Do moons determine the speeds at which tides move? Is there a limit to this speed?

I'm writing a short story that takes place on an imaginary planet that is 88% ocean. The planet has two moons and one continent that is regularly flooded under 500 to 1500 feet of water. The tides are only extreme once or twice a month. I'm trying to work out the parameters for a two-moon system that produces such an effect. I'm working from the bottom up. This regularly flooding continent is essential to the story, so what is the best way to make this work?

I'm thinking one moon orbits at a very high velocity, while another moon is very large and further away, but when they align the flooding gets to be bad. Does this make sense?

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