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Bellingham tide chart and tide times
Washington · NOAA station 9449211
Nearest NOAA tide station to Bellingham, Sudden Valley, Marietta-Alderwood, Marietta (2 km from Bellingham).
On Wednesday, September 30, high tide at Bellingham is at 9:13 AM (7.8 ft) and 7:13 PM (8.1 ft), and low tide is at 1:56 AM (-1.2 ft) and 2:07 PM (5.4 ft). Times are local; heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the datum used on U.S. charts — a negative height means the water drops below that level.
High and low tides for the next 8 days
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 30 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:08 AM · Sunset 6:50 PM · Moonrise 8:26 PM · Moonset 12:33 PM | ||
| Low tide | 1:56 AM | -1.2 ft |
| High tide | 9:13 AM | 7.8 ft |
| Low tide | 2:07 PM | 5.4 ft |
| High tide | 7:13 PM | 8.1 ft |
| Thursday, October 1 🌖 Waning GibbousSunrise 7:09 AM · Sunset 6:48 PM · Moonrise 9:17 PM · Moonset 1:51 PM | ||
| Low tide | 2:44 AM | -1.5 ft |
| High tide | 10:29 AM | 7.8 ft |
| Low tide | 3:02 PM | 6.1 ft |
| High tide | 7:40 PM | 7.9 ft |
| Friday, October 2 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:11 AM · Sunset 6:46 PM · Moonrise 10:23 PM · Moonset 2:55 PM | ||
| Low tide | 3:38 AM | -1.4 ft |
| High tide | 11:55 AM | 7.9 ft |
| Low tide | 4:16 PM | 6.6 ft |
| High tide | 8:12 PM | 7.6 ft |
| Saturday, October 3 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:12 AM · Sunset 6:44 PM · Moonrise 11:41 PM · Moonset 3:44 PM | ||
| Low tide | 4:39 AM | -1.1 ft |
| High tide | 1:17 PM | 8.0 ft |
| Low tide | 6:06 PM | 6.6 ft |
| High tide | 9:11 PM | 7.1 ft |
| Sunday, October 4 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:14 AM · Sunset 6:42 PM · Moonset 4:19 PM | ||
| Low tide | 5:48 AM | -0.7 ft |
| High tide | 2:18 PM | 8.2 ft |
| Low tide | 8:36 PM | 6.1 ft |
| High tide | 10:57 PM | 6.7 ft |
| Monday, October 5 🌗 Last QuarterSunrise 7:15 AM · Sunset 6:40 PM · Moonrise 1:04 AM · Moonset 4:45 PM | ||
| Low tide | 6:59 AM | -0.2 ft |
| High tide | 3:03 PM | 8.3 ft |
| Low tide | 9:19 PM | 5.3 ft |
| Tuesday, October 6 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:17 AM · Sunset 6:38 PM · Moonrise 2:27 AM · Moonset 5:05 PM | ||
| High tide | 12:42 AM | 6.4 ft |
| Low tide | 8:07 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High tide | 3:39 PM | 8.4 ft |
| Low tide | 9:51 PM | 4.3 ft |
| Wednesday, October 7 🌘 Waning CrescentSunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 6:35 PM · Moonrise 3:47 AM · Moonset 5:22 PM | ||
| High tide | 2:21 AM | 6.4 ft |
| Low tide | 9:05 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 4:09 PM | 8.4 ft |
| Low tide | 10:22 PM | 3.2 ft |
Best fishing times at Bellingham (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 30 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 3:03 AM–5:03 AM 3:33 PM–5:33 PM | 12:03 PM–1:03 PM 7:56 PM–8:56 PM |
| Thu, Oct 1 🌖 Waning Gibbous · Good | 4:03 AM–6:03 AM 4:35 PM–6:35 PM | 1:21 PM–2:21 PM 8:47 PM–9:47 PM |
| Fri, Oct 2 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 5:06 AM–7:06 AM 5:38 PM–7:38 PM | 2:25 PM–3:25 PM 9:53 PM–10:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 3 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 6:09 AM–8:09 AM 6:39 PM–8:39 PM | 3:14 PM–4:14 PM 11:11 PM–12:11 AM |
| Sun, Oct 4 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:08 AM–9:08 AM 7:37 PM–9:37 PM | 3:49 PM–4:49 PM |
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 8:04 AM–10:04 AM 8:30 PM–10:30 PM | 12:34 AM–1:34 AM 4:15 PM–5:15 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:55 AM–10:55 AM 9:19 PM–11:19 PM | 1:57 AM–2:57 AM 4:35 PM–5:35 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:43 AM–11:43 AM 10:06 PM–12:06 AM | 3:17 AM–4:17 AM 4:52 PM–5:52 PM |
Nearby tide stations
- Gooseberry Point
13 km away - Village Point, Lummi Island
16 km away - Sandy Point, Lummi Bay
16 km away - Cherry Point
23 km away - Tide Point, Cypress Island
26 km away - Strawberry Bay, Cypress Island
26 km away - Anacortes, Guemes Channel
27 km away - Echo Bay, Sucia Islands
30 km away
Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 9449211 (subordinate station, corrected from reference station 9444900). Station page at NOAA. Updated daily. Not for navigation.
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