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.

Today91裸聊视频檚 low tide in Victoria is predicted to drop to negative -0.1 metres shortly after 11 a.m. 91裸聊视频� which is unusually low, even for an Island.

Tides are low down in the Inner Harbour!

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June91裸聊视频檚 spring tides are usually the lowest tides on the coast, but today91裸聊视频檚 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 it91裸聊视频檚 furthest north of the equator in its orbit.

91裸聊视频淭oday it is the lowest of the month at -0.1 metres but there91裸聊视频檚 another event in July,91裸聊视频� 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 they91裸聊视频檝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 today91裸聊视频檚 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.

They91裸聊视频檙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.

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