Pacific Northwest
Kanaka Bay
San Juan Island · Washington · NOAA station 9449856 · Tide predictions
48.4850, -123.0830
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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Nearby tide stations
- Friday Harbor, San Juan Island · 5.3 mi NE
- Hanbury Point, Mosquito Pass, San Juan I. · 7.8 mi NW
- Richardson, Lopez Island · 8.8 mi E
- Roche Harbor, San Juan Island · 9.2 mi N
- Shaw Island, Ferry Terminal, Harney Channel · 9.9 mi NE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 8.7 ft — Thu Dec 16 · 7:54 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -3.2 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 10:48 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 11.4 ft on Sun Jun 6
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jul 4 | 10:48 AM | -3.2 ft |
| Sun Jun 6 | 11:48 AM | -3.2 ft |
| Sat Jun 5 | 11:03 AM | -3.2 ft |
| Sat Jul 3 | 10:02 AM | -3.1 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 11:33 AM | -3.0 ft |
| Mon Jun 7 | 12:34 PM | -2.8 ft |
| Fri Jun 4 | 10:19 AM | -2.8 ft |
| Fri Jul 2 | 9:16 AM | -2.6 ft |
| Sun Aug 1 | 9:44 AM | -2.6 ft |
| Sat May 8 | 12:04 PM | -2.5 ft |
185 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Kanaka Bay, San Juan Island is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Puget Sound and the Columbia estuary amplify mixed tides far inland — ranges past 10 ft in the South Sound — with river flow stacked on top.