Astronomical High Tides in Joggins

We’ve had some very high tides this week in Joggins. This is because of the fact that the Moon is now in the phase of its orbit where it lies directly between the Earth and the Sun which produced the New Moon of August 10th. With the New Moon comes maximum tidal pull and this pull is intensified by the fact that the Moon is 50,000km closer to the Earth. Because of geological resistance, this process starts a day after the New Moon. Large tides can thus be expected on the 11th, 12th and 13th of August.