Waldron Island, Puget Sound Tides Today
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Waldron Island, Puget Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 5.7 ft. This month the highest water, 10.0 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -3.2 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| High tide | 12:25 AM | 5.2 ft |
| Low tide | 6:09 AM | 2.1 ft |
| High tide | 1:32 PM | 8.5 ft |
| Low tide | 8:23 PM | 2.7 ft |
Today on the water at Waldron Island, Puget Sound
Today at Waldron Island, Puget Sound: high tide at 12:25 AM (5.2 ft) and 1:32 PM (8.5 ft), low tide at 6:09 AM (2.1 ft) and 8:23 PM (2.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly cloudy then light rain likely with SE winds 1 to 5 mph, 53°F. Sunrise is at 7:02 AM and sunset at 4:49 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likely | SE 1 to 5 mph | 53°F |
| Tonight | Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy | SSE 2 to 13 mph | 49°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Waldron Island, Puget Sound is
Waldron Island, Puget Sound sits at 48.6868° N, 123.0376° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, about 5 mi northeast of Roche Harbor, WA. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2015 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), 9.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 9 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Eastsound, Orcas Island Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 6.0 mi away.
The tide at Waldron Island, Puget Sound
Waldron Island, Puget Sound 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 1.7 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 8.4 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 0.7 ft and the lower low sits 2.4 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 Waldron Island, Puget Sound 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.
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 Waldron Island, Puget Sound from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 8.4 ft above it and mean sea level 4.9 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Friday Harbor, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449746, established 2015, 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 Waldron Island, Puget Sound
- Orcas, Orcas Island: 7.2 mi, tides about 8 min earlier
- Roche Harbor, San Juan Island: 7.5 mi, tides about 13 min earlier
- Friday Harbor, San Juan Island: 9.8 mi, tides about 9 min earlier
- Upright Head, Lopez Island: 10.6 mi, tides about 21 min earlier
- Village Point, Lummi Island: 15.2 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides of the month at Waldron Island, Puget Sound 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 Waldron Island, Puget Sound 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 minus lows are when flats and bars dry out.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Waldron Island, Puget Sound, 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 🌗 | 7:32–9:32 AM 7:57–9:57 PM | 12:56–2:56 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 62 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:18–10:18 AM 8:43–10:43 PM | 2:14–4:14 AM 2:07–4:07 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:03–11:03 AM 9:28–11:28 PM | 3:30–5:30 AM 2:23–4:23 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:48–11:48 AM 10:13–12:13 AM | 4:45–6:45 AM 2:40–4:40 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:34–12:34 PM 10:59–12:59 AM | 5:59–7:59 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:22–1:22 PM 11:47–1:47 AM | 7:11–9:11 AM 3:26–5:26 PM | 99 |
| Tue Nov 10 🌑 | 12:12–2:12 PM 12:37–2:37 AM | 8:20–10:20 AM 3:59–5:59 PM | 98 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9449746. 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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