How often do neap tides occur?
1 Answer
Feb 22, 2016
About every two weeks.
Explanation:
Neap tides occur when the gravitational pull of the moon is perpendicular to the gravitational pull of the sun.
In the graphic above, we see a month animated. We can see that there are about two spring tides and two neap tides every month, with about a week in between.
Read more about Neap and Spring tides here
Read more about tides in general here
