The time taken by a tide wave, to go around the center of its basin, does not conform to its extension, but to the generation cadence, either diurnal, or semi-diurnal.
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The ratio between the size of the smallest basin, and the largest one, is of the order of 1 to 40.
And yet, the time taken by a tide wave, to go around the center of its basin, the amphidromic point - does not matter its extension - depends always on the cadence of its generation, which may be either diurnal (on average 24 hrs 50 mns), or semi-diurnal (on average 12 hrs 25 mns).
We shall see the reasons why the duration does not depend on the extension of the tide basin under consideration.
Depends on the cadence of the tide generation.
Indeed, the time taken by a tide wave, to go around the center of its basin, completely, depends on the time available to restore the equilibria (of water pressure and water level).
The time available runs out as the successive cycle begins, and new imbalances are generated, caused by the endless change of the relative positions of the Moon and the Sun, much faster than the rate the equilibria are being restored.