Rocky Point Tides Today
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Rocky Point runs a mean tidal range of about 1.9 ft. This month the highest water, 3.9 ft, comes on the afternoon of Nov 24, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 26.
| Low tide | 8:24 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 1:52 PM | 2.2 ft |
| Low tide | 8:21 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Rocky Point
Today at Rocky Point: high tide at 1:52 PM (2.2 ft), low tide at 8:24 AM (0.3 ft) and 8:21 PM (0.9 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NNW winds 2 mph, 62°F. Sunrise is at 6:52 AM and sunset at 4:57 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NW 1 mph | 48°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NNW 2 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Rocky Point is
Rocky Point sits at 45.6967° N, 122.8680° W on the Columbia River, about 3 mi south of Scappoose, OR, in Multnomah County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1938 until 2006, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Vancouver (NOAA 9440083), 9.5 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 10 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Scappoose Industrial Airpark, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 5.0 mi away.
The tide at Rocky Point
Rocky Point has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little 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 3.3 ft, and 2.5 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.6 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: The ocean tide runs far up the Columbia, mixed semidiurnal at about 8 ft near the mouth and shrinking to 2 ft or less at Vancouver, where spring runoff moves the river as much as the moon does.
About this station
- High tide reaches Rocky Point 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.
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 Rocky Point from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.3 ft above it and mean sea level 1.4 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Astoria, OR gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9439189, established 1938, gauge removed 2006. 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 Rocky Point
- Multnomah Channel: 8.2 mi, tides about 51 min earlier
- Saint Helens: 12.1 mi, tides about 69 min earlier
- Portland Morrison Street Bridge: 16.0 mi, tides about 43 min earlier
- Wauna: 41.1 mi, tides about 235 min earlier
- Nehalem: 49.3 mi, tides about 222 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Rocky Point this month: Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27. 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 Rocky Point this month: Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. 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 Rocky Point, 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 | 11:40–1:40 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:58–2:58 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 2:08–4:08 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 PM | 3:25–5:25 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:47–11:47 AM 10:12–12:12 AM | 4:37–6:37 AM 2:47–4:47 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:33–12:33 PM 10:58–12:58 AM | 5:48–7:48 AM 3:10–5:10 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 6:58–8:58 AM 3:39–5:39 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9439189. 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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