Port Townsend tide windows

Name: Port Townsend daylight low-tide windows
Creator: Tidewindow
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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 2026-07-04

Jul 11, 2026 (Sat): the tide bottoms at -2.4 ft at 7:58 AM — walkable 5:20 AM–11:10 AM, arrive by 6:58 AM. 100 · Exceptional

Every daylight window, next 30 days

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

Date	Low	Height	Window	Daylight	Score
Jul 4, 2026 Sat	1:24 PM	-0.3 ft	11:35 AM–3:20 PM	3h 45m	66 · Good
Jul 5, 2026 Sun	2:01 PM	0.6 ft	12:55 PM–3:05 PM	2h 10m	42 · Fair
Jul 9, 2026 Thu	6:21 AM	-0.1 ft	4:40 AM–8:20 AM	2h 59m	52 · Fair
Jul 10, 2026 Fri	7:09 AM	-1.3 ft	4:50 AM–10:00 AM	4h 38m	82 · Great
Jul 11, 2026 Sat	7:58 AM	-2.4 ft	5:20 AM–11:10 AM	5h 47m	100 · Exceptional
Jul 12, 2026 Sun	8:47 AM	-3.1 ft	6:00 AM–12:10 PM	6h 10m	100 · Exceptional
Jul 13, 2026 Mon	9:36 AM	-3.5 ft	6:45 AM–1:05 PM	6h 20m	90 · Exceptional
Jul 14, 2026 Tue	10:25 AM	-3.5 ft	7:35 AM–1:50 PM	6h 15m	90 · Exceptional
Jul 15, 2026 Wed	11:12 AM	-3.1 ft	8:30 AM–2:25 PM	5h 55m	90 · Exceptional
Jul 16, 2026 Thu	11:59 AM	-2.4 ft	9:30 AM–2:55 PM	5h 25m	90 · Exceptional
Jul 17, 2026 Fri	12:44 PM	-1.3 ft	10:35 AM–3:10 PM	4h 35m	81 · Great
Jul 18, 2026 Sat	1:28 PM	0.0 ft	12:00 PM–3:00 PM	3h 0m	59 · Fair
Jul 22, 2026 Wed	5:51 AM	0.8 ft	5:00 AM–6:40 AM	1h 5m	21 · Skip
Jul 23, 2026 Thu	6:40 AM	0.2 ft	5:00 AM–8:35 AM	2h 59m	45 · Fair
Jul 24, 2026 Fri	7:26 AM	-0.2 ft	5:30 AM–9:45 AM	4h 8m	60 · Good
Jul 25, 2026 Sat	8:09 AM	-0.6 ft	6:00 AM–10:40 AM	4h 40m	71 · Good
Jul 26, 2026 Sun	8:50 AM	-0.8 ft	6:35 AM–11:25 AM	4h 50m	76 · Great
Jul 27, 2026 Mon	9:29 AM	-1.0 ft	7:15 AM–12:10 PM	4h 55m	70 · Good
Jul 28, 2026 Tue	10:05 AM	-1.1 ft	7:50 AM–12:45 PM	4h 55m	73 · Good
Jul 29, 2026 Wed	10:40 AM	-1.2 ft	8:25 AM–1:15 PM	4h 50m	73 · Good
Jul 30, 2026 Thu	11:14 AM	-1.0 ft	9:05 AM–1:40 PM	4h 35m	71 · Good
Jul 31, 2026 Fri	11:48 AM	-0.7 ft	9:50 AM–1:55 PM	4h 5m	69 · Good
Aug 1, 2026 Sat	12:21 PM	-0.1 ft	10:45 AM–2:00 PM	3h 15m	62 · Good
Aug 2, 2026 Sun	12:55 PM	0.8 ft	12:25 PM–1:25 PM	1h 0m	30 · Skip

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).

Species	Scientific name	Observations
Gumboot Chiton	Cryptochiton stelleri	9
Pacific Banana Slug	Ariolimax columbianus	7
Mossy Chiton	Mopalia muscosa	5
Frilled Dogwinkle	Nucella lamellosa	3
Monterey Dorid	Doris montereyensis	2
Garden Snail	Cornu aspersum	2
—	Aeolidia	1
Striped Nudibranch	Armina californica	1
Brown-lipped Snail	Cepaea nemoralis	1
Giant Pacific Octopus	Enteroctopus dofleini	1

Quick answers

When is the next good low tide at Port Townsend?

Jul 11, 2026 (Sat): a -2.4 ft low at 7:58 AM, walkable from 5:20 AM to 11:10 AM — score 100/100. 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?

19 of the next 30 days' 19 minus tides overlap daylight by at least 30 minutes, as of 2026-07-04. 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.