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Tofino tides & moons

tofino moons | tofino tides: september 2012

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 September 2012.

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Tofino moons

Sep. 8	Sep. 15	Sep. 22	Sep. 29
6:15 am	7:10 pm	12:41 pm	8:18 pm
last quarter	new moon	first quarter	full moon

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 September 2012

Sat	1	1:32	7:52	2:02	8:12
		11.5’	2.0’	11.5’	2.6’
Sun	2	2:14	8:25	2:35	8:51
		11.2’	2.3’	11.5’	2.6’
Mon	3	2:55	8:57	3:08	9:29
		10.8’	3.0’	11.2’	2.6’
Tue	4	3:36	9:28	3:40	10:08
		10.2’	3.6’	10.8’	3.0’
Wed	5	4:17	10:00	4:13	10:50
		9.5’	4.3’	10.5’	3.3’
Thu	6	5:03	10:35	4:50	11:38
		8.9’	4.9’	10.2’	3.6’
Fri	7	5:58	11:17	5:33
		8.5’	5.6’	9.8’
Sat	8	12:37	7:09	12:12	6:28
		3.9’	8.2’	5.9’	9.5’
Sun	9	1:47	8:31	1:28	7:37
		3.9’	8.2’	6.2’	9.5’
Mon	10	2:59	9:41	2:54	8:51
		3.9’	8.2’	6.2’	9.5’
Tue	11	4:01	10:34	4:03	9:57
		3.6’	8.9’	5.9’	9.8’
Wed	12	4:50	11:14	4:56	10:52
		3.0’	9.5’	4.9’	10.2’
Thu	13	5:32	11:50	5:42	11:42
		2.6’	9.8’	4.3’	10.8’
Fri	14	6:10	12:24	6:24
		2.3’	10.5’	3.3’
Sat	15	12:27	6:46	12:58	7:06
		11.2’	2.3’	11.2’	2.6’
Sun	16	1:12	7:22	1:32	7:48
		11.5’	2.3’	11.8’	2.0’
Mon	17	1:57	7:58	2:08	8:32
		11.5’	2.6’	12.1’	1.6’
Tue	18	2:43	8:37	2:46	9:18
		11.2’	3.0’	12.5’	1.3’
Wed	19	3:31	9:17	3:27	10:06
		10.8’	3.6’	12.1’	1.3’
Thu	20	4:24	10:02	4:13	11:00
		10.2’	4.3’	11.8’	2.0’
Fri	21	5:23	10:54	5:06
		9.8’	4.9’	11.5’
Sat	22	12:03	6:32	11:58	6:09
		2.3’	9.2’	5.6’	10.8’
Sun	23	1:15	7:49	1:21	7:25
		2.6’	9.2’	5.6’	10.5’
Mon	24	2:30	9:03	2:48	8:45
		3.0’	9.5’	5.6’	10.2’
Tue	25	3:40	10:06	4:02	9:58
		3.0’	9.8’	4.9’	10.5’
Wed	26	4:38	10:57	5:01	10:59
		2.6’	10.5’	4.3’	10.8’
Thu	27	5:27	11:40	5:50	11:52
		2.6’	10.8’	3.6’	10.8’
Fri	28	6:10	12:18	6:34
		2.6’	11.2’	3.0’
Sat	29	12:38	6:47	12:53	7:14
		11.2’	3.0’	11.5’	2.3’
Sun	30	1:20	7:22	1:26	7:51
		11.2’	3.3’	11.5’	2.3’

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.