Drift Creek, Alsea River Tides Today
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Drift Creek, Alsea River runs a mean tidal range of about 5.1 ft. This month the highest water, 7.8 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.0 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 2:35 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:23 AM | 5.8 ft |
| Low tide | 3:25 PM | 1.5 ft |
| High tide | 8:03 PM | 5.4 ft |
Today on the water at Drift Creek, Alsea River
Today at Drift Creek, Alsea River: high tide at 8:23 AM (5.8 ft) and 8:03 PM (5.4 ft), low tide at 2:35 AM (0.3 ft) and 3:25 PM (1.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with N winds 2 mph, 59°F. Sunrise is at 6:54 AM and sunset at 5:04 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | ESE 2 mph | 45°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | N 2 mph | 59°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Drift Creek, Alsea River is
Drift Creek, Alsea River sits at 44.4133° N, 123.9900° W on the Pacific Northwest coast, about 2 mi east of Waldport, OR, in Lincoln County. 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 Southbeach (NOAA 9435380), 14.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 66 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Newport, Newport Municipal Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 12.0 mi away.
The tide at Drift Creek, Alsea River
Drift Creek, Alsea River has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 6.5 ft, and 5.1 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 0.7 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 Drift Creek, Alsea River about 8.7 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 10.7 ft on Jan 5, 1978.
- Lowest on record: -1.1 ft on Jul 15, 1977.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Charleston, station 9432780. High tide comes about 44 min later and low tide about 111 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.83 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 Drift Creek, Alsea River from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 6.4 ft above it and mean sea level 3.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Charleston, OR gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9434938, established 1976, 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 Drift Creek, Alsea River
- Toledo: 14.3 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
- Southbeach: 14.9 mi, tides about 66 min earlier
- Depoe Bay: 27.6 mi, tides about 77 min earlier
- Siuslaw River Entrance: 28.3 mi, tides about 73 min earlier
- Florence USCG Pier, Siuslaw River: 29.2 mi, tides about 65 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Drift Creek, Alsea River this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Drift Creek, Alsea 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 drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Drift Creek, Alsea 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 🌗 | 6:48–8:48 AM 7:13–9:13 PM | 11:47–1:47 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:36–9:36 AM 8:01–10:01 PM | 1:03–3:03 AM 1:55–3:55 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:22–10:22 AM 8:47–10:47 PM | 2:17–4:17 AM 2:14–4:14 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:06–11:06 AM 9:31–11:31 PM | 3:28–5:28 AM 2:33–4:33 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:52–11:52 AM 10:17–12:17 AM | 4:39–6:39 AM 2:55–4:55 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:38–12:38 PM 11:03–1:03 AM | 5:49–7:49 AM 3:19–5:19 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:26–1:26 PM 11:51–1:51 AM | 6:57–8:57 AM 3:49–5:49 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9434938. 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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