Longview Tides Today
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Longview runs a mean tidal range of about 3.2 ft. This month the highest water, 5.5 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -1.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 3.
| Low tide | 5:43 AM | -1.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:53 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 5:45 PM | -0.2 ft |
| High tide | 10:41 PM | 2.1 ft |
Today on the water at Longview
Today at Longview: high tide at 10:53 AM (2.3 ft) and 10:41 PM (2.1 ft), low tide at 5:43 AM (-1.1 ft) and 5:45 PM (-0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NW winds 2 mph, 61°F. The water at the gauge reads 56°F. Sunrise is at 6:54 AM and sunset at 4:56 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NNW 1 mph | 45°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NW 2 mph | 61°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Longview is
Longview sits at 46.1061° N, 122.9542° W on the Columbia River, at Longview, WA, in Cowlitz County. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1985.
The tide at Longview
Longview 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 4.5 ft, and 3.7 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.5 ft and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the other low. For the water around it: The ocean tide runs far up the Columbia, mixed semidiurnal at about 8 ft near the mouth and shrinking to 2 ft or less at Vancouver, where spring runoff moves the river as much as the moon does.
About this station
- High tide reaches Longview about 11.2 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- The National Weather Service counts 11.4 ft as minor flooding here, 12.9 ft as moderate and 16.0 ft as major.
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 Longview from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 4.5 ft above it and mean sea level 2.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Astoria, OR gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9440422, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1985. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Longview
- Temco Kalama Terminal: 10.0 mi, tides about 37 min later
- Cape Horn: 16.4 mi, tides about 60 min earlier
- Skamokawa: 26.6 mi, tides about 101 min earlier
- Knapp Landing, Willow Bar: 26.9 mi, tides about 126 min later
- Vancouver: 35.1 mi, tides about 165 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Longview 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 Longview this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 …. 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 Longview, 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 🌗 | 6:44–8:44 AM 7:09–9:09 PM | 11:40–1:40 AM 1:32–3:32 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:32–9:32 AM 7:57–9:57 PM | 12:58–2:58 AM 1:51–3:51 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:17–10:17 AM 8:42–10:42 PM | 2:13–4:13 AM 2:09–4:09 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 3:26–5:26 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 4:38–6:38 AM 2:46–4:46 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:34–12:34 PM 10:59–12:59 AM | 5:50–7:50 AM 3:09–5:09 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:22–1:22 PM 11:47–1:47 AM | 7:00–9:00 AM 3:38–5:38 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9440422. 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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