Mean high water neaps

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Definition of Mean high water neaps (MHWN):
The height of mean high water neaps is the average throughout a year of the heights of two successive high waters during those periods of 24 hours (approximately once a fortnight) when the range of the tide is least.[1].
This is the common definition for Mean high water neaps (MHWN), other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. ↑ CIRIA (1996). Beach management manual. CIRIA Report 153.

See also

  1. Tides
  2. Mean low water neaps
  3. Mean high water springs