Synonyms and antonyms of Tides and waves in British Thesaurus

backwash (noun)

the movement of waves as they leave the land

billow (noun)

literary a large wave in the sea

breaker (noun)

a large wave that rolls over onto a beach

cap (noun)

the top part of a wave

crest (noun)

the white top of a wave

flood tide (noun)

the rising of the level of the sea each day until it reaches its highest point and begins to fall again

high tide (noun)

the time when the sea reaches the highest level

high water (noun)

the time when the water in a lake, river, or the sea is above its normal level, especially because of a flood

high water mark (noun)

a mark that shows the highest level that a lake, a river, or the sea has risen to

low tide (noun)

the time when the sea is at its lowest level

low water (noun)

the time when the water in a river or the sea is at its lowest level

neap tide (noun)

a tide that has the least amount of change between the highest and lowest levels of the sea

ripple (noun)

a small wave or series of waves on the surface of a liquid

roller (noun)

a large strong wave that rolls towards the land

sea (noun)

the condition of the sea, especially the way that it is affected by the weather

sea level (noun)

the average level of the sea in relation to the land. The heights of parts of the land are measured from sea level

spring tide (noun)

a time when there is a big difference between the highest and lowest levels of the sea

spume (noun)

literary a white mass of bubbles on the top of a wave

surf (noun)

the waves of the sea as they move onto a beach, falling to produce foam (=white water)

swell (noun)

the movement of the waves in the sea

tidal wave (noun)

a very large wave that causes a lot of damage when it hits the land

tidal wave (noun)

a tsunami

tide (noun)

the way that the level of the sea regularly rises and falls during the day. The tide comes in or rises, then it turns and goes out or falls, and then turns again. At its highest point the tide is in and it is high tide, and at its lowest point the tide is out and it is low tide.

tideline (noun)

British a mark left by the sea at the highest point it reaches on the land

tidemark (noun)

a tideline

trough (noun)

a low area between two high waves or hills

tsunami (noun)

a very large wave or series of waves caused when something such as an earthquake moves a large quantity of water in the sea

undercurrent (noun)

a current that moves below the surface or below another current in the sea or a river

undertow (noun)

a current below the surface of the sea or a river, that moves in the opposite direction to the water above it

the waves (noun)

a line of water that rises up on the surface of a sea, lake, or river

whitecaps (noun)

waves that are white at the top

white horses (noun)

British whitecaps