The term has been used a lot over the past few days, so what exactly is a king tide ?
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DecDecember 2020 at 12:40am
Waterfront homes in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales have been lashed by high tides and wild weather over the past few days.
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The term king tide has been used in high rotation as the east coast has experienced wild weather and battering waves over the past few days but it is not technically a scientific term.
Key points: King tide is a term widely used to describe particularly high tides but it is not a technical scientific definition