Storm surges?

Question

How could the time of a hurricane landfall on a particular day influence strorm-surge height?

Answer 1

If the hurricane happens to make landfall during high tide, storm surge would be far more damaging than if the hurricane made landfall during low tide.

Answer 2

You may sometimes hear of something called a Catastrophic High Tide.   That is a high tide that is occuring with a storm that is making landfall.