Point Roberts, Puget Sound Tides Today
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Point Roberts, Puget Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 6.6 ft. This month the highest water, 11.5 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -3.6 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 5:36 AM | 1.2 ft |
| High tide | 1:18 PM | 10.1 ft |
| Low tide | 8:05 PM | 4.4 ft |
Today on the water at Point Roberts, Puget Sound
Today at Point Roberts, Puget Sound: high tide at 1:18 PM (10.1 ft), low tide at 5:36 AM (1.2 ft) and 8:05 PM (4.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NNW winds 5 mph, 52°F. Sunrise is at 7:01 AM and sunset at 4:50 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Rain Showers | N 2 mph | 48°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NNW 5 mph | 52°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Point Roberts, Puget Sound is
Point Roberts, Puget Sound sits at 48.9750° N, 123.0830° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, at Point Roberts, WA, in Whatcom County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1975 until 2015, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Cherry Point (NOAA 9449424), 16.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 10 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Southern Georgia Strait, an offshore buoy reporting wind, waves and water temperature, 16.0 mi away.
The tide at Point Roberts, Puget Sound
Point Roberts, Puget Sound 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 1.8 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 9.8 ft, and 6.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 2.7 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 Point Roberts, Puget Sound about 0.9 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Roberts, Puget Sound from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.8 ft above it and mean sea level 5.6 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Cherry Point, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449639, established 1975, gauge removed 2015. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Point Roberts, Puget Sound
- Patos Island Wharf: 14.0 mi, tides at about the same time
- Cherry Point: 16.6 mi, tides about 10 min earlier
- Echo Bay, Sucia Islands: 17.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Sandy Point, Lummi Bay: 21.3 mi, tides about 8 min earlier
- Rosario, East Sound, Orcas Island: 24.7 mi, tides about 45 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Point Roberts, Puget Sound 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 Point Roberts, Puget Sound this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24 …. 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 Roberts, Puget Sound, 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 🌗 | 6:45–8:45 AM 7:10–9:10 PM | 11:35–1:35 AM 1:36–3:36 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:32–9:32 AM 7:57–9:57 PM | 12:56–2:56 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 2:14–4:14 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:03–11:03 AM 9:28–11:28 PM | 3:30–5:30 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:48–11:48 AM 10:13–12:13 AM | 4:45–6:45 AM 2:39–4:39 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:34–12:34 PM 10:59–12:59 AM | 6:00–8:00 AM 2:59–4:59 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:22–1:22 PM 11:47–1:47 AM | 7:13–9:13 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449639. 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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