If you arrive at the beach at 8:00 AM and you camp out there for a full 24 hours until 8:00 AM the next day...

How many high tides would you experience? How many low tides?

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Tides are caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun, and most coastal areas experience two high tides and two low tides every lunar day (which is about 24 hours and 50 minutes).

If you are at the beach for 24 hours, you can generally expect to experience:

  • 2 high tides
  • 2 low tides

So during your 24-hour camping period from 8:00 AM to 8:00 AM the following day, you would typically experience 2 high tides and 2 low tides.