sˌʌm bɹˈeɪks kæn biː ˈɛksələnt ˌɔn ɐ lˈoʊ tˈaɪd, bˌʌt kæn sˈʌfɚ fɹʌm ɐ dɹˈæstɪk dɹˈɑːp ɪn wˈeɪv kwˈɔlᵻɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ hˈaɪ tˈaɪd, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ðə wˈɔːɾɚ dˈɛpθ ɪz tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt, kˈɔːzɪŋ ðə wˈeɪv fˈeɪs tə bɹˈeɪk mˈoːɹ slˈoʊli ænd wɪð lˈɛs pˈaʊɚ.
Some breaks can be excellent on a low tide, but can suffer from a drastic drop in wave quality during a high tide, during which the water depth is too great, causing the wave face to break more slowly and with less power.