Sandy Point, Lummi Bay Tides Today
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Sandy Point, Lummi Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 6.1 ft. This month the highest water, 10.2 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 | 5:38 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 1:11 PM | 9.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:24 PM | 4.3 ft |
Today on the water at Sandy Point, Lummi Bay
Today at Sandy Point, Lummi Bay: high tide at 1:11 PM (9.3 ft), low tide at 5:38 AM (0.9 ft) and 8:24 PM (4.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with N winds 2 mph, 51°F. Sunrise is at 6:59 AM and sunset at 4:49 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NNE 1 mph | 46°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | N 2 mph | 51°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Sandy Point, Lummi Bay is
Sandy Point, Lummi Bay sits at 48.7900° N, 122.7080° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, about 5 mi west of Marietta-Alderwood, WA, in Whatcom County. 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 Cherry Point (NOAA 9449424), 5.5 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Cherry Point, WA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 5.6 mi away.
The tide at Sandy Point, Lummi Bay
Sandy Point, Lummi Bay 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 9.0 ft, and 5.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a large tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.8 ft and the lower low sits 2.6 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 Sandy Point, Lummi Bay about 0.7 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 Port Townsend, station 9444900. High tide comes about 52 min later and low tide about 84 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.05 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 Sandy Point, Lummi Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 9.0 ft above it and mean sea level 5.2 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Cherry Point, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449292, established 1974, gauge removed 1975. 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 Sandy Point, Lummi Bay
- Village Point, Lummi Island: 5.1 mi, tides about 12 min earlier
- Cherry Point: 5.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Echo Bay, Sucia Islands: 8.9 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Bellingham: 10.2 mi, tides about 11 min earlier
- Patos Island Wharf: 11.9 mi, tides about 8 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Sandy Point, Lummi Bay 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 Sandy Point, Lummi Bay this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 12, Nov 13, 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 Sandy Point, Lummi Bay, 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 | 11:34–1:34 AM 1:34–3:34 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:54–2:54 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:16–10:16 AM 8:41–10:41 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 2:21–4:21 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:46–11:46 AM 10:11–12:11 AM | 4:43–6:43 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:33–12:33 PM 10:58–12:58 AM | 5:58–7:58 AM 2:58–4:58 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 7:11–9:11 AM 3:24–5:24 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449292. 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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