Long Beach tides

Low tide in Long Beach today is at 6:10 AM (0.6 ft) and 6:43 PM (0.0 ft); high tide at 12:20 AM (7.6 ft) and 12:39 PM (8.3 ft). Heights are feet above MLLW at NOAA station Cape Disappointment.

Today, Fri, Oct 9

NOAA Cape Disappointment · Pacific time

The Long Beach Peninsula has 28 miles of drive-on razor clam beach and more approved dig days than anywhere else on the coast. These are the NOAA predictions for Cape Disappointment, the station WDFW uses for Long Beach dig times.

Seven-day tide table for Long Beach

Seven days of high and low tides
Date	High and low tides (Pacific time, feet above MLLW)
Fri, Oct 9today	High12:20 AM7.6 ft Low6:10 AM0.6 ft High12:39 PM8.3 ft Low6:43 PM0.0 ft
Sat, Oct 10tomorrow	High1:09 AM7.6 ft Low6:46 AM1.1 ft High1:11 PM8.5 ft Low7:21 PM−0.4 ft
Sun, Oct 11in 2 days	High1:55 AM7.5 ft Low7:20 AM1.6 ft High1:41 PM8.6 ft Low7:58 PM−0.7 ft
Mon, Oct 12in 3 days	High2:39 AM7.3 ft Low7:54 AM2.2 ft High2:10 PM8.5 ft Low8:35 PM−0.7 ft
Tue, Oct 13in 4 days	High3:21 AM7.0 ft Low8:28 AM2.8 ft High2:40 PM8.3 ft Low9:12 PM−0.5 ft
Wed, Oct 14in 5 days	High4:05 AM6.6 ft Low9:02 AM3.3 ft High3:11 PM8.0 ft Low9:53 PM−0.1 ft
Thu, Oct 15in 6 days	High4:51 AM6.2 ft Low9:39 AM3.8 ft High3:46 PM7.6 ft Low10:37 PM0.3 ft

Cape Disappointment is at the mouth of the Columbia, the south end of the peninsula; WDFW publishes Long Beach dig times from it. Ocean-side times run within a few minutes of these the length of the peninsula. Heights are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW). Predictions do not include wind or pressure; a strong onshore wind can hold the water a foot higher than the table.

Minus tides this week

−0.4 ft Sat, Oct 10 at 7:21 PM
−0.7 ft Sun, Oct 11 at 7:58 PM
−0.7 ft Mon, Oct 12 at 8:35 PM
−0.5 ft Tue, Oct 13 at 9:12 PM
−0.1 ft Wed, Oct 14 at 9:53 PM

What the Long Beach tide is for

Razor clam digs on Long Beach (Columbia north jetty to Leadbetter Point)
Buoy 10 and ocean salmon out of Ilwaco
Willapa Bay oysters and clams on the bay side (use the Nahcotta station for the bay)
Beach driving: stay above the last high-tide line

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Questions

What time is low tide in Long Beach today?

Low tide in Long Beach today is at 6:10 AM (0.6 ft) and 6:43 PM (0.0 ft); high tide at 12:20 AM (7.6 ft) and 12:39 PM (8.3 ft). Heights are feet above MLLW at NOAA station Cape Disappointment.

Which NOAA station are the Long Beach tides from?

Cape Disappointment (station 9440581). Cape Disappointment is at the mouth of the Columbia, the south end of the peninsula; WDFW publishes Long Beach dig times from it. Ocean-side times run within a few minutes of these the length of the peninsula.

What is a minus tide and why does it matter for razor clams?

A minus tide is a low tide below the MLLW datum, shown here as a negative height. The lower the tide, the more of the clam beds are exposed; WDFW schedules digs on the lowest tides, and the best digging runs from about two hours before low tide to half an hour after.