Washington tide station

Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 1:15 PM (8.2 ft); low tide at 4:42 AM (0.7 ft). Water temperature 53.1 F at Port Townsend (27 mi away).

NOAA station 9448682 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in PDT · sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:15 PM · first quarter (52% lit)

Low tide▼

4:42AM

0.7FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

1:15PM

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 4:42 AM (0.7 ft).

First Quarter 52% litSunrise 7:35 AMSunset 6:15 PMDaylight 10h 40mPDT

High tide at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay, Washington on October 18, 2026 is at 1:15 PM (8.2 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay on October 18, 2026 is at 4:42 AM (0.7 ft).
Today's tidal range at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay is 7.5 ft (highest high 8.2 ft, lowest low 0.7 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay is 53.1 F at Port Townsend (27 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:15 PM (PDT); moon first quarter, 52% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 9448682 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	4:42 AM0.7 ft	1:15 PM8.2 ft			7:35 AM	6:15 PM	52%
Mon Oct 19	5:44 AM1.1 ft	2:04 PM8.2 ft	8:58 PM5.4 ft	11:02 PM5.6 ft	7:37 AM	6:13 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	6:47 AM1.4 ft	2:42 PM8.2 ft	9:26 PM4.8 ft		7:38 AM	6:11 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:03 AM5.5 ft	7:43 AM1.7 ft	3:10 PM8.2 ft	9:51 PM4.0 ft	7:40 AM	6:10 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	2:38 AM5.8 ft	8:32 AM2.2 ft	3:29 PM8.3 ft	10:12 PM2.9 ft	7:41 AM	6:08 PM	89%
Fri Oct 23	3:49 AM6.3 ft	9:17 AM2.9 ft	3:43 PM8.3 ft	10:34 PM1.7 ft	7:43 AM	6:06 PM	95%
Sat Oct 24	4:52 AM6.9 ft	10:00 AM3.7 ft	3:55 PM8.4 ft	10:59 PM0.4 ft	7:44 AM	6:04 PM	98%

Water temperature near Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay

53.1 F (11.7 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 9444900 (Port Townsend sensor, 27 mi away), 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 Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). 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					7:10 AM	6:49 PM	71%
Fri Oct 2					7:11 AM	6:47 PM	61%
Sat Oct 3					7:13 AM	6:45 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					7:14 AM	6:43 PM	40%
Mon Oct 5					7:16 AM	6:41 PM	30%
Tue Oct 6					7:17 AM	6:39 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					7:19 AM	6:37 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					7:20 AM	6:35 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:22 AM	6:33 PM	2%
Sat Oct 10					7:23 AM	6:31 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:25 AM	6:29 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:26 AM	6:27 PM	3%
Tue Oct 13					7:28 AM	6:25 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:29 AM	6:23 PM	14%
Thu Oct 15					7:31 AM	6:21 PM	22%
Fri Oct 16	2:58 AM-0.2 ft	11:18 AM8.4 ft			7:32 AM	6:19 PM	31%
Sat Oct 17	3:46 AM0.3 ft	12:16 PM8.3 ft			7:34 AM	6:17 PM	41%
Sun Oct 18today	4:42 AM0.7 ft	1:15 PM8.2 ft			7:35 AM	6:15 PM	52%
Mon Oct 19	5:44 AM1.1 ft	2:04 PM8.2 ft	8:58 PM5.4 ft	11:02 PM5.6 ft	7:37 AM	6:13 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	6:47 AM1.4 ft	2:42 PM8.2 ft	9:26 PM4.8 ft		7:38 AM	6:11 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:03 AM5.5 ft	7:43 AM1.7 ft	3:10 PM8.2 ft	9:51 PM4.0 ft	7:40 AM	6:10 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	2:38 AM5.8 ft	8:32 AM2.2 ft	3:29 PM8.3 ft	10:12 PM2.9 ft	7:41 AM	6:08 PM	89%
Fri Oct 23	3:49 AM6.3 ft	9:17 AM2.9 ft	3:43 PM8.3 ft	10:34 PM1.7 ft	7:43 AM	6:06 PM	95%
Sat Oct 24	4:52 AM6.9 ft	10:00 AM3.7 ft	3:55 PM8.4 ft	10:59 PM0.4 ft	7:44 AM	6:04 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	5:51 AM7.6 ft	10:45 AM4.6 ft	4:12 PM8.5 ft	11:30 PM-0.8 ft	7:46 AM	6:02 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	6:46 AM8.3 ft	11:31 AM5.4 ft	4:35 PM8.6 ft		7:47 AM	6:01 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	12:05 AM-1.8 ft	7:41 AM8.9 ft	12:20 PM6.2 ft	5:04 PM8.6 ft	7:49 AM	5:59 PM	96%
Wed Oct 28	12:45 AM-2.4 ft	8:36 AM9.2 ft	1:13 PM6.8 ft	5:37 PM8.5 ft	7:50 AM	5:57 PM	91%
Thu Oct 29	1:30 AM-2.6 ft	9:33 AM9.4 ft	2:12 PM7.1 ft	6:16 PM8.3 ft	7:52 AM	5:55 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	2:20 AM-2.4 ft	10:33 AM9.4 ft	3:27 PM7.2 ft	7:01 PM7.9 ft	7:53 AM	5:54 PM	76%
Sat Oct 31	3:14 AM-1.8 ft	11:34 AM9.3 ft	5:25 PM7.0 ft	7:55 PM7.3 ft	7:55 AM	5:52 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	3:14 AM-1.0 ft	11:33 AM9.2 ft	5:59 PM6.3 ft	8:09 PM6.5 ft	6:57 AM	4:50 PM	56%
Mon Nov 2	4:19 AM-0.1 ft	12:24 PM9.1 ft	7:02 PM5.2 ft	10:03 PM5.8 ft	6:58 AM	4:49 PM	45%
Tue Nov 3	5:26 AM0.9 ft	1:06 PM9.1 ft	7:51 PM4.0 ft		7:00 AM	4:47 PM	35%
Wed Nov 4	12:33 AM5.6 ft	6:32 AM1.9 ft	1:40 PM9.0 ft	8:33 PM2.7 ft	7:01 AM	4:46 PM	25%
Thu Nov 5	2:16 AM6.0 ft	7:33 AM3.0 ft	2:07 PM8.9 ft	9:10 PM1.4 ft	7:03 AM	4:44 PM	16%
Fri Nov 6	3:34 AM6.7 ft	8:31 AM4.1 ft	2:29 PM8.8 ft	9:43 PM0.2 ft	7:05 AM	4:43 PM	9%
Sat Nov 7	4:39 AM7.5 ft	9:27 AM5.2 ft	2:45 PM8.6 ft	10:14 PM-0.6 ft	7:06 AM	4:41 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	5:33 AM8.2 ft	10:22 AM6.0 ft	2:59 PM8.4 ft	10:42 PM-1.2 ft	7:08 AM	4:40 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	6:21 AM8.8 ft	11:18 AM6.6 ft	3:16 PM8.1 ft	11:09 PM-1.5 ft	7:09 AM	4:39 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	7:02 AM9.2 ft	12:15 PM6.9 ft	3:39 PM7.8 ft	11:38 PM-1.5 ft	7:11 AM	4:37 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	7:41 AM9.3 ft	1:13 PM7.0 ft	4:07 PM7.6 ft		7:12 AM	4:36 PM	5%
Thu Nov 12	12:09 AM-1.3 ft	8:19 AM9.3 ft	2:14 PM7.0 ft	4:40 PM7.3 ft	7:14 AM	4:35 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	12:45 AM-0.9 ft	8:59 AM9.2 ft	3:21 PM6.8 ft	5:16 PM7.0 ft	7:15 AM	4:33 PM	18%
Sat Nov 14	1:25 AM-0.5 ft	9:42 AM9.1 ft			7:17 AM	4:32 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	2:08 AM-0.0 ft	10:27 AM8.9 ft			7:18 AM	4:31 PM	36%
Mon Nov 16	2:54 AM0.5 ft	11:11 AM8.8 ft			7:20 AM	4:30 PM	47%
Tue Nov 17	3:41 AM1.1 ft	11:48 AM8.8 ft	7:14 PM4.9 ft	9:35 PM5.2 ft	7:21 AM	4:29 PM	57%
Wed Nov 18	4:30 AM1.9 ft	12:17 PM8.7 ft	7:42 PM3.9 ft	11:51 PM5.0 ft	7:23 AM	4:28 PM	68%
Thu Nov 19	5:22 AM2.8 ft	12:38 PM8.7 ft	8:05 PM2.7 ft		7:24 AM	4:26 PM	77%
Fri Nov 20	1:48 AM5.5 ft	6:16 AM3.8 ft	12:55 PM8.7 ft	8:29 PM1.4 ft	7:26 AM	4:25 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	3:10 AM6.4 ft	7:14 AM4.9 ft	1:13 PM8.8 ft	8:55 PM-0.0 ft	7:27 AM	4:25 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	4:15 AM7.5 ft	8:15 AM5.9 ft	1:36 PM8.9 ft	9:26 PM-1.4 ft	7:29 AM	4:24 PM	97%
Mon Nov 23	5:10 AM8.5 ft	9:17 AM6.7 ft	2:05 PM9.0 ft	10:02 PM-2.4 ft	7:30 AM	4:23 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	6:00 AM9.3 ft	10:18 AM7.3 ft	2:40 PM9.0 ft	10:43 PM-3.1 ft	7:32 AM	4:22 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	6:48 AM9.8 ft	11:18 AM7.6 ft	3:20 PM9.0 ft	11:27 PM-3.3 ft	7:33 AM	4:21 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	7:36 AM10.1 ft	12:20 PM7.7 ft	4:06 PM8.8 ft		7:35 AM	4:20 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	12:15 AM-3.2 ft	8:25 AM10.1 ft	1:28 PM7.5 ft	4:57 PM8.4 ft	7:36 AM	4:20 PM	88%
Sat Nov 28	1:05 AM-2.7 ft	9:14 AM10.0 ft	2:50 PM7.1 ft	5:53 PM7.8 ft	7:37 AM	4:19 PM	80%
Sun Nov 29	1:56 AM-1.8 ft	10:01 AM9.9 ft	4:15 PM6.4 ft	6:58 PM6.9 ft	7:39 AM	4:18 PM	71%
Mon Nov 30	2:48 AM-0.7 ft	10:46 AM9.8 ft	5:29 PM5.3 ft	8:26 PM6.0 ft	7:40 AM	4:18 PM	61%

Tidal datums at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 9448682, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

33.61 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

32.82 ft

Mean high water

MSL

29.92 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

27.38 ft

Mean low water

5.44 ft

Mean range

8.74 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 36.02 ft above MLLW on March 10, 2016. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Turner Bay, Similk Bay2.1 mi · next high 1:00 PM
Sneeoosh Point4.3 mi · next high 12:59 PM
La Conner, Swinomish Channel4.7 mi · next high 1:08 PM
Ala Spit, Whidbey Island5.4 mi · next high 12:59 PM
Yokeko Point, Deception Pass5.6 mi · next high 1:13 PM
Cornet Bay, Whidbey Island, Deception Pass6.4 mi · next high 1:02 PM

Questions

What time is high tide at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay today?

High tide at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay, Washington on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 1:15 PM (8.2 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay today?

Low tide at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 4:42 AM (0.7 ft).

What is the water temperature at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay is 53.1 F at Port Townsend (27 mi away), 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 9448682.