Asked by Bob

When will the waves at the shore be the smallest and calmest?

when the tide is receding
when upwelling occurs
when the wind is not blowing
when the tide is coming in

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
When the wind is not blowing.

Wind is the primary source of surface waves; without wind there is little energy to create waves. Tidal rising or falling and upwelling change water level or temperature/circulation but do not by themselves produce large surface waves.