McMicken Island, Case Inlet Tides Today
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McMicken Island, Case Inlet runs a mean tidal range of about 9.9 ft. This month the highest water, 15.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -4.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 6:04 AM | 1.4 ft |
| High tide | 1:24 PM | 14.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:14 PM | 4.7 ft |
Today on the water at McMicken Island, Case Inlet
Today at McMicken Island, Case Inlet: high tide at 1:24 PM (14.4 ft), low tide at 6:04 AM (1.4 ft) and 8:14 PM (4.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NNE winds 3 mph, 56°F. Sunrise is at 6:56 AM and sunset at 4:53 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | N 1 mph | 45°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NNE 3 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where McMicken Island, Case Inlet is
McMicken Island, Case Inlet sits at 47.2467° N, 122.8620° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, about 1 mi southwest of Herron Island, 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 Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway (NOAA 9446484), 21.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 44 min later than there.
The tide at McMicken Island, Case Inlet
McMicken Island, Case 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 13.9 ft, and 10.0 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 McMicken Island, Case Inlet about 1.1 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 40 min later and low tide about 52 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.24 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 McMicken Island, Case Inlet from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 13.9 ft above it and mean sea level 8.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Seattle, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9446583, 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 McMicken Island, Case Inlet
- Walkers Landing, Pickering Passage: 3.7 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Arcadia, Totten Inlet: 5.0 mi, tides about 11 min later
- Home, Von Geldern Cove, Carr Inlet: 5.3 mi, tides about 5 min earlier
- Longbranch, Filucy Bay: 5.7 mi, tides about 4 min earlier
- Henderson Inlet: 6.4 mi, tides about 6 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at McMicken Island, Case 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 McMicken Island, Case 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 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 McMicken Island, Case 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 🌗 | 6:44–8:44 AM 7:09–9:09 PM | 11:37–1:37 AM 1:33–3:33 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:56–2:56 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 2:07–4:07 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 3:27–5:27 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 4:40–6:40 AM 2:43–4:43 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:33–12:33 PM 10:58–12:58 AM | 5:53–7:53 AM 3:05–5:05 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 7:04–9:04 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9446583. 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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