Pacific Northwest
Orcas
Orcas Island · Washington · NOAA station 9449798 · Tide predictions
48.6000, -122.9500
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48-hour outlook
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The next seven days
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H = high tide · L = low tide · highs & lows in local time
On the water nearby
Se'lhaem Bellingham Bay buoy · 19 mi NE · Station 46118
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Nearby tide stations
- Shaw Island, Ferry Terminal, Harney Channel · 1.4 mi SE
- Upright Head, Lopez Island · 3.6 mi SE
- Friday Harbor, San Juan Island · 4.7 mi SW
- Rosario, East Sound, Orcas Island · 4.9 mi NE
- WALDRON ISLAND, PUGET SOUND · 7.2 mi NW
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 8.8 ft — Sun Jan 24 · 6:55 AM
Lowest predicted low tide: -3.2 ft — Sun Jul 4 · 11:36 AM
Biggest single-day swing: 11.5 ft on Sun Jun 6
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Jul 4 | 11:36 AM | -3.2 ft |
| Sun Jun 6 | 12:37 PM | -3.2 ft |
| Sat Jun 5 | 11:50 AM | -3.2 ft |
| Sat Jul 3 | 10:49 AM | -3.1 ft |
| Mon Jul 5 | 12:23 PM | -3.0 ft |
| Mon Jun 7 | 1:26 PM | -2.9 ft |
| Fri Jun 4 | 11:06 AM | -2.8 ft |
| Sat May 8 | 12:53 PM | -2.7 ft |
| Fri Jul 2 | 10:03 AM | -2.6 ft |
| Sun May 9 | 1:41 PM | -2.6 ft |
198 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
NOAA builds the predictions for Orcas, Orcas Island from the PORT TOWNSEND station: high tides about 0.90× the height, 33 min later; low tides about 0.90× the height, 56 min later.
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.