Crescent Bay Tides Today
Open this station in TidalMapLive water level, free for 7 days
Crescent Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 4.7 ft. This month the highest water, 7.8 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -2.8 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 2:12 AM | 0.7 ft |
| High tide | 9:38 AM | 7.1 ft |
| Low tide | 4:58 PM | 3.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:53 PM | 4.5 ft |
Today on the water at Crescent Bay
Today at Crescent Bay: high tide at 9:38 AM (7.1 ft) and 8:53 PM (4.5 ft), low tide at 2:12 AM (0.7 ft) and 4:58 PM (3.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with ESE winds 6 mph, 52°F. Sunrise is at 7:01 AM and sunset at 4:55 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Rain Showers | E 5 mph | 41°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | ESE 6 mph | 52°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Crescent Bay is
Crescent Bay sits at 48.1617° N, 123.7250° W on the Pacific Northwest coast, about 10 mi west of Port Angeles, 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 Port Angeles (NOAA 9444090), 13.4 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 62 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Angeles Point, WA (248), an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 5.8 mi away.
The tide at Crescent Bay
Crescent Bay 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 1.8 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 7.1 ft, and 4.3 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.6 ft and the lower low sits 2.2 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 Crescent Bay about 9.8 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 Port Townsend, station 9444900. High tide comes about 161 min earlier and low tide about 122 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.80 times the reference.
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 Crescent Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.1 ft above it and mean sea level 4.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Port Townsend, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9443826, established 1978, gauge removed 1978. 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 Crescent Bay
- Twin Rivers: 10.4 mi, tides about 18 min earlier
- Port Angeles: 13.4 mi, tides about 62 min later
- Ediz Hook, Port Angeles: 14.5 mi, tides about 56 min later
- Jim Creek: 15.7 mi, tides about 24 min earlier
- Sekiu, Clallam Bay: 27.3 mi, tides about 46 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Crescent Bay this month: Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Crescent Bay this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 22, Nov 23 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Crescent Bay, 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 🌗 | 6:47–8:47 AM 7:12–9:12 PM | 11:39–1:39 AM 1:38–3:38 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:35–9:35 AM 8:00–10:00 PM | 12:59–2:59 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:21–10:21 AM 8:46–10:46 PM | 2:16–4:16 AM 2:10–4:10 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:05–11:05 AM 9:30–11:30 PM | 3:32–5:32 AM 2:26–4:26 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:51–11:51 AM 10:16–12:16 AM | 4:46–6:46 AM 2:44–4:44 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:37–12:37 PM 11:02–1:02 AM | 6:00–8:00 AM 3:05–5:05 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:25–1:25 PM 11:50–1:50 AM | 7:12–9:12 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9443826. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
Open this station in TidalMapLive water level, free for 7 days
Set your own flood/low lines, moon & solunar, weather and live tides in the app, start a free TidalMap trial.