Tidewindow

Port Townsend tide windows

NOAA 9444900

Northeast Olympic Peninsula station covering Fort Worden's rocky point and the long beachcombing stretch toward Glass Beach.

Covers: Fort Worden State Park · North Beach · Glass Beach

Next best window · computed 2026-10-04

Oct 5, 2026 (Mon): the tide bottoms at -0.2 ft at 5:48 AM — walkable 3:55 AM–7:55 AM, arrive by 4:48 AM. 27 · SkipForecast near the low: Partly Cloudy, 53°F (as of 2026-10-04 — predictions aren't observations; check conditions before you go).

sunrise+1.0 ft walkable-0.2 ft · 5:48 AM

Every daylight window, next 30 days

Heights in feet MLLW from NOAA station 9444900 (Port Townsend) predictions. ✳ = federal holiday.

DateLowHeightWindowDaylightScore
Sun4:37 AM-0.7 ft2:30 AM–7:05 AMnight0 · Skip
Mon5:48 AM-0.2 ft3:55 AM–7:55 AM0h 39m27 · Skip
Tue6:56 AM0.3 ft5:35 AM–8:25 AM1h 7m22 · Skip
Wed7:54 AM0.9 ft7:35 AM–8:20 AM0h 45m14 · Skip
Sat10:45 PM0.3 ft9:35 PM–12:10 AMnight0 · Skip
Sun11:18 PM-0.4 ft9:40 PM–1:15 AMnight0 · Skip
Mon ✳11:52 PM-0.8 ft10:00 PM–2:00 AMnight0 · Skip
Wed12:28 AM-0.9 ft10:30 PM–2:40 AMnight0 · Skip
Thu1:08 AM-0.7 ft11:10 PM–3:20 AMnight0 · Skip
Fri1:52 AM-0.3 ft12:00 AM–3:50 AMnight0 · Skip
Sat2:42 AM0.2 ft1:10 AM–4:20 AMnight0 · Skip
Sun3:39 AM0.7 ft2:45 AM–4:35 AMnight0 · Skip
Sat9:43 PM0.4 ft8:40 PM–10:55 PMnight0 · Skip
Sun10:15 PM-0.9 ft8:25 PM–12:20 AMnight0 · Skip
Mon10:52 PM-1.9 ft8:40 PM–1:25 AMnight0 · Skip
Tue11:33 PM-2.6 ft9:05 PM–2:20 AMnight0 · Skip
Thu12:19 AM-2.8 ft9:45 PM–3:15 AMnight0 · Skip
Fri1:09 AM-2.6 ft10:35 PM–4:05 AMnight0 · Skip
Sat2:04 AM-2.0 ft11:35 PM–4:55 AMnight0 · Skip
Sun2:03 AM-1.1 ft12:45 AM–4:35 AMnight0 · Skip
Mon3:07 AM-0.1 ft1:25 AM–5:00 AMnight0 · Skip

Next 7 days of high and low tides

The complete high/low sequence from NOAA station 9444900, in local time. Tidewindow's scored table above is the smaller decision set: lows under +1.0 ft with a usable shoreline window.

NOAA 9444900 predictions · feet MLLW · local time
DateTypeTimeHeight
SunLow4:37 AM-0.7 ft
SunHigh1:35 PM8.3 ft
SunLow7:25 PM6.5 ft
SunHigh10:14 PM6.7 ft
MonLow5:48 AM-0.2 ft
MonHigh2:20 PM8.4 ft
MonLow8:08 PM5.7 ft
MonHigh11:59 PM6.4 ft
TueLow6:56 AM0.3 ft
TueHigh2:56 PM8.5 ft
TueLow8:40 PM4.6 ft
WedHigh1:38 AM6.5 ft
WedLow7:54 AM0.9 ft
WedHigh3:26 PM8.5 ft
WedLow9:11 PM3.5 ft
ThuHigh3:03 AM6.8 ft
ThuLow8:44 AM1.6 ft
ThuHigh3:51 PM8.5 ft
ThuLow9:42 PM2.3 ft
FriHigh4:13 AM7.1 ft
FriLow9:28 AM2.5 ft
FriHigh4:12 PM8.4 ft
FriLow10:13 PM1.2 ft
SatHigh5:13 AM7.5 ft
SatLow10:10 AM3.4 ft
SatHigh4:30 PM8.3 ft
SatLow10:45 PM0.3 ft

Monthly calendars

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What's in the pools right now

Research-grade observations within 5 km in the last 60 days, via iNaturalist (data © contributors, CC BY-NC).

SpeciesScientific nameObservations
Nuttall's CockleClinocardium nuttallii5
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa4
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri3
Hedgpeth's SapsuckerElysia hedgpethi2
Fingered LimpetLottia digitalis2
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa2
Purple Mahogany ClamNuttallia obscurata2
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis1
White-lined DironaDirona albolineata1
Giant Pacific OctopusEnteroctopus dofleini1

Quick answers

When is the next good low tide at Port Townsend?

Oct 5, 2026 (Mon): a -0.2 ft low at 5:48 AM, walkable from 3:55 AM to 7:55 AM — score 27/100. Computed from NOAA station 9444900 predictions.

How low does the tide need to be at Port Townsend?

Tidewindow counts a window whenever the predicted height falls below +1.0 ft MLLW, and scores depth from +0.5 ft (0 points) to −2.0 ft (50 points). The lower the tide, the more of the intertidal zone is exposed — minus tides (below 0 ft) are when Fort Worden State Park is at its best.

How many daylight minus tides does Port Townsend get in the next 30 days?

1 of the next 30 days' 15 minus tides overlap daylight by at least 30 minutes, as of 2026-10-04. The full list is in the table above.

Safety: tide predictions are astronomical forecasts, not observations — wind and swell change actual water levels. Follow posted rules at protected areas, and never turn your back on the ocean. See our methodology for exactly how windows and scores are computed.