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Tofino tides & moons

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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.

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Tofino moons

Nov. 2	Nov. 10	Nov. 18	Nov. 24
9:38 am	12:16 pm	7:09 am	10:10 pm
first quarter	full moon	last quarter	new moon

Dec. 2	Dec. 10	Dec. 17	Dec. 24
1:52 am	6:36 am	4:48 am	10:06 am
first quarter	full moon	last quarter	new moon

Jan. 8	Jan. 16	Jan. 22	Jan. 30
11:30 pm	1:08 am	11:39 pm	8:10 pm
full moon	last quarter	new moon	first quarter

Around new and full moon when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a line, the tidal force of to the Sun reinforces that of to the Moon. The resulting higher than usual tide as called a Spring Tide.

Tofino tides

Tofino Tides for November 2011

Tue	1	5:46	11:34	5:26
		10.2'	5.6'	10.5'
Wed	2	12:20	6:58	12:51	6:36
		3.0'	10.2'	5.9'	9.8'
Thu	3	1:23	8:00	2:11	7:55
		3.6'	10.2'	5.6'	9.5'
Fri	4	2:26	8:58	3:22	9:13
		3.9'	10.2'	4.9'	9.2'
Sat	5	3:26	9:48	4:19	10:19
		4.3'	10.5'	4.3'	9.5'
Sun	6	3:17	9:31	4:07	10:14
		4.6'	10.8'	3.6'	9.5'
Mon	7	4:02	10:08	4:49	11:00
		4.9'	11.2'	3.0'	9.8'
Tue	8	4:41	10:42	5:26	11:41
		4.9'	11.2'	2.6'	10.2'
Wed	9	5:16	11:13	5:59
		5.2'	11.5'	2.3'
Thu	10	12:18	5:49	11:43	6:32
		10.2'	5.2'	11.5'	2.0'
Fri	11	12:55	6:21	12:14	7:05
		10.2'	5.2'	11.8'	2.0'
Sat	12	1:31	6:54	12:46	7:38
		10.2'	5.6'	11.8'	2.0'
Sun	13	2:08	7:29	1:20	8:13
		10.2'	5.6'	11.5'	2.0'
Mon	14	2:47	8:07	1:58	8:52
		10.2'	5.9'	11.2'	2.3'
Tue	15	3:29	8:51	2:41	9:34
		10.2'	5.9'	10.8'	2.6'
Wed	16	4:15	9:43	3:31	10:21
		9.8'	5.6'	10.5'	3.0'
Thu	17	5:07	10:46	4:31	11:14
		9.8'	5.9'	9.8'	3.3'
Fri	18	6:02	11:59	5:45
		10.2'	5.6'	9.5'
Sat	19	12:12	6:57	1:14	7:07
		3.9'	10.5'	4.9'	9.5'
Sun	20	1:14	7:50	2:22	8:26
		4.3'	11.2'	3.9'	9.5'
Mon	21	2:15	8:41	3:22	9:36
		4.3'	11.8'	3.0'	9.8'
Tue	22	3:13	9:30	4:17	10:37
		4.6'	12.5'	2.0'	10.5'
Wed	23	4:08	10:18	5:09	11:32
		4.6'	12.8'	1.0'	10.8'
Thu	24	5:01	11:05	5:59
		4.9'	13.1'	0.3'
Fri	25	12:23	5:51	11:52	6:47
		11.2'	4.9'	13.5'	0.3'
Sat	26	1:13	6:41	12:39	7:34
		11.5'	4.9'	13.1'	0.3'
Sun	27	2:01	7:30	1:26	8:20
		11.5'	4.9'	12.8'	0.7'
Mon	28	2:48	8:21	2:15	9:06
		11.2'	5.2'	12.1'	1.3'
Tue	29	3:36	9:15	3:05	9:52
		11.2'	5.2'	11.5'	2.3'
Wed	30	4:26	10:14	3:59	10:39
		10.8'	5.6'	10.5'	3.0'

Tofino Tides for December 2011

Thu	1	5:17	11:20	5:01	11:29
		10.5'	5.6'	9.8'	3.9'
Fri	2	6:09	12:32	6:13
		10.5'	5.2'	9.2'
Sat	3	12:23	7:02	1:43	7:33
		4.6'	10.5'	4.9'	8.9'
Sun	4	1:21	7:53	2:45	8:48
		5.2'	10.5'	4.3'	8.9'
Mon	5	2:20	8:40	3:37	9:51
		5.6'	10.8'	3.9'	9.2'
Tue	6	3:13	9:22	4:23	10:42
		5.9'	11.2'	3.3'	9.5'
Wed	7	4:00	10:01	5:03	11:25
		5.9'	11.2'	2.6'	9.8'
Thu	8	4:42	10:37	5:40
		5.9'	11.5'	2.3'
Fri	9	12:04	5:20	11:13	6:14
		9.8'	5.9'	11.8'	2.0'
Sat	10	12:41	5:57	11:49	6:48
		10.2'	5.9'	11.8'	1.6'
Sun	11	1:16	6:35	12:26	7:23
		10.5'	5.9'	12.1'	1.6'
Mon	12	1:52	7:14	1:04	7:58
		10.5'	5.9'	11.8'	1.6'
Tue	13	2:29	7:55	1:46	8:35
		10.5'	5.6'	11.8'	2.0'
Wed	14	3:08	8:41	2:31	9:13
		10.8'	5.6'	11.2'	2.3'
Thu	15	3:49	9:32	3:21	9:54
		10.8'	5.6'	10.8'	2.6'
Fri	16	4:33	10:30	4:17	10:40
		10.8'	5.2'	10.2'	3.3'
Sat	17	5:21	11:35	5:24	11:30
		11.2'	4.9'	9.5'	3.9'
Sun	18	6:13	12:46	6:43
		11.2'	4.3'	9.2'
Mon	19	12:28	7:07	1:57	8:07
		4.6'	11.5'	3.6'	9.2'
Tue	20	1:34	8:03	3:03	9:24
		5.2'	11.8'	2.6'	9.5'
Wed	21	2:42	8:59	4:04	10:29
		5.6'	12.5'	2.0'	9.8'
Thu	22	3:46	9:54	4:59	11:25
		5.6'	12.8'	1.3'	10.5'
Fri	23	4:45	10:47	5:50
		5.6'	13.1'	0.7'
Sat	24	12:15	5:39	11:38	6:37
		10.8'	5.2'	13.1'	0.7'
Sun	25	1:01	6:30	12:27	7:21
		11.2'	5.2'	13.1'	0.7'
Mon	26	1:45	7:19	1:13	8:02
		11.5'	4.9'	12.8'	1.0'
Tue	27	2:27	8:06	1:59	8:41
		11.5'	4.9'	12.1'	1.6'
Wed	28	3:08	8:55	2:45	9:19
		11.5'	4.9'	11.5'	2.3'
Thu	29	3:48	9:45	3:32	9:56
		11.2'	4.9'	10.5'	3.3'
Fri	30	4:30	10:39	4:23	10:35
		11.2'	4.9'	9.8'	3.9'
Sat	31	5:13	11:39	5:23	11:17
		10.8'	4.9'	8.9'	4.9'

Tofino Tides for January 2012

Sun	1	5:59	12:47	6:38
		10.8'	4.9'	8.5'
Mon	2	12:07	6:50	1:56	8:04
		5.6'	10.5'	4.6'	8.2'
Tue	3	1:08	7:42	2:59	9:20
		6.2'	10.5'	4.3'	8.5'
Wed	4	2:14	8:33	3:52	10:20
		6.6'	10.8'	3.6'	8.9'
Thu	5	3:16	9:21	4:38	11:06
		6.6'	11.2'	3.0'	9.2'
Fri	6	4:09	10:06	5:18	11:45
		6.6'	11.5'	2.6'	9.8'
Sat	7	4:55	10:49	5:55
		6.2'	11.8'	2.0'
Sun	8	12:21	5:37	11:30	6:30
		10.2'	5.9'	12.1'	1.6'
Mon	9	12:55	6:18	12:12	7:04
		10.5'	5.6'	12.1'	1.3'
Tue	10	1:29	6:59	12:54	7:39
		10.8'	5.2'	12.1'	1.3'
Wed	11	2:04	7:43	1:37	8:14
		11.2'	4.9'	12.1'	1.6'
Thu	12	2:40	8:28	2:23	8:50
		11.5'	4.6'	11.5'	2.0'
Fri	13	3:18	9:17	3:11	9:28
		11.5'	4.3'	11.2'	2.6'
Sat	14	3:58	10:10	4:05	10:10
		11.8'	4.3'	10.2'	3.6'
Sun	15	4:43	11:11	5:07	10:56
		11.8'	3.9'	9.5'	4.3'
Mon	16	5:33	12:19	6:24	11:53
		11.8'	3.6'	9.2'	5.2'
Tue	17	6:30	1:34	7:52
		11.8'	3.3'	8.9'
Wed	18	1:03	7:34	2:48	9:14
		5.9'	11.8'	3.0'	9.2'
Thu	19	2:23	8:39	3:54	10:22
		6.2'	12.1'	2.3'	9.8'
Fri	20	3:36	9:41	4:51	11:16
		5.9'	12.1'	1.6'	10.2'
Sat	21	4:39	10:39	5:40
		5.6'	12.5'	1.3'
Sun	22	12:02	5:32	11:30	6:24
		10.8'	5.2'	12.8'	1.0'
Mon	23	12:43	6:21	12:17	7:03
		11.2'	4.9'	12.8'	1.3'
Tue	24	1:22	7:05	1:02	7:39
		11.5'	4.6'	12.5'	1.6'
Wed	25	1:58	7:48	1:44	8:12
		11.5'	4.3'	11.8'	2.0'
Thu	26	2:33	8:30	2:25	8:44
		11.5'	4.3'	11.2'	2.6'
Fri	27	3:07	9:12	3:06	9:15
		11.5'	4.3'	10.5'	3.3'
Sat	28	3:41	9:56	3:50	9:47
		11.2'	4.3'	9.8'	4.3'
Sun	29	4:17	10:45	4:39	10:23
		10.8'	4.6'	9.2'	4.9'
Mon	30	4:57	11:42	5:41	11:04
		10.8'	4.6'	8.5'	5.6'
Tue	31	5:43	12:51	7:06	11:59
		10.5'	4.6'	8.2'	6.2'

While tides are usually the largest source of short-term sea-level fluctuations, sea levels are also subject to forces such as wind and barometric pressure changes, resulting in storm surges, especially in shallow seas and near coasts.