Bay Center, Palix River Tides Today
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Bay Center, Palix River runs a mean tidal range of about 6.9 ft. This month the highest water, 11.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 2:58 AM | 1.3 ft |
| High tide | 9:28 AM | 9.0 ft |
| Low tide | 3:53 PM | 2.3 ft |
| High tide | 9:37 PM | 7.9 ft |
Today on the water at Bay Center, Palix River
Today at Bay Center, Palix River: high tide at 9:28 AM (9.0 ft) and 9:37 PM (7.9 ft), low tide at 2:58 AM (1.3 ft) and 3:53 PM (2.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is cloudy then light rain with SSE winds 7 to 18 mph, 56°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. In effect now: Small Craft Advisory. Sunrise is at 7:00 AM and sunset at 4:58 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Cloudy then Light Rain | SSE 7 to 18 mph | 56°F |
| Tonight | Light Rain | SW 5 to 22 mph | 50°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Bay Center, Palix River is
Bay Center, Palix River sits at 46.6233° N, 123.9450° W on the Pacific Northwest coast, at Bay Center, WA. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Toke Point (NOAA 9440910), 5.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 16 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Toke Point, WA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 5.9 mi away.
The tide at Bay Center, Palix River
Bay Center, Palix River has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 9.2 ft, and 7.1 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 1.4 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Outer-coast tides in Washington and Oregon are mixed semidiurnal, two unequal highs a day with ranges of 6 to 10 ft.
About this station
- High tide reaches Bay Center, Palix River about 8.9 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Toke Point, station 9440910. High tide comes about 9 min later and low tide about 22 min later than there.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Bay Center, Palix River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.2 ft above it and mean sea level 5.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Toke Point, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9440846, established 1922, gauge removed 1982. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Bay Center, Palix River
- Nahcotta: 9.2 mi, tides about 13 min later
- Bay City, South Bay: 17.3 mi, tides about 29 min earlier
- Greenhead Slough: 17.4 mi, tides about 49 min later
- Ilwaco, Baker Bay, Wash.: 22.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Cape Disappointment: 24.1 mi, tides about 32 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Bay Center, Palix River this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs run the highest water of the month.
🔻 Lowest tides of the month at Bay Center, Palix River this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. These minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Bay Center, Palix River, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 7:36–9:36 AM 8:01–10:01 PM | 1:01–3:01 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:21–10:21 AM 8:46–10:46 PM | 2:17–4:17 AM 2:12–4:12 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:06–11:06 AM 9:31–11:31 PM | 3:31–5:31 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:51–11:51 AM 10:16–12:16 AM | 4:43–6:43 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:38–12:38 PM 11:03–1:03 AM | 5:55–7:55 AM 3:12–5:12 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:26–1:26 PM 11:51–1:51 AM | 7:06–9:06 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:16–2:16 PM 12:41–2:41 AM | 8:13–10:13 AM 4:14–6:14 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9440846. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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