The SE answer gave you a nice map. The points where the white lines coalesce experience no change in height. The blue regions experience low tidal amplitude, whereas the red regions experience high tidal amplitudes. The white lines are the lines of equal phase: if a point on the line is experiencing its high tide, so is every other point on the line, and likewise for low tide.
As is clear from the map, the tidal response is profoundly affected by land mass and ocean depth, which have complex shapes; so too the tidal response is as complex as it is, which is simple in comparison.
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The SE answer gave you a nice map. The points where the white lines coalesce experience no change in height. The blue regions experience low tidal amplitude, whereas the red regions experience high tidal amplitudes. The white lines are the lines of equal phase: if a point on the line is experiencing its high tide, so is every other point on the line, and likewise for low tide.
As is clear from the map, the tidal response is profoundly affected by land mass and ocean depth, which have complex shapes; so too the tidal response is as complex as it is, which is simple in comparison.