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Tofino tides & moons

tofino moons | tofino tides: june 2011

For Tofino surfers and fishermen alike, the tides that rule the ocean are as important as the moon phases. Here is the tide table for Tofino for June 2011.

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Tofino moons

June 1	June 8	June 15	June 23
2:03 pm	7:11 pm	1:14 pm	4:48 am
new moon	first quarter	full moon	last quarter

The Moon orbits the Earth in the same direction as the Earth rotates on its axis, so it takes slightly more than a day—about 24 hours and 50 minutes—for the Moon to return to the same location in the sky. During this time, it has passed overhead once and underfoot once, so in many places the period of strongest tidal forcing is 12 hours and 25 minutes. The high tides do not necessarily occur when the Moon is overhead or underfoot, but the period of the forcing still determines the time between high tides.

Tofino tides

Tofino Tides for June 2011

Wed	1	12:24	7:25	1:51	7:08
		11.2'	1.3'	9.5'	5.2'
Thu	2	1:01	8:01	2:29	7:48
		11.5'	1.0'	9.8'	5.2'
Fri	3	1:40	8:39	3:09	8:29
		11.5'	1.0'	9.8'	5.2'
Sat	4	2:22	9:18	3:49	9:14
		11.2'	1.0'	9.8'	4.9'
Sun	5	3:07	9:58	4:32	10:04
		11.2'	1.3'	9.8'	4.9'
Mon	6	3:56	10:41	5:17	10:59
		10.5'	1.6'	9.8'	4.9'
Tue	7	4:50	11:26	6:05
		10.2'	2.0'	10.2'
Wed	8	12:03	5:52	12:16	6:55
		4.6'	9.5'	2.6'	10.5'
Thu	9	1:12	7:04	1:10	7:48
		3.9'	8.9'	3.3'	10.5'
Fri	10	2:22	8:24	2:10	8:42
		3.3'	8.9'	3.9'	10.8'
Sat	11	3:30	9:43	3:13	9:36
		2.6'	8.9'	4.3'	11.5'
Sun	12	4:33	10:54	4:17	10:29
		2.0'	9.2'	4.6'	11.8'
Mon	13	5:31	11:55	5:17	11:21
		1.0'	9.5'	4.9'	12.1'
Tue	14	6:25	12:50	6:12
		0.7'	9.8'	4.9'
Wed	15	12:12	7:14	1:39	7:03
		12.1'	0.3'	10.2'	4.9'
Thu	16	1:00	8:00	2:25	7:52
		12.1'	0.3'	10.2'	4.6'
Fri	17	1:47	8:43	3:08	8:39
		11.8'	0.3'	10.5'	4.6'
Sat	18	2:33	9:24	3:50	9:26
		11.5'	1.0'	10.2'	4.6'
Sun	19	3:18	10:02	4:31	10:14
		10.8'	1.3'	10.2'	4.6'
Mon	20	4:03	10:40	5:12	11:05
		10.2'	2.0'	10.2'	4.6'
Tue	21	4:51	11:18	5:54
		9.5'	2.6'	9.8'
Wed	22	12:00	5:43	11:58	6:38
		4.6'	8.9'	3.6'	9.8'
Thu	23	1:02	6:45	12:42	7:23
		4.6'	8.2'	4.3'	9.8'
Fri	24	2:07	8:00	1:32	8:10
		4.3'	7.9'	4.9'	9.8'
Sat	25	3:11	9:20	2:30	8:58
		3.9'	7.5'	5.2'	9.8'
Sun	26	4:09	10:30	3:30	9:45
		3.3'	7.9'	5.6'	10.2'
Mon	27	4:59	11:26	4:26	10:31
		3.0'	8.2'	5.6'	10.5'
Tue	28	5:44	12:13	5:17	11:15
		2.3'	8.5'	5.6'	10.8'
Wed	29	6:26	12:54	6:03	11:59
		1.6'	9.2'	5.6'	11.2'
Thu	30	7:05	1:33	6:48
		1.3'	9.5'	5.2'

The Sun also exerts on the Earth a gravitational attraction which results in a (less powerful) secondary tidal effect. When the Earth, Moon and Sun are approximately aligned, these two tidal effects reinforce one another, resulting in higher highs and lower lows. This alignment occurs approximately twice a month (at the full moon and new moon). These recurring extreme tides are termed spring tides. Tides with the smallest range are termed neap tides (occurring around the first and last quarter moons).