The moon and sun have cooperated to provide a spectacle of the sea floor today as low tide stretches further than it has since June 20, 1951.

Today乌鸦传媒檚 low tide in Victoria is predicted to drop to negative -0.1 metres shortly after 11 a.m. 乌鸦传媒� which is unusually low, even for an Island.

Tides are low down in the Inner Harbour!

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June乌鸦传媒檚 spring tides are usually the lowest tides on the coast, but today乌鸦传媒檚 is the first of three extreme lows expected this summer. The moon, as expected, is responsible for all three according to Denny Sinnott, supervisor Tides, Currents and Water Levels, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

乌鸦传媒淵ou乌鸦传媒檝e got the three things lining up all together,乌鸦传媒� Sinnott says. 乌鸦传媒淲e乌鸦传媒檙e having a new moon, so the moon and sun are aligned 乌鸦传媒� the gravitational pull to both is great at this time.乌鸦传媒�

The moon is also in perigee, its closest point of its orbit and it乌鸦传媒檚 furthest north of the equator in its orbit.

乌鸦传媒淭oday it is the lowest of the month at -0.1 metres but there乌鸦传媒檚 another event in July,乌鸦传媒� Sinnott said.

The predictions for Victoria, are July 13 at -0.1 metres around 10 a.m. and Aug. 11 for 0.1 metres at 9:45 a.m.

The is using the low tides to clean the harbour. So far they乌鸦传媒檝e found: a grocery cart, China dishes, pylons, a skateboard a suitcase and a whole lot of metal scraps

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Further up Vancouver Island the tide varies slightly with today乌鸦传媒檚 0.4 metres expected shortly before 1 p.m, July 13 around 12:09 p.m. again at 0.4 metres, and Aug. 11 at 0.6 metres.

They乌鸦传媒檙e not unusual lows for Campbell River which gets similar 0.4 or 0.5 in December as well.

Predictions can change up to a metre based on weather systems, which today appear fairly stable, Sinnott said.

乌鸦传媒淚f we have a real high pressure system it乌鸦传媒檒l press the surface down,乌鸦传媒� he explained.

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