Tides will run extreme through the weekend. Two astronomical events are taking place, making our high tides higher than normal and our low tides remarkably low. The moon is both in the New Moon phase and also in perigee, closer to the earth than usual.
Our tides are created by the gravitational pull of both the moon and the sun. Sometimes they work together and we get to see it along the shore. The moon and the sun are in the same area of the sky when the moon is new. Those two celestial objects are working together to pull our oceans. Add the fact that the moon is also close, like it is when the moon is in perigee and you'll notice it. You'll see tides running lower than normal at the start and end of the day. The Tides will run higher close to midnight and noonish. Enjoy this moment. The beach wrackline will be higher than we are accustomed. Sand bars that are normally hidden will appear.
This will happen again next momth for the same reason. These two events aren't always in alignment. The moon takes 28 days to go around the earth and the these two events don't always line up witth either a new moon or a full moon.
Moon, Venus and Saturn
On Tuesday night you'll find the waxing crescent moon right between the planets Venus and Jupiter in the western sky. Venus is the brighter of the two.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Fri., May 15 | 5:22 | 7:54 |
| Sat., May 16 | 5:21 | 7:55 |
| Sun., May 17 | 5:20 | 7:56 |
| Mon., May 18 | 5:19 | 7:56 |
| Tues., May 19 | 5:18 | 7:57 |
| Wed., May 20 | 5:17 | 7:58 |
| Thurs., May 21 | 5:16 | 7:59 |
| Fri., May 22 | 5:18 | 8:00 |
| Day | Max (Fº) | Min (Fº) | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8 | 61 | 43 | T |
| May 9 | 62 | 45 | 0.02 |
| May 10 | 61 | 50 | 0.19 |
| May 11 | 64 | 46 | 0.19 |
| May 12 | 59 | 40 | 0.00 |
| May 13 | 61 | 45 | 0.00 |
| May 14 | 60 | 53 | T |
This article appears in May 15, 2026.