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Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island tide times

Washington · NOAA station 9447951 · times in local time
Tuesday, October 27: high tide 6:17 AM (7.5 ft) and 4:04 PM (7.5 ft); low tide 10:51 AM (5.8 ft) and 11:17 PM (-2.4 ft).
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6:17 AM
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Tide chart — today, Tue, Oct 27

Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.

TideTimeHeight
High tide6:17 AM7.55 ft
Low tide10:51 AM5.77 ft
High tide4:04 PM7.48 ft
Low tide11:17 PM-2.42 ft

Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island tide table — next 7 days

DayHigh tidesLow tides
Today
Tue, Oct 27		6:17 AM 7.5 ft4:04 PM 7.5 ft10:51 AM 5.8 ft11:17 PM -2.4 ft
Tomorrow
Wed, Oct 28		7:14 AM 7.8 ft4:33 PM 7.4 ft11:40 AM 6.4 ft
Thu, Oct 298:14 AM 7.9 ft5:04 PM 7.2 ft12:03 AM -2.6 ft12:37 PM 6.8 ft
Fri, Oct 309:18 AM 7.8 ft5:39 PM 6.9 ft12:53 AM -2.4 ft1:48 PM 7.0 ft
Sat, Oct 3110:23 AM 7.8 ft6:31 PM 6.4 ft1:48 AM -1.9 ft3:30 PM 6.8 ft
Sun, Nov 110:22 AM 7.8 ft7:13 PM 5.7 ft1:47 AM -1.1 ft5:28 PM 6.1 ft
Mon, Nov 211:12 AM 7.8 ft9:05 PM 5.1 ft2:51 AM -0.1 ft6:11 PM 5.1 ft

The year at Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island

Highest tide, next 12 months8.7 ft on December 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Lowest tide, next 12 months-3.4 ft on July 4, 2027 at 10:24 AM
Minus tides (below 0 ft)197 days in the next 12 months
Tide patternUsually two high and two low tides a day, with some days of only one
Typical daily range8.0 ft (30-day average)
StationNOAA 9447951 · subordinate station · 48.2833, -122.728

Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island is a subordinate station: NOAA computes its tides from Port Townsend with fixed time and height corrections.

Moving water at dawn and dusk —

The current runs fastest roughly halfway between a high and a low tide. Many anglers prefer those hours when they fall near sunrise or sunset. This is a rule of thumb, not a fishing forecast.

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Nearby tide stations

Point Partridge, Whidbey Island3.9 mi · WA Coupeville, Penn Cove, Whidbey Island4.5 mi · WA NAS Whidbey Island4.5 mi · WA Crescent Harbor, N. Whidbey Island5.1 mi · WA Smith Island5.5 mi · WA Admiralty Head9.1 mi · WA Cornet Bay, Whidbey Island, Deception Pass9.5 mi · WA Deception Pass St. Park, Bowman Bay, Fidalgo I.9.7 mi · WA

All Washington tide stations →

Questions about Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island tides

What time is high tide at Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island today?

On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island is at 6:17 AM (7.5 ft) and 4:04 PM (7.5 ft); low tide is at 10:51 AM (5.8 ft) and 11:17 PM (-2.4 ft) (PDT, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.

When are the highest tides of the year at Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island?

The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 8.7 ft on December 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.

Are there minus tides at Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island?

Yes — on 197 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -3.4 ft on July 4, 2027 at 10:24 AM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.

What time zone are these tide times in?

Station local time (PDT at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.

Where does this tide data come from?

From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. Sunset Beach, Whidbey Island is a subordinate station: NOAA derives its times and heights from the reference station Port Townsend with fixed corrections. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.