Flood Tide

1. A tidal current that generally moves landward and occurs during the part of the tide cycle when sea level is rising. 2. That period of tide between low water and the next high water. 3. A tide at its highest point.

Related terms:

• Ebb Tide
• rising tide
• river tide
• half tide
• mean tide level
• vanishing tide
• high tide
• tide wave
• change of tide
• tide notes