How Does the Moon Influence Tides?

The Moon pulls the ocean like a giant magnet. Imagine you're holding a balloon filled with water. If someone walks close to it, the balloon gets pulled toward them, just like how the Moon tugs on the oceans. When the Moon is near, the water rises (that's a high tide), and when it moves away, the water falls back (a low tide). The Earth also spins, so we get two high tides and two low tides every day.