Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay Tides Today
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Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 5.7 ft. This month the highest water, 10.1 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -3.3 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 5:26 AM | 0.9 ft |
| High tide | 1:06 PM | 9.1 ft |
| Low tide | 7:51 PM | 4.0 ft |
Today on the water at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay
Today at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay: high tide at 1:06 PM (9.1 ft), low tide at 5:26 AM (0.9 ft) and 7:51 PM (4.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NNW winds 2 mph, 54°F. Sunrise is at 6:57 AM and sunset at 4:49 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NNW 1 mph | 43°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NNW 2 mph | 54°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay is
Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay sits at 48.4583° N, 122.5130° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, about 1 mi east of Anacortes, WA, in Skagit County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1939 until 2016, 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), 23.6 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 15 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Padilla Bay Farm, Padilla Bay Reserve, WA, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 2.1 mi away.
The tide at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay
Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla 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 8.7 ft, and 5.4 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 2.5 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 Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay about 0.5 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: 11.1 ft on Mar 10, 2016.
- Lowest on record: -2.4 ft on Jul 4, 2016.
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 Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 8.7 ft above it and mean sea level 5.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Cherry Point, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9448682, established 1939, gauge removed 2016. 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 Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay
- Turner Bay, Similk Bay: 2.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Sneeoosh Point: 4.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- La Conner, Swinomish Channel: 4.7 mi, tides about 15 min later
- Ala Spit, Whidbey Island: 5.4 mi, tides about 4 min later
- Yokeko Point, Deception Pass: 5.6 mi, tides about 17 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla 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 Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay this month: Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 21, Nov 22 …. 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 Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla 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 🌗 | 6:42–8:42 AM 7:07–9:07 PM | 11:33–1:33 AM 1:33–3:33 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:30–9:30 AM 7:55–9:55 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 | 2:11–4:11 AM 2:05–4:05 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:00–11:00 AM 9:25–11:25 PM | 3:27–5:27 AM 2:21–4:21 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:46–11:46 AM 10:11–12:11 AM | 4:42–6:42 AM 2:38–4:38 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:32–12:32 PM 10:57–12:57 AM | 5:56–7:56 AM 2:59–4:59 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:20–1:20 PM 11:45–1:45 AM | 7:08–9:08 AM 3:25–5:25 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9448682. 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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