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The ocean’s tides are caused by the varying gravitational pull of the moon as it rotates around the Earth. That pull, in combination with the spin of the planet, causes the water to bulge toward the moon and also on the side of the planet directly opposite that. To find more information click here: http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/tides.
