Richardson, Lopez Island Tides Today
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Richardson, Lopez Island runs a mean tidal range of about 5.3 ft. This month the highest water, 8.3 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -3.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 3:59 AM | 0.6 ft |
| High tide | 12:13 PM | 7.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:12 PM | 4.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:34 PM | 4.6 ft |
Today on the water at Richardson, Lopez Island
Today at Richardson, Lopez Island: high tide at 12:13 PM (7.3 ft) and 10:34 PM (4.6 ft), low tide at 3:59 AM (0.6 ft) and 7:12 PM (4.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with N winds 3 mph, 52°F. Sunrise is at 6:59 AM and sunset at 4:51 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Slight Chance Rain Showers | N 1 mph | 46°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | N 3 mph | 52°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Richardson, Lopez Island is
Richardson, Lopez Island sits at 48.4467° N, 122.9000° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, about 7 mi southeast of Friday Harbor, WA. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1942 until 2000, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Friday Harbor, San Juan Island (NOAA 9449880), 8.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 56 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Friday Harbor Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.7 mi away.
The tide at Richardson, Lopez Island
Richardson, Lopez Island 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 1.6 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 7.2 ft, and 4.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.5 ft and the lower low sits 2.1 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 Richardson, Lopez Island about 11.9 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: 9.6 ft on Dec 16, 1997.
- Lowest on record: -3.9 ft on Dec 24, 1999.
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 Richardson, Lopez Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 7.2 ft above it and mean sea level 4.3 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Friday Harbor, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449982, established 1942, gauge removed 2000. 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 Richardson, Lopez Island
- Telegraph Bay, Puget Sound: 4.4 mi, tides about 14 min later
- Armitage Island, Thatcher Pass: 7.7 mi, tides about 40 min later
- Friday Harbor, San Juan Island: 8.5 mi, tides about 56 min later
- Upright Head, Lopez Island: 8.7 mi, tides about 45 min later
- Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island: 8.8 mi, tides about 8 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Richardson, Lopez Island this month: Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. 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 Richardson, Lopez Island 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 Richardson, Lopez Island, 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 | 11:35–1:35 AM 1:35–3:35 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:55–2:55 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 | 3:29–5:29 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 4:43–6:43 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:34–12:34 PM 10:59–12:59 AM | 5:57–7:57 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:22–1:22 PM 11:47–1:47 AM | 7:10–9:10 AM 3:26–5:26 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449982. 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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