fore-flood

Noun

fore-flood (usually uncountable, plural fore-floods)

1. (usually) The period when the tide is rising; incoming tide.
   • In the Wieling the fore-flood runs in-shore in a southerly direction, as the finished ebb bends round against the sun; and is, at times, so strong, that ships coming in, close-hauled on the larboard tack, are frequently obliged to anchor on account of it, until the stream runs inward in the...1838, John Purdy, The Brasilian navigator

   Synonyms:

   floodtide, high tide