Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet Tides Today
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Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 9.5 ft. This month the highest water, 15.2 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -4.0 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 5:58 AM | 1.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:22 PM | 13.9 ft |
| Low tide | 8:08 PM | 4.7 ft |
Today on the water at Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet
Today at Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet: high tide at 1:22 PM (13.9 ft), low tide at 5:58 AM (1.4 ft) and 8:08 PM (4.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NNE winds 3 mph, 57°F. Sunrise is at 6:55 AM and sunset at 4:52 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NNE 2 mph | 46°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NNE 3 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet is
Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet sits at 47.3017° N, 122.6820° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, at Artondale, WA, in Pierce 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 Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway (NOAA 9446484), 12.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 40 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Carr Inlet, WA (U of Wash), an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 2.7 mi away.
The tide at Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet
Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet 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 13.5 ft, and 9.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a very large tide, among the biggest in the United States. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 3.0 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Puget Sound tides are mixed semidiurnal with a strong daily inequality: two highs and two lows a day, ranges of 8 to 14 ft, and lows that differ by several feet.
About this station
- High tide reaches Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet about 1.0 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 Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay, station 9447130. High tide comes about 38 min later and low tide about 46 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.20 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 Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 13.5 ft above it and mean sea level 7.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Seattle, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9446451, 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 Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet
- Arletta, Hale Passage: 2.1 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
- Home, Von Geldern Cove, Carr Inlet: 4.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Gig Harbor: 5.1 mi, tides about 22 min earlier
- Vaughn, Case Inlet: 5.2 mi, tides about 12 min later
- Wauna, Carr Inlet: 5.7 mi, tides about 9 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet 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 Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. 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 Horsehead Bay, Carr Inlet, 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 🌗 | 6:43–8:43 AM 7:08–9:08 PM | 11:36–1:36 AM 1:32–3:32 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:56–2:56 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:16–10:16 AM 8:41–10:41 PM | 2:12–4:12 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:01–11:01 AM 9:26–11:26 PM | 3:26–5:26 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:46–11:46 AM 10:11–12:11 AM | 4:40–6:40 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:33–12:33 PM 10:58–12:58 AM | 5:52–7:52 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 7:04–9:04 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9446451. 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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