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Port Townsend, WA tide chart and marine alerts

NOAA station 9444900 · 48.111°N, 122.760°W. Get an email only when the NWS issues a marine or coastal alert here, or the tide runs unusually high or low.

NOAA station 9444900

Port Townsend, WA

Tide now−0.3 ft↓ falling · predicted

Next high8:27 AM9.0 ft

Next low11:36 PM−1.0 ft

WindSE 2 ktgusts 3
Water56°F
Air55°F
NOAA sensors · 10:06 PM

Small Craft Advisory until Sat 1:00 AM

NOAA sensor 1.6 ft at 10:06 PM (+1.7 ft vs prediction)Times PST · NOAA source

Today and tomorrow

Next 7 days Shape drawn between NOAA's predicted highs and lows

7-day tides, sun and moon Times PST · feet above MLLW

Day	High tides	Low tides	Sunrise Sunset	Moon
Thu, Nov 12	7:41 AM 9.2 ft3:49 PM 7.5 ft	12:36 PM 7.3 ft11:36 PM −1.0 ft	7:12 AM 4:37 PM	Waxing crescent 12%
Fri, Nov 13	8:27 AM 9.1 ft	—	7:13 AM 4:36 PM	Waxing crescent 19%
Sat, Nov 14	9:14 AM 8.9 ft	12:18 AM −0.6 ft	7:15 AM 4:35 PM	Waxing crescent 26%
Sun, Nov 15	9:59 AM 8.8 ft	1:04 AM 0.0 ft	7:17 AM 4:34 PM	Waxing crescent 35%
Mon, Nov 16	10:38 AM 8.7 ft	1:52 AM 0.6 ft	7:18 AM 4:33 PM	First quarter 45%
Tue, Nov 17	11:08 AM 8.7 ft9:11 PM 5.3 ft	2:43 AM 1.3 ft6:35 PM 5.0 ft	7:20 AM 4:32 PM	First quarter 54%
Wed, Nov 18	11:32 AM 8.7 ft10:56 PM 5.2 ft	3:36 AM 2.1 ft6:36 PM 4.1 ft	7:21 AM 4:31 PM	Waxing gibbous 64%

Tides: NOAA CO-OPS predictions. Sun and moon: computed for this station's coordinates with NOAA's solar equations and standard lunar formulas.

Today Thursday, Nov 12

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
High	7:41 AM	9.2 ft
Low	12:36 PM	7.3 ft
High	3:49 PM	7.5 ft
Low	11:36 PM	−1.0 ft

Tomorrow Friday, Nov 13

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
High	8:27 AM	9.1 ft

Saturday Saturday, Nov 14

Tide	Time (PST)	Height
Low	12:18 AM	−0.6 ft
High	9:14 AM	8.9 ft

Active NWS alerts

Small Craft Advisory until Sat 1:00 AM. Admiralty Inlet. NWS Seattle WA

Marine forecast PZZ134 · Admiralty Inlet

Rest Of Tonight: SE wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of rain late.
Fri: SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
Fri Night: S wind 20 to 25 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft.
Sat: SE wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 4 ft in the morning, then around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
Sat Night: SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain.
Sun: S wind 20 to 25 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. Rain likely, mainly in the morning.
Sun Night: S wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon: S wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain.
Mon Night: S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. A chance of rain in the evening.
Tue: SE wind 15 to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.

National Weather Service, issued Thu 7:44 PM PST. Official forecast for PZZ134

Unusual tides here

We flag a predicted high at or above 10.5 ft MLLW (NOAA's minor high-tide flooding threshold for this station). We flag a predicted low at or below −1.0 ft MLLW. Mean higher high water is 8.5 ft.

In the next few days: low of −1.0 ft at Thu 11:36 PM.

Official sources

Predictions are astronomical tides. Wind and pressure can move the real water level a foot or more. NOAA's sensor here read 1.6 ft at 10:06 PM.

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Port Townsend, WA: common questions

When is the next high tide at Port Townsend, WA?

NOAA predicts the next high tide at Port Townsend, WA at Fri 8:27 AM PST, 9.0 ft above mean lower low water (MLLW).

When is the next low tide at Port Townsend, WA?

The next predicted low tide is at Thu 11:36 PM PST, −1.0 ft relative to MLLW.

What is the water temperature at Port Townsend, WA?

NOAA's sensor at station 9444900 read 56°F at Thu 10:06 PM PST.

Is there a marine alert for Port Townsend, WA right now?

Yes: Small Craft Advisory (National Weather Service).

What are these tide heights measured from?

Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the average of the lower of the two daily low tides. A negative number means the water is below that average.

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