Ocean's highs and lows (5)

I believe the answer is:

tides

(Other definitions for tides that I've seen before include "Critical moments" , "Current trends" , "Lunar ocean movements" , "Rises and falls, nautically" , "Lunar-driven sea movements (5)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Universal.

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