WordNet
leeward tide
n. a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats" [syn: lee tide]
Usage examples of "leeward tide".
The tide, now at slack-water, was exceptionally high, so high that small waves lapped over the quay, since for most of the flood it had been a leeward tide, though now the wind had hauled conveniently into the south-west.
The Niobe swung to her anchor, the leeward tide running with a continuous gentle ripple.