These tide tables are provided in a format that can be helpful in planning kayaking and beach hiking trips. In our part of the world, it is often easier to do extended kayak camping trips during times of relatively mild tidal range. Beach hiking often requires knowledge of tides for getting around headlands and the like.
The tide height (in feet) is provided every hour of the day. The table is color-coded by the height of the tide so it is easy to scan the entire year for days of interest.
Finding a suitable week for a camping kayak trip is simple — look for a week where, during the day, the tide does not go very low. (No blue colors and as much yellow and above as possible.) Such weeks are associated with more accessible landings when paddling the Washington coast.
In other contexts, you might be looking for extremely high tides or low tides to explore areas during those extremes. Just look for days and hours with dark red colors for the high tides or deep blues for the low tides. You can grasp the pattern for the entire year at a glance.
NOAA and the Canadian Hydrographic Service are the source of the raw data used here. I am responsible for any errors that may have arisen in the collection and presentation of that data. These tidal tables are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Below is a sample portion of an hourly tidal chart.
Inland Waters of Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington
Seward, AK
60.1200° N, 149.4267° W
Seward Tide Chart
Port Hardy, BC
50.7167° N, 127.4833° W
Port Hardy Tide Chart
Pender Harbour, BC
49.6333° N, 124.0333° W
Pender Harbour Tide Chart
Halfmoon Bay, BC
49.5167° N, 123.9167° W
Halfmoon Bay Tide Chart
Point Atkinson, BC
49.3333° N, 123.2500° W
Point Atkinson Tide Chart
Vancouver, BC
49.2833° N, 123.1167° W
Vancouver Tide Chart
Tsawwassen, BC
49.0000° N, 123.1333° W
Tsawwassen Tide Chart
Bellingham, Bellingham Bay, WA
48.7450° N, 122.4950° W
Bellingham Tide Chart
Victoria Harbour, BC
48.4240° N, 123.3710° W
Victoria Harbour Tide Chart
Reservation Bay (Deception Pass), WA
48.4167° N, 122.6667° W
Reservation Bay Tide Chart
Port Townsend, WA
48.1333° N, 122.7667° W
Port Townsend Tide Chart
Port Angeles, Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA
48.1250° N, 123.4400° W
Port Angeles Tide Chart
Port Gamble, WA
47.8583° N, 122.5800° W
Port Gamble Tide Chart
Seattle, Puget Sound, WA
47.6033° N, 122.3400° W
Seattle Tide Chart
Des Moines, WA
47.4000° N, 122.3283° W
Des Moines Tide Chart
Tacoma, Commencement Bay, WA
47.2550° N, 122.4317° W
Tacoma Tide Chart
Olympia, WA
47.0517° N, 122.9033° W
Olympia Tide Chart
Union (South Hood Canal), WA
47.3567° N, 123.1000° W
Union Tide Chart
Ocean Coastline of Vancouver Island, Washington, Oregon, and California
Cape Scott, BC
50.7833° N, 128.4167° W
Cape Scott Tide Chart
Saavedra Islands – Friendly Cove, BC
49.6167° N, 126.6167° W
Saavedra Islands Tide Chart
Tofino, BC
49.1500° N, 125.9167° W
Tofino Tide Chart
Port Renfrew, BC
48.5500° N, 124.4167° W
Port Renfrew Tide Chart
Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery, WA
48.3917° N, 124.7367° W
Tatoosh Island Tide Chart
Cape Alava, WA
48.1667° N, 124.7333° W
Cape Alava Tide Chart
James Island (La Push), WA
47.9067° N, 124.6467° W
James Island Tide Chart
Westport, Point Chehalis, Grays Harbor, WA
46.9050° N, 124.1050° W
Westport Tide Chart
Tongue Point, Astoria, Columbia River, OR
46.2067° N, 123.7683° W
Tongue Point Tide Chart
Astoria (Port Docks), Columbia River, OR
46.1867° N, 123.8600° W
Astoria Port Docks Tide Chart
Seaside, 12th Ave Bridge, Necanicum River, OR
46.0017° N, 123.9200° W
Seaside Tide Chart
Nehalem, Nehalem River, OR
45.7167° N, 123.8833° W
Nehalem Tide Chart
Netarts, Netarts Bay, OR
45.4300° N, 123.9450° W
Netarts Tide Chart
Nestucca Bay Entrance, OR
45.1667° N, 123.9667° W
Nestucca Bay Tide Chart
Taft, Siletz Bay (Lincoln City area), OR
44.9333° N, 124.0167° W
Taft, Siletz Bay Tide Chart
Bandon, Coquille River, OR
43.1200° N, 124.4133° W
Bandon Tide Chart
Eureka, Humboldt Bay, CA
40.8067° N, 124.1667° W
Eureka Tide Chart
San Francisco, CA
37.8067° N, 122.4650° W
San Francisco Tide Chart
Santa Monica, CA
34.0083° N, 118.5000° W
Santa Monica Tide Chart
San Clemente, CA
33.4167° N, 117.6167° W
San Clemente Tide Chart
A Few Other Sites
Wilson Cove, Middle Bay, Casco Bay, ME
43.8250° N, 69.9767° W
Wilson Cove Tide Chart
Beverly, MA
42.5333° N, 70.8833° W
Beverly Tide Chart
Providence, RI
41.8067° N, 71.4017° W
Providence Tide Chart
Noank, Mystic River Entrance, CT
41.3167° N, 71.9833° W
Noank Tide Chart
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