high tide (highest tide) will occur this Thursday.
Yellow notice in Euskadi
The Emergency Response and Meteorology Directorate of the Basque Government activated the yellow alert this Thursday due to the coastal maritime risk. The tide will be exceptionally strong, so in the area around high tide, occasional overflows may occur in the usual tide-sensitive areas, regardless of the waves. The high tide was at 6:23 p.m., with an estimated tide of 5.12 meters and a significant wave height of around 0.5 to 1 meter.
