Tidal extremes

It really looked as though the plug had been pulled out and all the water drained from the sea yesterday, thanks to a new moon low tide. The bay that is usually filled with tumbling breakers and many surfers and bodyboarders was inhabited by rocks covered in sprawling seaweed, and people could wade across from one side to the other without getting their knees wet. It was a great opportunity for picking black mussels, as these should never be harvested from an area above the low tide mark, and I'm sure many mussel potjies were enjoyed yesterday.

By way of comparison, here are some high tide photos from other days: