It's commonly thought that the moon controls the tides, but is there anything else that plays a part?

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Huge waves to batter Britain as Moon alignment triggers high tides
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weath...
"British coastlines could see waves of up to 50ft this weekend as the new Moon and high spring tides meet Atlantic storms."

Tidal Variations - The Influence of Position and Distance
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/educatio...
"The moon is a major influence on the Earth's tides, but the sun also generates considerable tidal forces."

Inverse Square Law, General
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/...
"Any point source which spreads its influence equally in all directions without a limit to its range will obey the inverse square law."

Types and Causes of Tidal Cycles - Diurnal, Semidiurnal, Mixed Semidiurnal; Continental Interference
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/educatio...
"If the Earth were a perfect sphere without large continents, all areas on the planet would experience two equally proportioned high and low tides every lunar day."
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