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Ocean tides explained

NOAA describes tides as very long-period waves driven by the moon and sun, with a San Francisco station in operation for more than one hundred and fifty years.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on The Bonk-o-Meter
Published 7:37 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Tide — Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by NOAA: “Ocean tides explained”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:37 AM ET on The Bonk-o-Meter, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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NOAAOcean tides explained

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim under review: the sea rises and falls twice, on schedule, because the moon and sun are pulling on it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNOAA says tides are very long-period waves, moving through the ocean in response to forces from the moon and sun, and they show up at the coast as the regular rise and fall of the sea.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA wave. The size of an ocean.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHigh tide is the crest, low tide is the trough, and the gap between them is the tidal range.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a whole ocean doing breathing exercises, and I respect it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNOAA also notes its San Francisco tide station has operated for more than one hundred and fifty years, which is longer than anyone has kept a gym membership.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd it does all of that without a vision board.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim is accurate. Rating: Full Bonkers for reliability, since the tide has never once been late.