Tide Range

– The difference between the average high tide and low tide at a particular location.

Tide Station

– A tide station is a station for which tide predictions are generated for a given location. Tide stations can be harmonic, for which tide predictions are generated directly from harmonic constants and have listed tidal datums, or subordinate, for which tide predictions are generated using high/low tide predictions from a designated harmonic tidal station and tidal datums are not generally calculated.

Transect

– A transect is a straight line in the field or on a map along which data are recorded, measured, observed or calculated. Within the context of coastal engineering, transects are typically aligned perpendicular to the shoreline.