Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay Tides Today
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Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 7.6 ft. This month the highest water, 12.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -3.8 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 5:12 AM | 1.3 ft |
| High tide | 12:44 PM | 11.6 ft |
| Low tide | 7:22 PM | 4.5 ft |
Today on the water at Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay
Today at Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay: high tide at 12:44 PM (11.6 ft), low tide at 5:12 AM (1.3 ft) and 7:22 PM (4.5 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with N winds 5 mph, 56°F. Sunrise is at 6:55 AM and sunset at 4:50 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | N 2 mph | 49°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | N 5 mph | 56°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay is
Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay sits at 47.6026° N, 122.3393° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, at Seattle, WA, in King County. 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 1899. The nearest weather station is Seattle, WA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay
Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott 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 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 11.4 ft, and 7.7 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 2.8 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 Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay about 0.4 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: 15.1 ft on Dec 27, 2022.
- Lowest on record: -5.0 ft on Jan 4, 1916.
- The National Weather Service counts 13.5 ft as minor flooding here, 14.4 ft as moderate and 14.8 ft as major.
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 Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 11.4 ft above it and mean sea level 6.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.3 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9447130, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1899. 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 Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay
- Lockheed Shipyard, Harbor Island: 1.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Duwamish Waterway, Eighth Ave. South: 4.7 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Meadow Point, Shilshole Bay: 6.6 mi, tides at about the same time
- Port Blakely: 8.0 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island: 8.3 mi, tides about 4 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott 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 Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott Bay this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 …. 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 Seattle (Madison St.), Elliott 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 🌗 | 6:41–8:41 AM 7:06–9:06 PM | 11:34–1:34 AM 1:31–3:31 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:29–9:29 AM 7:54–9:54 PM | 12:54–2:54 AM 1:49–3:49 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:15–10:15 AM 8:40–10:40 PM | 2:10–4:10 AM 2:05–4:05 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:00–11:00 AM 9:25–11:25 PM | 3:25–5:25 AM 2:22–4:22 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:45–11:45 AM 10:10–12:10 AM | 4:39–6:39 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:31–12:31 PM 10:56–12:56 AM | 5:52–7:52 AM 3:01–5:01 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:19–1:19 PM 11:44–1:44 AM | 7:04–9:04 AM 3:28–5:28 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9447130. 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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