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含羞草研究社檚 low tide in Victoria is predicted to drop to negative -0.1 metres shortly after 11 a.m. 含羞草研究社� which is unusually low, even for an Island.

Tides are low down in the Inner Harbour!

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June含羞草研究社檚 spring tides are usually the lowest tides on the coast, but today含羞草研究社檚 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.

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The moon is also in perigee, its closest point of its orbit and it含羞草研究社檚 furthest north of the equator in its orbit.

含羞草研究社淭oday it is the lowest of the month at -0.1 metres but there含羞草研究社檚 another event in July,含羞草研究社� 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含羞草研究社檝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含羞草研究社檚 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含羞草研究社檙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.

含羞草研究社淚f we have a real high pressure system it含羞草研究社檒l press the surface down,含羞草研究社� he explained.

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