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Stewart

  • Usual High Tide Range = 5.5 - 7.0 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 95
    • Low = 65
    • High = 125
    • NOTE: Based on Prince Rupert projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 12

12:17

7.5

December 13

13:04

7.6

December 14

13:52

7.6

December 15

14:39

7.5

January 10

12:03

7.3

January 11

12:53

7.5

January 12

13:40

7.5

January 13

14:27

7.4

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Prince Rupert

  • Usual High Tide Range = 5.4-6.1 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 95
    • Low = 65
    • High = 125

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

11:16

7.0

December 12

12:06

7.3

December 13

12:55

7.5

December 14

13:43

7.4

December 15

14:32

7.2

January 10

11:54

7.1

January 11

12:45

7.3

January 12

13:34

7.3

January 13

14:21

7.2

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Kitimat

  • Usual High Tide Range = 4.3-5.3 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 95
    • Low = 65
    • High = 125
    • NOTE: Based on Prince Rupert projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 12

11:40

6.3

December 13

12:29

6.5

December 14

13:17

6.5

December 15

14:06

6.3

January 10

11:28

6.2

January 11

12:19

6.4

January 12

13:07

6.4

January 13

13:55

6.3

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Masset

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.6-3.3 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 79
    • Low = 49
    • High = 110
    • NOTE: Based on Queen Charlotte projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

11:32

4.0

December 12

12:21

4.1

December 13

13:09

4.2

December 14

13:58

4.1

December 15

14:47

4.0

January 10

12:08

4.0

January 11

12:59

4.1

January 12

13:49

4.1

January 13

14:37

4.0

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Queen Charlotte

  • Usual High Tide Range = 5.3-6.3 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 79
    • Low = 49
    • High = 110

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

11:14

7.2

December 12

12:04

7.4

December 13

12:52

7.6

December 14

13:41

7.6

December 15

14:30

7.4

December 16

15:19

7.0

January 9

10:58

7.0

January 10

11:53

7.3

January 11

12:44

7.5

January 12

13:32

7.5

January 13

14:19

7.3

January 14

15:04

7.0

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Bella Bella

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.7-4.4 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 78
    • Low = 48
    • High = 109

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

10:32

5.2

December 12

11:22

5.3

December 13

12:12

5.5

December 14

13:01

5.4

December 15

13:51

5.3

December 16

14:41

5.0

January 9

10:15

5.1

January 10

11:11

5.2

January 11

12:03

5.4

January 12

12:52

5.4

January 13

13:40

5.2

January 14

14:26

5.0

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Bella Coola

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.8-4.6 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 78
    • Low = 48
    • High = 109
    • NOTE: Based on Bella Bella projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

10:40

5.3

December 12

11:31

5.5

December 13

12:21

5.7

December 14

13:10

5.7

December 15

13:59

5.5

December 16

14:49

5.2

January 9

10:23

5.2

January 10

11:20

5.4

January 11

12:12

5.6

January 12

13:01

5.6

January 13

13:48

5.5

January 14

14:35

5.2

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Wadhams

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.6-4.2 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 78
    • Low = 48
    • High = 109
    • NOTE: Based on Bella Bella projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

10:29

5.0

December 12

11:19

5.2

December 13

12:09

5.3

December 14

12:58

5.3

December 15

13:48

5.1

December 16

14:38

4.9

January 9

10:13

4.9

January 10

11:08

5.1

January 11

12:01

5.2

January 12

12:50

5.2

January 13

13:38

5.1

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Alert Bay

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.6-4.4 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 67
    • Low = 36
    • High = 98

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

10:48

5.1

December 12

11:36

5.3

December 13

12:24

5.4

December 14

13:13

5.4

December 15

14:03

5.2

December 16

14:53

5.0

January 9

10:29

5.1

January 10

11:22

5.2

January 11

12:14

5.3

January12

13:04

5.3

January 13

13:53

5.2

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Winter Harbour

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.8-3.6 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 84
    • Low = 51
    • High = 116

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

10:14

4.1

December 12

11:03

4.2

December 13

11:53

4.3

December 14

12:43

4.3

December 15

13:33

4.2

January 9

09:55

4.1

January 10

10:51

4.2

January 11

11:44

4.3

January 12

12:34

4.2

January 13

13:23

4.1

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Campbell River

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.4-4.1 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 62
    • Low = 30
    • High = 93

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 9

12:27

4.4

December 10

13:08

4.4

December 11

13:52

4.5

December 12

14:38

4.5

December 13

15:27

4.5

December 14

16:18

4.4

December 15

06:55

4.5

December 16

07:39

4.6

December 17

08:22

4.6

December 18

09:06

4.5

December 19

09:48

4.5

December 20

10:30

4.4

January 1

08:05

4.4

January 2

08:36

4.4

January 3

09:07

4.4

January 4

09:38

4.4

January 5

10:12

4.4

January 6

10:52

4.4

January 7

11:38

4.4

January 8

12:31

4.4

January 9

13:28

4.4

January 10

14:25

4.4

January 11

15:21

4.4

January 12

05:47

4.4

January 13

06:26

4.5

January 14

07:04

4.5

January 15

07:43

4.5

January 16

08:21

4.5

January 17

08:59

4.4

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Gold River

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.9-3.5 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 93
    • Low = 52
    • High = 134

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

10:03

4.0

December 12

10:52

4.2

December 13

11:42

4.2

December 14

12:33

4.2

December 15

13:23

4.1

January 9

09:45

4.0

January 10

10:41

4.1

January 11

11:34

4.2

January12

12:25

4.1

January 13

13:14

4.0

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Tofino

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.0-3.5 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 75
    • Low = 44
    • High = 105

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

10:12

3.9

December 12

11:02

4.1

December 13

11:52

4.1

December 14

12:42

4.1

December 15

13:33

4.0

January 9

09:53

3.9

January 10

10:49

4.0

January 11

11:42

4.1

January12

12:33

4.0

January 13

13:22

3.9

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Port Alberni

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.6-3.2 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 66
    • Low = 32
    • High = 99

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

09:59

3.7

December 12

10:49

3.8

December 13

11:38

3.9

December 14

12:25

3.8

December 15

13:19

3.7

January 9

09:42

3.6

January 10

10:37

3.7

January 11

11:29

3.8

January12

12:20

3.8

January 13

13:08

3.7

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Port Renfrew

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.3-3.0 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 103
    • Low = 72
    • High = 135

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 10

09:12

3.4

December 11

09:58

3.6

December 12

10:46

3.7

December 13

11:34

3.7

December 14

12:23

3.7

December 15

13:13

3.6

December 16

14:04

3.4

January 8

08:43

3.4

January 9

09:38

3.5

January 10

10:32

3.6

January 11

11:24

3.7

January12

12:14

3.6

January 13

13:04

3.5

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Powell River

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.8-4.6 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 72
    • Low = 40
    • High = 103
    • NOTE: Based on Little River projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 12

05:26

5.0

December 13

06:13

5.2

December 14

06:59

5.4

December 15

07:44

5.4

December 16

08:28

5.4

December 17

09:10

5.4

December 18

09:51

5.3

December 19

10:31

5.1

December 20

11:10

5.0

January 10

05:18

5.0

January 11

06:00

5.2

January12

06:40

5.3

January 13

07:18

5.3

January 14

07:45

5.3

January 15

08:29

5.3

January 16

09:03

5.2

January 17

09:37

5.0

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Nanaimo

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.6-4.2 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 80
    • Low = 48
    • High = 113

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 12

05:25

4.7

December 13

06:13

4.8

December 14

06:59

4.9

December 15

07:43

5.0

December 16

08:26

5.0

December 17

09:08

4.9

December 18

09:49

4.9

December 19

10:29

4.8

December 20

11:08

4.7

January 11

05:59

4.7

January12

06:38

4.8

January 13

07:15

4.9

January 14

07:51

4.9

January 15

08:26

4.9

January 16

09:01

4.8

January 17

09:35

4.7

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Squamish

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.6-4.3 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 88
    • Low = 57
    • High = 118
    • NOTE: Based on Point Atkinson projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 12

05:19

4.8

December 13

06:08

4.9

December 14

06:54

5.1

December 15

07:39

5.1

December 16

08:22

5.1

December 17

09:03

5.1

December 18

09:44

5.0

December 19

10:24

4.9

January 11

05:57

4.9

January 12

06:35

5.0

January 13

07:12

5.0

January 14

07:47

5.0

January 15

08:21

5.0

January 16

08:55

4.9

January 17

09:29

4.8

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Vancouver (Point Atkinson)

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.4-4.3 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 103
    • Low = 69
    • High = 136

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

06:09

4.8

December 14

06:54

5.0

December 15

07:37

5.0

December 16

08:19

5.0

December 17

09:01

5.0

December 18

09:41

4.9

December 19

10:21

4.8

January 11

05:55

4.8

January 12

06:33

4.9

January 13

07:09

4.9

January 14

07:44

5.0

January 15

08:19

4.9

January 16

08:54

4.8

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Steveston (Richmond)

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.8-3.6 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 120
    • Low = 87
    • High = 153
    • NOTE: Based on Richmond projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

06:20

4.0

December 14

07:03

4.2

December 15

07:46

4.2

December 16

08:29

4.2

December 17

09:11

4.2

December 18

09:53

4.1

December 19

10:33

4.0

January 11

06:08

4.0

January 12

06:45

4.1

January 13

07:21

4.1

January 14

07:57

4.2

January 15

08:32

4.1

January 16

08:54

4.0

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Tsawwassen (Delta)

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.4-4.1 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 120
    • Low = 87
    • High = 153
    • NOTE: Based on Richmond projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

06:09

4.5

December 14

06:54

4.7

December 15

07:38

4.7

December 16

08:21

4.7

December 17

09:02

4.7

December 18

09:41

4.6

December 19

10:19

4.5

January 11

05:56

4.5

January 12

06:35

4.6

January 13

07:11

4.7

January 14

07:45

4.7

January 15

08:19

4.6

January 16

08:52

4.6

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White Rock - Surrey

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.2-4.3 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 93
    • Low = 60
    • High = 126
    • NOTE: Based on Surrey projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

06:24

4.4

December 14

07:08

4.5

December 15

07:50

4.5

December 16

08:30

4.5

December 17

09:09

4.5

December 18

09:46

4.4

December 19

10:22

4.4

December 20

10:57

4.3

January 11

06:11

4.4

January 12

06:47

4.4

January 13

07:21

4.4

January 14

07:53

4.4

January 15

08:26

4.4

January 16

08:58

4.3

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Port Moody

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.6-4.4 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 103
    • Low = 69
    • High = 136
    • NOTE: Based on Vancouver projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

06:52

4.8

December 14

07:36

4.9

December 15

08:18

5.0

December 16

08:58

5.1

December 17

09:37

5.1

December 18

10:15

5.0

December 19

10:53

4.9

December 20

11:31

4.8

January 11

06:35

4.8

January 12

07:14

4.9

January 13

07:50

5.0

January 14

08:25

5.0

January 15

08:59

5.0

January 16

09:32

5.0

January 17

10:03

4.8

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New Westminster

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.3-2.8 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 57
    • Low = 14
    • High = 100

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

07:10

3.1

December 14

07:53

3.2

December 15

08:36

3.2

December 16

09:20

3.3

December 17

10:03

3.3

December 18

10:45

3.2

December 19

11:26

3.1

January 12

07:39

3.1

January 13

08:15

3.1

January 14

08:51

3.2

January 15

09:26

3.1

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Gibsons (Sunshine Coast)

  • Usual High Tide Range = 3.6-4.4 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 88
    • Low = 57
    • High = 118
    • NOTE: Based on Point Atkinson projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

06:06

4.9

December 14

06:52

5.0

December 15

07:35

5.1

December 16

08:18

5.1

December 17

08:59

5.1

December 18

09:40

5.0

December 19

10:19

4.9

January 11

05:53

4.9

January 12

06:32

5.0

January 13

07:09

5.0

January 14

07:45

5.1

January 15

08:19

5.0

January 16

08:53

4.9

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Ladysmith

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.9-3.6 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 81
    • Low = 45
    • High = 117
    • NOTE: Based on Chemainus projection

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 13

05:56

3.9

December 14

06:40

4.0

December 15

07:23

4.1

December 16

08:04

4.1

December 17

08:45

4.1

December 18

09:23

4.1

December 19

10:01

4.0

December 20

10:37

3.9

January 11

05:40

3.9

January 12

06:16

3.9

January 13

06:51

4.0

January 14

07:26

4.0

January 15

07:59

4.0

January 16

08:33

4.0

January 17

09:06

3.9

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Victoria

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.1-2.6 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 89
    • Low = 58
    • High = 119

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 8

09:52

2.8

December 9

10:17

2.8

December 10

10:44

2.9

December 11

11:13

3.0

December 12

11:47

3.1

December 13

12:29

3.1

December 14

13:17

3.0

December 15

14:08

2.9

January 5

08:25

2.8

January 6

08:53

2.9

January 7

09:21

2.9

January 8

09:52

3.0

January 9

10:31

3.1

January 10

11:21

3.1

January 11

12:24

3.0

January 12

13:36

2.9

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Sooke

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.2-2.7 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 69
    • Low = 36
    • High = 102

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 9

09:29

3.0

December 10

10:01

3.2

December 11

10:38

3.3

December 12

11:20

3.4

December 13

12:05

3.4

December 14

12:51

3.4

December 15

13:39

3.2

December 16

14:27

3.0

January 6

07:59

3.0

January 7

08:37

3.1

January 8

09:21

3.2

Januay 9

10:10

3.3

January 10

11:00

3.4

January 11

11:52

3.3

January 12

12:44

3.2

January 13

13:36

3.1

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Fulford Harbour

  • Usual High Tide Range = 2.6-3.2 metres
  • How much will sea level rise increase water levels? Projections (in cm) based on 1m global sea level rise and local vertical land movement*
    • Mean = 87
    • Low = 57
    • High = 117

Date

Time (24 hr)

Water Level**

December 11

13:23

3.5

December 12

14:07

3.5

December 13

06:11

3.5

December 14

06:53

3.6

December 15

07:34

3.7

December 16

08:14

3.7

December 17

08:52

3.7

December 18

09:29

3.6

December 19

10:04

3.6

December 20

10:37

3.5

January 11

05:54

3.5

January 12

06:30

3.6

January 13

07:03

3.6

January 14

07:35

3.6

January 15

08:07

3.6

January 16

08:37

3.6

January 17

09:06

3.5

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Notes

* Nearby projections have been substituted where local sea level rise projections are unavailable. Note that the rate and direction local vertical land movement can vary between nearby sites.  These projections should be used for illustrative purposes only.

** Water level in metres above chart datum.

*** Tide levels for more locations are available at http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/.