Makah Bay Tides Today
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Makah Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 6.3 ft. This month the highest water, 10.9 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:06 AM | 1.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:05 AM | 8.0 ft |
| Low tide | 1:58 PM | 3.5 ft |
| High tide | 7:49 PM | 7.5 ft |
Today on the water at Makah Bay
Today at Makah Bay: high tide at 8:05 AM (8.0 ft) and 7:49 PM (7.5 ft), low tide at 1:06 AM (1.0 ft) and 1:58 PM (3.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is slight chance rain showers then partly sunny with E winds 3 to 8 mph, 54°F. Sunrise is at 7:06 AM and sunset at 4:58 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Rain Showers | E 8 mph | 48°F |
| Tuesday | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny | E 3 to 8 mph | 54°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Makah Bay is
Makah Bay sits at 48.2967° N, 124.6720° W on the Pacific Northwest coast, about 4 mi southwest of Neah Bay, 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 Neah Bay (NOAA 9443090), 6.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 17 min earlier than there.
The tide at Makah Bay
Makah 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 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 8.8 ft, and 6.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.8 ft and the lower low sits 1.5 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 Makah Bay about 8.4 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: 11.6 ft on Oct 27, 1979.
- Lowest on record: -3.3 ft on Dec 30, 1978.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Toke Point, station 9440910. High tide comes about 25 min earlier and low tide about 28 min earlier 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 Makah Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 8.8 ft above it and mean sea level 4.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Neah Bay, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9442861, established 1978, gauge removed 1979. 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 Makah Bay
- Neah Bay: 6.1 mi, tides about 17 min later
- Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery: 7.2 mi, tides about 8 min later
- Tskawahyah Island, Cape Alava: 9.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Sekiu, Clallam Bay: 17.4 mi, tides about 40 min later
- La Push, Quillayute River: 26.6 mi, tides about 6 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Makah Bay 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 Makah Bay this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27 …. 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 Makah 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 🌗 | 6:51–8:51 AM 7:16–9:16 PM | 11:43–1:43 AM 1:42–3:42 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:39–9:39 AM 8:04–10:04 PM | 1:03–3:03 AM 1:58–3:58 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:24–10:24 AM 8:49–10:49 PM | 2:20–4:20 AM 2:14–4:14 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:09–11:09 AM 9:34–11:34 PM | 3:36–5:36 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:54–11:54 AM 10:19–12:19 AM | 4:50–6:50 AM 2:47–4:47 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:41–12:41 PM 11:06–1:06 AM | 6:04–8:04 AM 3:08–5:08 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:29–1:29 PM 11:54–1:54 AM | 7:17–9:17 AM 3:34–5:34 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9442861. 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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