Saanich Core tides

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (PDT) · British Columbia, Canada

High tide

4:27 pm5.5 ft

Low tide

1:59 am0.4 ft

Tide now: 1.1 ft ↑ rising · high 4:27 pm (5.5 ft)
Coefficient: 105 · big spring tides
Range today: 5.1 ft

Today there is high tide at 4:27 pm (5.5 ft) and low tide at 1:59 am. Tide coefficient 105. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 4:27 pm. In Saanich Core the tide is diurnal: one high and one low tide a day most days. The next spring tides: from November 9 to 11.

Today's high and low tides

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0 · LLWLT ▼ 1:59 am0.4 ft ▲ 4:27 pm5.5 ft Now 4:03 am · 1.1 ft

▼ Low tide 1:59 am 0.4 ft
▲ Next high tide 4:27 pm 5.5 ft · coef. 105

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 12 h 25 min to high tide at 4:27 pm.

Tide coefficient 105 for the 4:27 pm high tide. Big spring tides. The water rises and falls 5.1 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

Heights above lower low water, large tide (LLWLT), the zero of Canadian charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation.

Tides for the next 7 days

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Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	7:55 am · 5:59 pm	Low tide 1:59 am · 0.4 ft	High tide 4:27 pm · 5.5 ft	—	Coef. 105	83%	Major periods 3:01 am · 3:33 pm	High
Fri 30	7:57 am · 5:57 pm	Low tide 3:00 am · 0.4 ft	High tide 4:43 pm · 5.1 ft	—	Coef. 102	73%	Major periods 4:05 am · 4:37 pm	Medium
Sat 31	7:58 am · 5:55 pm	Low tide 3:59 am · 0.4 ft	High tide 2:18 pm · 4.7 ft	—	Coef. 96	62%	Major periods 5:07 am · 5:36 pm	Medium
Sun 1	8:00 am · 5:54 pm	Low tide 4:55 am · 0.3 ft	High tide 2:12 pm · 4.5 ft	—	Coef. 87	Last quarter	Major periods 6:04 am · 6:31 pm	Medium
Mon 2	8:01 am · 5:52 pm	Low tide 5:44 am · 0.4 ft	High tide 2:27 pm · 4.3 ft	—	Coef. 74	40%	Major periods 6:57 am · 7:21 pm	Medium
Tue 3	8:03 am · 5:50 pm	Low tide 6:22 am · 0.6 ft	High tide 2:35 pm · 4.0 ft	—	Coef. 60	29%	Major periods 7:45 am · 8:08 pm	Medium
Wed 4	8:05 am · 5:49 pm	Low tide 6:41 am · 1.0 ft	High tide 2:17 pm · 3.9 ft	Low tide 9:42 pm · 1.8 ft	Coef. 50	20%	Major periods 8:30 am · 8:52 pm	High

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above LLWLT. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Tide coefficient and range in October

70 · average 27 · neap 105 · spring

The biggest tides of the month come from October 28 to 29 (coefficient 105, 5.2 ft range). The smallest, on October 23 (coefficient 27, 2.2 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Saanich Core the tide is diurnal: one high and one low tide a day most days. Types of tides

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on January 2 (6.4 ft) and the lowest, on June 18 (-0.1 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)6.6 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)4.7 ft
Mean high water (MHW)4.1 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)2.8 ft
Mean low water (MLW)1.6 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)0.8 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)-0.3 ft

Heights above lower low water, large tide (LLWLT), the zero of Canadian charts.

Questions about the tides in Saanich Core

What time is high tide today in Saanich Core?

High tide today is at 4:27 pm (5.5 ft). Low tide is at 1:59 am.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Saanich Core?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 4:43 pm and low tide at 3:00 am.

What is today's tide coefficient?

105: big spring tides. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11, after the new or full moon.

How many tides a day are there in Saanich Core?

The tide is diurnal: one high and one low tide a day most days. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.

What are the heights measured from?

From lower low water, large tide (LLWLT), the zero of Canadian charts. That is why a low tide can be negative: that day the water drops below that zero.

Can I use these tides for navigation?

No. They are astronomical predictions for planning fishing and outings; for navigation use official publications and nautical charts.

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Tides near Saanich Core

Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.

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Tides from the Gorge at Tillicum station (TICON-4), 1.2 mi from Saanich Core. Times and heights are its predictions. Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

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