{"product_id":"tide-clock-mapua-wharf","title":"Tide Clock - Mapua Wharf","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1388\"\u003e• Handmade in Māpua, New Zealand\u003cbr data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1290\"\u003e• Small batch production\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• Materials: birch and pine wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• Specifications: 280mm diameter, 6mm thick, 1 x AA battery included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• This clock is inspired by Māpua Wharf, New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-968a8024-7fff-ec0f-6264-7c2609bfbaef\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA normal clock follows the Sun. A tide clock follows the Moon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tide clock follows the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elunar day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the time it takes for Earth to rotate so the Moon returns to the same place in the sky. Because the Moon is also moving in its orbit around Earth, this takes about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 hours and 50 minutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Earth rotates beneath the Moon, most coastlines experience two high tides and two low tides each lunar day. The time between one high tide and the next is about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 hours and 25 minutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tide clock shows where you are in the tide c\u003cimg\u003eycle, whether it is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erising tide, high tide, falling tide, or low tide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Once set, it gives a quick visual sense of what the tide is doing right now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"579\"\u003eSet it to your local high tide, and it will move with the ocean’s rhythm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/admin.shopify.com\/store\/slacktidestudionz\/pages\/733620043798\" title=\"How Tide Clocks Work\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"How Tide Clocks Work\" href=\"https:\/\/slacktidestudionz.myshopify.com\/pages\/how-a-tide-clock-works\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn more about how tide clocks work →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1580\"\u003eA functional piece of coastal art, designed to bring the rhythm of the ocean into your home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slack Tide Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":69476789026838,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/4686\/4662\/files\/IMG_8522.jpg?v=1778560089","url":"https:\/\/slacktidestudio.nz\/products\/tide-clock-mapua-wharf","provider":"Slack Tide Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}