Washington tide station

Port Townsend tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 12:59 PM (8.2 ft); low tide at 3:39 AM (0.7 ft). Water temperature 53.1 F at Port Townsend.

NOAA station 9444900 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in PDT · sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:17 PM · first quarter (52% lit)

Low tide▼

3:39AM

0.7FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

12:59PM

8.2FT MLLW

high

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 2:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 3:39 AM (0.7 ft).

First Quarter 52% litSunrise 7:36 AMSunset 6:17 PMDaylight 10h 41mPDT

High tide at Port Townsend, Washington on October 18, 2026 is at 12:59 PM (8.2 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Port Townsend on October 18, 2026 is at 3:39 AM (0.7 ft).
Today's tidal range at Port Townsend is 7.5 ft (highest high 8.2 ft, lowest low 0.7 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Port Townsend is 53.1 F at Port Townsend, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:17 PM (PDT); moon first quarter, 52% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 9444900 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Port Townsend

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	3:39 AM0.7 ft	12:59 PM8.2 ft			7:36 AM	6:17 PM	52%
Mon Oct 19	4:43 AM1.2 ft	1:40 PM8.2 ft	8:22 PM5.5 ft	10:37 PM5.7 ft	7:37 AM	6:15 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	5:47 AM1.6 ft	2:08 PM8.2 ft	8:29 PM4.9 ft		7:38 AM	6:13 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	12:09 AM5.7 ft	6:45 AM1.9 ft	2:27 PM8.2 ft	8:37 PM4.1 ft	7:40 AM	6:11 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:36 AM5.9 ft	7:35 AM2.4 ft	2:42 PM8.2 ft	8:53 PM3.0 ft	7:42 AM	6:09 PM	89%
Fri Oct 23	2:52 AM6.4 ft	8:19 AM2.9 ft	2:58 PM8.3 ft	9:15 PM1.7 ft	7:43 AM	6:08 PM	95%
Sat Oct 24	3:57 AM7.0 ft	9:00 AM3.7 ft	3:18 PM8.4 ft	9:43 PM0.4 ft	7:45 AM	6:06 PM	98%

Water temperature near Port Townsend

53.1 F (11.7 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 9444900 (this station's own sensor), read 2:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 52.9 to 55.9 F. Typical for October here is 51.4 F (5-year hourly mean; range 42.4 to 54.5), so today is 1.7 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Port Townsend, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in PDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Washington station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:11 AM	6:50 PM	71%
Fri Oct 2					7:12 AM	6:48 PM	61%
Sat Oct 3					7:14 AM	6:46 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					7:15 AM	6:44 PM	40%
Mon Oct 5					7:17 AM	6:42 PM	30%
Tue Oct 6					7:18 AM	6:40 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					7:19 AM	6:38 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					7:21 AM	6:36 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:22 AM	6:34 PM	2%
Sat Oct 10					7:24 AM	6:32 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:25 AM	6:30 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:27 AM	6:28 PM	3%
Tue Oct 13					7:28 AM	6:26 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:30 AM	6:24 PM	14%
Thu Oct 15					7:31 AM	6:22 PM	22%
Fri Oct 16	1:52 AM-0.3 ft	10:58 AM8.2 ft			7:33 AM	6:20 PM	31%
Sat Oct 17	2:42 AM0.2 ft	12:04 PM8.2 ft			7:34 AM	6:19 PM	41%
Sun Oct 18today	3:39 AM0.7 ft	12:59 PM8.2 ft			7:36 AM	6:17 PM	52%
Mon Oct 19	4:43 AM1.2 ft	1:40 PM8.2 ft	8:22 PM5.5 ft	10:37 PM5.7 ft	7:37 AM	6:15 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	5:47 AM1.6 ft	2:08 PM8.2 ft	8:29 PM4.9 ft		7:38 AM	6:13 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	12:09 AM5.7 ft	6:45 AM1.9 ft	2:27 PM8.2 ft	8:37 PM4.1 ft	7:40 AM	6:11 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	1:36 AM5.9 ft	7:35 AM2.4 ft	2:42 PM8.2 ft	8:53 PM3.0 ft	7:42 AM	6:09 PM	89%
Fri Oct 23	2:52 AM6.4 ft	8:19 AM2.9 ft	2:58 PM8.3 ft	9:15 PM1.7 ft	7:43 AM	6:08 PM	95%
Sat Oct 24	3:57 AM7.0 ft	9:00 AM3.7 ft	3:18 PM8.4 ft	9:43 PM0.4 ft	7:45 AM	6:06 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	4:55 AM7.6 ft	9:41 AM4.5 ft	3:40 PM8.5 ft	10:15 PM-0.9 ft	7:46 AM	6:04 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	5:50 AM8.2 ft	10:23 AM5.3 ft	4:05 PM8.6 ft	10:52 PM-1.9 ft	7:48 AM	6:02 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	6:44 AM8.7 ft	11:07 AM6.1 ft	4:31 PM8.6 ft	11:33 PM-2.6 ft	7:49 AM	6:01 PM	96%
Wed Oct 28	7:41 AM8.9 ft	11:56 AM6.7 ft	5:00 PM8.5 ft		7:51 AM	5:59 PM	91%
Thu Oct 29	12:19 AM-2.8 ft	8:41 AM9.0 ft	12:53 PM7.2 ft	5:31 PM8.3 ft	7:52 AM	5:57 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	1:09 AM-2.6 ft	9:45 AM9.0 ft	2:04 PM7.4 ft	6:06 PM7.9 ft	7:54 AM	5:56 PM	76%
Sat Oct 31	2:04 AM-2.0 ft	10:50 AM9.0 ft	3:46 PM7.2 ft	6:58 PM7.3 ft	7:55 AM	5:54 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	2:03 AM-1.1 ft	10:49 AM8.9 ft			6:57 AM	4:52 PM	56%
Mon Nov 2	3:07 AM-0.1 ft	11:39 AM8.9 ft	6:27 PM5.4 ft	9:32 PM5.9 ft	6:58 AM	4:51 PM	45%
Tue Nov 3	4:14 AM0.9 ft	12:19 PM8.9 ft	7:00 PM4.2 ft	11:34 PM5.7 ft	7:00 AM	4:49 PM	35%
Wed Nov 4	5:19 AM2.0 ft	12:53 PM8.8 ft	7:29 PM2.9 ft		7:01 AM	4:48 PM	25%
Thu Nov 5	1:23 AM6.0 ft	6:19 AM3.1 ft	1:20 PM8.8 ft	7:56 PM1.6 ft	7:03 AM	4:46 PM	16%
Fri Nov 6	2:43 AM6.8 ft	7:14 AM4.1 ft	1:42 PM8.7 ft	8:22 PM0.5 ft	7:05 AM	4:45 PM	9%
Sat Nov 7	3:47 AM7.5 ft	8:04 AM5.0 ft	2:01 PM8.5 ft	8:50 PM-0.4 ft	7:06 AM	4:43 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	4:40 AM8.2 ft	8:53 AM5.9 ft	2:19 PM8.4 ft	9:18 PM-1.1 ft	7:08 AM	4:42 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	5:28 AM8.7 ft	9:41 AM6.5 ft	2:39 PM8.2 ft	9:48 PM-1.4 ft	7:09 AM	4:40 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	6:13 AM9.0 ft	10:32 AM6.9 ft	3:02 PM8.0 ft	10:21 PM-1.5 ft	7:11 AM	4:39 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	6:57 AM9.2 ft	11:28 AM7.2 ft	3:26 PM7.7 ft	10:57 PM-1.4 ft	7:12 AM	4:38 PM	5%
Thu Nov 12	7:41 AM9.1 ft	12:36 PM7.3 ft	3:49 PM7.5 ft	11:36 PM-1.0 ft	7:14 AM	4:37 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	8:27 AM9.0 ft				7:15 AM	4:35 PM	18%
Sat Nov 14	12:18 AM-0.6 ft	9:14 AM8.9 ft			7:17 AM	4:34 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	1:04 AM-0.0 ft	9:59 AM8.8 ft			7:18 AM	4:33 PM	36%
Mon Nov 16	1:52 AM0.6 ft	10:38 AM8.7 ft			7:20 AM	4:32 PM	47%
Tue Nov 17	2:43 AM1.3 ft	11:08 AM8.7 ft	6:35 PM5.0 ft	9:11 PM5.3 ft	7:21 AM	4:31 PM	57%
Wed Nov 18	3:36 AM2.1 ft	11:32 AM8.7 ft	6:36 PM4.1 ft	10:56 PM5.2 ft	7:23 AM	4:30 PM	68%
Thu Nov 19	4:32 AM3.0 ft	11:53 AM8.7 ft	6:49 PM2.9 ft		7:24 AM	4:29 PM	77%
Fri Nov 20	12:46 AM5.6 ft	5:30 AM4.0 ft	12:15 PM8.7 ft	7:11 PM1.5 ft	7:26 AM	4:28 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	2:17 AM6.4 ft	6:26 AM4.9 ft	12:39 PM8.8 ft	7:39 PM0.0 ft	7:27 AM	4:27 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	3:23 AM7.4 ft	7:19 AM5.8 ft	1:04 PM8.9 ft	8:11 PM-1.3 ft	7:29 AM	4:26 PM	97%
Mon Nov 23	4:16 AM8.3 ft	8:10 AM6.5 ft	1:31 PM9.0 ft	8:49 PM-2.5 ft	7:30 AM	4:25 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	5:06 AM9.0 ft	9:00 AM7.1 ft	2:01 PM9.1 ft	9:30 PM-3.2 ft	7:31 AM	4:24 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	5:54 AM9.5 ft	9:51 AM7.5 ft	2:35 PM9.1 ft	10:14 PM-3.5 ft	7:33 AM	4:23 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	6:43 AM9.7 ft	10:47 AM7.7 ft	3:17 PM8.9 ft	11:02 PM-3.3 ft	7:34 AM	4:23 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	7:33 AM9.8 ft	11:51 AM7.7 ft	4:08 PM8.5 ft	11:52 PM-2.8 ft	7:36 AM	4:22 PM	88%
Sat Nov 28	8:23 AM9.7 ft	1:12 PM7.3 ft	5:11 PM7.8 ft		7:37 AM	4:21 PM	80%
Sun Nov 29	12:45 AM-1.8 ft	9:12 AM9.6 ft	2:55 PM6.6 ft	6:27 PM6.9 ft	7:38 AM	4:21 PM	71%
Mon Nov 30	1:39 AM-0.6 ft	9:56 AM9.5 ft	4:39 PM5.5 ft	7:59 PM6.0 ft	7:39 AM	4:20 PM	61%

Tidal datums at Port Townsend

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 9444900, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

11.88 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

11.20 ft

Mean high water

MSL

8.35 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

5.86 ft

Mean low water

5.34 ft

Mean range

8.52 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 15.36 ft above MLLW on December 27, 2022. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Marrowstone Point3.5 mi · next high 1:01 PM
Mystery Bay, Marrowstone Island4.8 mi · next high 1:14 PM
Admiralty Head5.3 mi · next high 12:48 PM
Gardiner, Discovery Bay8.1 mi · next high 12:12 PM
Point Partridge, Whidbey Island8.3 mi · next high 12:48 PM
Coupeville, Penn Cove, Whidbey Island8.4 mi · next high 1:02 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Port Townsend today?

High tide at Port Townsend, Washington on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 12:59 PM (8.2 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Port Townsend today?

Low tide at Port Townsend on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:39 AM (0.7 ft).

What is the water temperature at Port Townsend?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Port Townsend is 53.1 F at Port Townsend, as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 9444900.