Point Brown Tides Today
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Point Brown runs a mean tidal range of about 7.0 ft. This month the highest water, 11.7 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -2.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 1:10 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 8:21 AM | 8.6 ft |
| Low tide | 2:02 PM | 3.3 ft |
| High tide | 8:05 PM | 8.0 ft |
Today on the water at Point Brown
Today at Point Brown: high tide at 8:21 AM (8.6 ft) and 8:05 PM (8.0 ft), low tide at 1:10 AM (0.9 ft) and 2:02 PM (3.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with SE winds 3 to 10 mph, 57°F. Sunrise is at 7:00 AM and sunset at 4:59 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | E 10 mph | 48°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | SE 3 to 10 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Point Brown is
Point Brown sits at 46.9500° N, 124.1280° W on the Pacific Northwest coast, at Ocean Shores, 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 Westport, Point Chehalis (NOAA 9441102), 3.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 3 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Westport, WA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 3.4 mi away.
The tide at Point Brown
Point Brown 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 9.6 ft, and 7.4 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 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 Point Brown about 8.6 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 Toke Point, station 9440910. High tide comes about 9 min earlier and low tide about 24 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.06 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 Point Brown from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.6 ft above it and mean sea level 5.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Astoria, OR gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9441156, established 1982, gauge removed 1982. 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 Point Brown
- Westport, Point Chehalis: 3.3 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
- Markham: 6.8 mi, tides about 12 min later
- Bay City, South Bay: 6.9 mi, tides about 3 min later
- Aberdeen: 13.0 mi, tides about 23 min later
- Cosmopolis, Chehalis River: 16.5 mi, tides about 37 min later
Monthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Point Brown 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 Point Brown 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 Point Brown, 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 🌗 | 6:49–8:49 AM 7:14–9:14 PM | 11:43–1:43 AM 1:38–3:38 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:37–9:37 AM 8:02–10:02 PM | 1:02–3:02 AM 1:56–3:56 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:22–10:22 AM 8:47–10:47 PM | 2:18–4:18 AM 2:13–4:13 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:07–11:07 AM 9:32–11:32 PM | 3:32–5:32 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:52–11:52 AM 10:17–12:17 AM | 4:45–6:45 AM 2:49–4:49 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:39–12:39 PM 11:04–1:04 AM | 5:57–7:57 AM 3:11–5:11 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:27–1:27 PM 11:52–1:52 AM | 7:08–9:08 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9441156. 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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