Today at your station
How this works
- Reference or subordinate. Some stations have their own full predictions; others are predicted from a nearby reference station with time and height adjustments.
- Heights are measured from mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum for U.S. coastal waters. A minus number means the water drops below that level.
- Astronomical tide only.NOAA can't predict how wind, rain, or river runoff will change the water level.
- Where the numbers come from:live from NOAA when you open the page, else our saved copy (reference stations only), else your device's copy, always labeled.
Sources & last checked
- NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions (opens in a new tab)
- NOAA CO-OPS station metadata (opens in a new tab)
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Source: NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions, NOAA CO-OPS station metadatalast checked
Every source we use is on the Credits page.
Related guides
- Beach Camping: A Field GuideHow to camp on or near the beach without sand in everything: read the tides, anchor for wind, sort out permits and fire rules, and keep gear and water under control.
- Kayak Crabbing: Setup and Limits OverviewA kayak is the cheapest crab boat on Puget Sound — one pot, quiet water access, and dinner riding home on your deck. Here's the setup, the technique, and the rules that matter.
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About this tool
Check the tides for Washington and Oregon in a few seconds. We start with the NOAA tide station closest to your basecamp town, or you can pick a town, beach, or park and we'll find the nearest station. You'll see today's high and low tides, the next tide coming up, and the rest of the week, with times shown in your own time zone.
Heights are in feet (or meters, if you've chosen metric) above mean lower low water, the level NOAA's charts use. A minus number means the water drops below that level, which uncovers more of the beach and the tidepools.
The predictions come from NOAA Tides & Currents. They're worked out from the moon and sun, so wind, storms, and river flow can push the real water higher or lower. Save a station as yours and it shows up on your Basecamp, on this device only. The official beach safety pages from the National Weather Service and the state parks are linked below every tide table.