Why do daily high and low tides occur later each day?

Daily high and low tides occur later each day due to the Moon's orbit around the Earth. As the Earth rotates on its axis, the Moon moves in its orbit, causing the timing of high and low tides to shift by about 50 minutes later each day. This is because it takes approximately 24 hours and 50 minutes for the Earth to complete one full rotation relative to the Moon. Consequently, the gravitational pull of the Moon that causes the tides also shifts, leading to this delay.