Port Townsend Tides Today
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Port Townsend runs a mean tidal range of about 5.8 ft. This month the highest water, 9.8 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -3.5 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 4:14 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 12:19 PM | 8.9 ft |
| Low tide | 7:00 PM | 4.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:34 PM | 5.7 ft |
Today on the water at Port Townsend
Today at Port Townsend: high tide at 12:19 PM (8.9 ft) and 11:34 PM (5.7 ft), low tide at 4:14 AM (0.9 ft) and 7:00 PM (4.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NW winds 1 to 6 mph, 52°F. The water at the gauge reads 54°F. Sunrise is at 6:57 AM and sunset at 4:51 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Rain Showers | NW 1 mph | 47°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NW 1 to 6 mph | 52°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Port Townsend is
Port Townsend sits at 48.1112° N, 122.7597° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, at Port Townsend, WA. 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 1971. The nearest weather station is Port Townsend, WA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Port Townsend
Port Townsend 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 8.5 ft, and 5.3 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 2.5 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 Port Townsend about 12.3 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: 12.0 ft on Dec 27, 2022.
- Lowest on record: -4.2 ft on Dec 12, 1985.
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 Port Townsend from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 8.5 ft above it and mean sea level 5.0 ft. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9444900, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1971. 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 Port Townsend
- Marrowstone Point: 3.5 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Mystery Bay, Marrowstone Island: 4.8 mi, tides about 34 min later
- Admiralty Head: 5.3 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Point Partridge, Whidbey Island: 8.3 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- Coupeville, Penn Cove, Whidbey Island: 8.4 mi, tides about 56 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 22, Nov 23 …. 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 Port Townsend, 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 🌗 | 6:43–8:43 AM 7:08–9:08 PM | 11:35–1:35 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:55–2:55 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:17–10:17 AM 8:42–10:42 PM | 2:12–4:12 AM 2:06–4:06 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:01–11:01 AM 9:26–11:26 PM | 3:28–5:28 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 4:42–6:42 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:33–12:33 PM 10:58–12:58 AM | 5:56–7:56 AM 3:01–5:01 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 7:08–9:08 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9444900. 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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