Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island tide chart
Washington · near Oak Harbor (4 mi) · NOAA station 9447951 · times in local time (PDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 5:41 AM 6.8 ft
- Low 10:36 AM 4.2 ft
- High 4:21 PM 7.1 ft
- Low 11:02 PM -0.4 ft
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Sunrise 7:25 AM · Sunset 6:31 PM · New moon (0%)
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Biting around here in October
- Coho salmon In seasonNearshore and bays on the incoming tide
- Rockfish In seasonJetties and reefs, slower tides
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 5:41 AM 6.8 ftL 10:36 AM 4.2 ftH 4:21 PM 7.1 ftL 11:02 PM -0.4 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:31 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 6:34 AM 7.1 ftL 11:21 AM 5.0 ftH 4:42 PM 6.9 ftL 11:36 PM -0.8 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:29 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 7:27 AM 7.2 ftL 12:11 PM 5.7 ftH 5:04 PM 6.7 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:27 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 12:12 AM -0.8 ftH 8:23 AM 7.2 ftL 1:09 PM 6.2 ftH 5:28 PM 6.5 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:25 PM | Waxing crescent (13%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 12:52 AM -0.7 ftH 9:23 AM 7.2 ftL 2:26 PM 6.4 ftH 5:51 PM 6.2 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:23 PM | Waxing crescent (20%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 1:36 AM -0.3 ftH 10:31 AM 7.2 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:21 PM | Waxing crescent (30%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 2:26 AM 0.2 ftH 11:37 AM 7.1 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:19 PM | First quarter (40%) |
Tidal currents near Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island
From NOAA's current predictions for Smith Island, 3.4 mi. ESE of at 20 ft depth, 2.4 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the ESE (114°) and the ebb toward the SW (218°). The strongest current this week is 1.5 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Ebb 5:34 AM 0.3 knEbb 10:08 AM 0.9 knSlack 3:32 PMSlack 5:40 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | Ebb 12:01 AM 1.4 knEbb 6:02 AM 0.2 knEbb 10:50 AM 1.0 knSlack 5:27 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | Ebb 12:50 AM 1.4 knEbb 6:37 AM 0.1 knEbb 11:36 AM 0.9 knEbb 6:07 PM 0.2 kn |
| Wed Oct 14 | Ebb 1:27 AM 1.4 knSlack 7:15 AMEbb 12:24 PM 0.9 knEbb 6:31 PM 0.3 kn |
| Thu Oct 15 | Ebb 2:00 AM 1.4 knSlack 7:23 AMSlack 8:29 AMEbb 1:09 PM 0.8 knEbb 5:04 PM 0.5 kn |
| Fri Oct 16 | Ebb 2:34 AM 1.4 knSlack 7:52 AMSlack 9:22 AMEbb 1:52 PM 0.7 knEbb 5:00 PM 0.5 kn |
| Sat Oct 17 | Ebb 3:13 AM 1.3 knSlack 8:34 AMSlack 10:00 AMEbb 2:35 PM 0.7 knEbb 5:23 PM 0.6 knEbb 10:54 PM 0.9 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island
The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 95 · Excellent | 1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 12:29 AM–2:29 AM, 12:51 PM–2:51 PM | 8:29 AM–9:29 AM, 6:04 PM–7:04 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 84 · Excellent | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 1:15 AM–3:15 AM, 1:38 PM–3:38 PM | 9:42 AM–10:42 AM, 6:26 PM–7:26 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 76 · Excellent | 2:00 AM–4:00 AM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 2:02 AM–4:02 AM, 2:26 PM–4:26 PM | 10:53 AM–11:53 AM, 6:54 PM–7:54 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 59 · Good | 3:00 AM–5:00 AM | 2:51 AM–4:51 AM, 3:16 PM–5:16 PM | 11:59 AM–12:59 PM, 7:31 PM–8:31 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 49 · Fair | 4:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:42 AM–5:42 AM, 4:07 PM–6:07 PM | 12:56 PM–1:56 PM, 8:18 PM–9:18 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 58 · Good | 5:00 AM–6:00 AM, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:33 AM–6:33 AM, 4:58 PM–6:58 PM | 1:44 PM–2:44 PM, 9:15 PM–10:15 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 61 · Good | 6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 5:23 AM–7:23 AM, 5:47 PM–7:47 PM | 2:21 PM–3:21 PM, 10:20 PM–11:20 PM |
A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.
Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 2.8 ft at 8:03 AM on Friday, October 23
- 3.5 ft at 8:44 AM on Saturday, October 24
- 4.2 ft at 10:36 AM on Sunday, October 11
- 5.0 ft at 11:21 AM on Monday, October 12
- 5.7 ft at 12:11 PM on Tuesday, October 13
- 6.2 ft at 1:09 PM on Wednesday, October 14
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 5:41 AM 6.8 ftL 10:36 AM 4.2 ftH 4:21 PM 7.1 ftL 11:02 PM -0.4 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:31 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 6:34 AM 7.1 ftL 11:21 AM 5.0 ftH 4:42 PM 6.9 ftL 11:36 PM -0.8 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:29 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 7:27 AM 7.2 ftL 12:11 PM 5.7 ftH 5:04 PM 6.7 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:27 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | L 12:12 AM -0.8 ftH 8:23 AM 7.2 ftL 1:09 PM 6.2 ftH 5:28 PM 6.5 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:25 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | L 12:52 AM -0.7 ftH 9:23 AM 7.2 ftL 2:26 PM 6.4 ftH 5:51 PM 6.2 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:23 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | L 1:36 AM -0.3 ftH 10:31 AM 7.2 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | L 2:26 AM 0.2 ftH 11:37 AM 7.1 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:19 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 3:23 AM 0.7 ftH 12:32 PM 7.1 ft | 7:36 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 4:27 AM 1.1 ftH 1:13 PM 7.1 ftL 8:06 PM 5.2 ftH 10:10 PM 5.0 ft | 7:37 AM / 6:16 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 5:31 AM 1.5 ftH 1:41 PM 7.1 ftL 8:13 PM 4.6 ftH 11:42 PM 4.9 ft | 7:39 AM / 6:14 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 6:29 AM 1.8 ftH 2:00 PM 7.1 ftL 8:21 PM 3.9 ft | 7:40 AM / 6:12 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | H 1:09 AM 5.1 ftL 7:19 AM 2.3 ftH 2:15 PM 7.1 ftL 8:37 PM 2.8 ft | 7:42 AM / 6:10 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | H 2:25 AM 5.5 ftL 8:03 AM 2.8 ftH 2:31 PM 7.2 ftL 8:59 PM 1.6 ft | 7:43 AM / 6:08 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | H 3:30 AM 6.1 ftL 8:44 AM 3.5 ftH 2:51 PM 7.3 ftL 9:27 PM 0.4 ft | 7:45 AM / 6:07 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 4:28 AM 6.6 ftL 9:25 AM 4.2 ftH 3:13 PM 7.4 ftL 9:59 PM -0.8 ft | 7:46 AM / 6:05 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 5:23 AM 7.2 ftL 10:07 AM 5.0 ftH 3:38 PM 7.5 ftL 10:36 PM -1.8 ft | 7:48 AM / 6:03 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 6:17 AM 7.5 ftL 10:51 AM 5.8 ftH 4:04 PM 7.5 ftL 11:17 PM -2.4 ft | 7:49 AM / 6:01 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 7:14 AM 7.8 ftL 11:40 AM 6.4 ftH 4:33 PM 7.4 ft | 7:51 AM / 6:00 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | L 12:03 AM -2.6 ftH 8:14 AM 7.9 ftL 12:37 PM 6.8 ftH 5:04 PM 7.2 ft | 7:52 AM / 5:58 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | L 12:53 AM -2.4 ftH 9:18 AM 7.8 ftL 1:48 PM 7.0 ftH 5:39 PM 6.9 ft | 7:54 AM / 5:56 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | L 1:48 AM -1.9 ftH 10:23 AM 7.8 ftL 3:30 PM 6.8 ftH 6:31 PM 6.4 ft | 7:56 AM / 5:55 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 1:47 AM -1.1 ftH 10:22 AM 7.8 ftL 5:28 PM 6.1 ftH 7:13 PM 5.7 ft | 6:57 AM / 4:53 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 2:51 AM -0.1 ftH 11:12 AM 7.8 ftL 6:11 PM 5.1 ftH 9:05 PM 5.1 ft | 6:59 AM / 4:52 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 3:58 AM 0.9 ftH 11:52 AM 7.7 ftL 6:44 PM 3.9 ftH 11:07 PM 4.9 ft | 7:00 AM / 4:50 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 5:03 AM 1.9 ftH 12:26 PM 7.7 ftL 7:13 PM 2.7 ft | 7:02 AM / 4:48 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 12:56 AM 5.3 ftL 6:03 AM 2.9 ftH 12:53 PM 7.6 ftL 7:40 PM 1.5 ft | 7:03 AM / 4:47 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | H 2:16 AM 5.9 ftL 6:58 AM 3.9 ftH 1:15 PM 7.5 ftL 8:06 PM 0.5 ft | 7:05 AM / 4:45 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 3:20 AM 6.5 ftL 7:48 AM 4.8 ftH 1:34 PM 7.4 ftL 8:34 PM -0.4 ft | 7:07 AM / 4:44 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 4:13 AM 7.1 ftL 8:37 AM 5.6 ftH 1:52 PM 7.3 ftL 9:02 PM -1.0 ft | 7:08 AM / 4:43 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 5:01 AM 7.6 ftL 9:25 AM 6.2 ftH 2:12 PM 7.1 ftL 9:32 PM -1.4 ft | 7:10 AM / 4:41 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 5:46 AM 7.8 ftL 10:16 AM 6.6 ftH 2:35 PM 6.9 ftL 10:05 PM -1.5 ft | 7:11 AM / 4:40 PM |
Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.
Around Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island
Beaches
- Monroe Landing 3.6 mi
- West Beach 3.9 mi
Marinas
- Oak Harbor Marina 4.4 mi
- Coupeville Wharf 4.6 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Coupeville Wharf 4.6 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island
39 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often English Sole, Gray Starsnout, Buffalo Sculpin. The bar shows how many records each has.
- English Sole Parophrys vetulusSalt water · 7 records
- Gray Starsnout Bathyagonus alascanusSalt water · 4 records
- Buffalo Sculpin Enophrys bisonSalt water · 4 records
- Shortmast Sculpin Nautichthys robustusSalt water · 3 records
- Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Eumicrotremus orbisSalt water · 3 records
- Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes hexapterusSalt water · 3 records
- Pacific Sand Lance Ammodytes personatusSalt water · 3 records
- Spotted Snailfish Liparis callyodonSalt water · 3 records
- Ribbed Sculpin Triglops pingeliiSalt water · 2 records
- Northern Sculpin Icelinus borealisSalt water · 2 records
- Tadpole Sculpin Psychrolutes paradoxusSalt water · 2 records
- Fourhorn Poacher Hypsagonus quadricornisSalt water · 2 records
- Smooth Alligatorfish Anoplagonus inermisSalt water · 2 records
- Pygmy Poacher Odontopyxis trispinosaSalt water · 2 records
- Slender Sole Lyopsetta exilisSalt water · 2 records
- Surf Smelt Hypomesus pretiosusSalt water · 2 records
- Marbled Snailfish Liparis dennyiSalt water · 2 records
- Saddleback Gunnel Pholis ornataSalt water · 2 records
- Fluffy Sculpin Oligocottus snyderiSalt water · 1 record
- Scalyhead Sculpin Artedius harringtoniSalt water · 1 record
- Rosylip Sculpin Ascelichthys rhodorusSalt water · 1 record
- Spinyhead Sculpin Dasycottus setigerSalt water · 1 record
- Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbriaSalt water · 1 record
- Plainfin Midshipman Porichthys notatusSalt water · 1 record
- Pallid Eelpout Lycodapus mandibularisSalt water · 1 record
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescensBrackish water · 1 record
- Giant Wrymouth Cryptacanthodes giganteusSalt water · 1 record
- Shiner Perch Cymatogaster aggregataSalt water · 1 record
- Penpoint Gunnel Apodichthys flavidusSalt water · 1 record
- Northern Ronquil Ronquilus jordaniSalt water · 1 record
- Rock Prickleback Xiphister mucosusSalt water · 1 record
- Black Prickleback Xiphister atropurpureusSalt water · 1 record
- Daubed Shanny Leptoclinus maculatusSalt water · 1 record
- High Cockscomb Anoplarchus purpurescensSalt water · 1 record
- Flathead Sole Hippoglossoides elassodonSalt water · 1 record
- Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepisSalt water · 1 record
- Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatusSalt water · 1 record
- Northern Clingfish Gobiesox maeandricusSalt water · 1 record
- Walleye Pollock Gadus chalcogrammusSalt water · 1 record
Fresh water nearby · 1 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 1 record
Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.
About the tides at Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island
Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 4.5 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 10.5 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (9.3 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Thursday, October 22, with only 4.9 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -2.6 ft at 12:03 AM on Thursday, October 29. There are 17 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.
The highest predicted tide is 7.9 ft at 8:14 AM on Thursday, October 29. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 9447951
- Type: subordinate (adjusted from a reference station)
- Location: 48.2833, -122.7280
Reference station: Port Townsend.