Smith Island Tides Today
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Smith Island runs a mean tidal range of about 4.7 ft. This month the highest water, 8.1 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -2.9 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 4:54 AM | 1.7 ft |
| High tide | 12:40 PM | 7.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:04 PM | 2.4 ft |
Today on the water at Smith Island
Today at Smith Island: high tide at 12:40 PM (7.3 ft), low tide at 4:54 AM (1.7 ft) and 7:04 PM (2.4 ft). Sunrise is at 7:00 AM and sunset at 4:49 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Smith Island is
Smith Island sits at 48.3167° N, 122.8370° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, about 6 mi west of Whidbey Island Station, WA. 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 Port Townsend (NOAA 9444900), 14.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 19 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Smith Island, WA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 0.4 mi away.
The tide at Smith Island
Smith Island 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 1.8 high tides a day here. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from Port Townsend, station 9444900. High tide comes about 13 min earlier and low tide about 25 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.83 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Port Townsend and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9447985. 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 Smith Island
- Coupeville, Penn Cove, Whidbey Island: 9.3 mi, tides about 74 min later
- Admiralty Head: 13.4 mi, tides about 24 min later
- Port Townsend: 14.6 mi, tides about 19 min later
- Armitage Island, Thatcher Pass: 15.2 mi, tides about 45 min later
- La Conner, Swinomish Channel: 16.4 mi, tides about 92 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Smith Island this month: Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30. These spring highs run the highest water of the month.
🔻 Lowest tides of the month at Smith Island this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 15, Nov 22, Nov 23 …. These minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Smith 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 🌗 | 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 2:06–4:06 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:02–11:02 AM 9:27–11:27 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 | 4:43–6:43 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:33–12:33 PM 10:58–12:58 AM | 5:57–7:57 AM 3:01–5:01 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 7:09–9:09 AM 3:27–5:27 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:11–2:11 PM 12:36–2:36 AM | 8:17–10:17 AM 4:01–6:01 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9447985. 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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