Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage Tides Today
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Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage runs a mean tidal range of about 9.3 ft. This month the highest water, 14.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 27, and the lowest, a -3.7 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 25.
| Low tide | 6:00 AM | 1.5 ft |
| High tide | 1:04 PM | 13.3 ft |
| Low tide | 7:31 PM | 4.7 ft |
Today on the water at Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage
Today at Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage: high tide at 1:04 PM (13.3 ft), low tide at 6:00 AM (1.5 ft) and 7:31 PM (4.7 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is partly sunny with NNE winds 2 mph, 57°F. Sunrise is at 6:55 AM and sunset at 4:53 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Cloudy | NNE 1 mph | 47°F |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny | NNE 2 mph | 57°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage is
Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage sits at 47.1800° N, 122.6750° W on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, at Anderson Island, WA. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1978 until 1996, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway (NOAA 9446484), 13.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 28 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Fort Lewis / Gray U. S. Army Airfield, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.3 mi away.
The tide at Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage
Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage 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 13.5 ft, and 9.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a very large tide, among the biggest in the United States. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.9 ft and the lower low sits 2.9 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 Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage about 0.9 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 Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 13.5 ft above it and mean sea level 7.7 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Seattle, WA gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9446705, established 1978, gauge removed 1996. 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 Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage
- Sandy Point Anderson Island, Puget Sound: 1.9 mi, tides at about the same time
- Steilacoom, Cormorant Passage: 3.4 mi, tides about 11 min later
- Longbranch, Filucy Bay: 4.2 mi, tides about 13 min later
- Devils Head, Drayton Passage: 4.2 mi, tides about 15 min later
- Dupont Wharf, Nisqually Reach: 4.3 mi, tides about 15 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage this month: Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. 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 Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage this month: Nov 1, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 11, Nov 12, 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 Yoman Point, Anderson Island, Balch Passage, 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 | 11:37–1:37 AM 1:32–3:32 PM | 49 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:31–9:31 AM 7:56–9:56 PM | 12:56–2:56 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 2:07–4:07 PM | 74 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:01–11:01 AM 9:26–11:26 PM | 3:26–5:26 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 84 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:46–11:46 AM 10:11–12:11 AM | 4:39–6:39 AM 2:42–4:42 PM | 92 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:33–12:33 PM 10:58–12:58 AM | 5:52–7:52 AM 3:04–5:04 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:21–1:21 PM 11:46–1:46 AM | 7:03–9:03 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 9446705. 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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