2012 tide table and solunar charts for Seattle for planning your fishing expedition
Tide tables and solunar tables for sport fishers in Seattle. Find out the forecast for high tides and low tides before setting out to fish, and other fishing-related data such as the lunar phase, tidal coefficient, sun and moon rising and setting times, hours of maximum fish activity, weather conditions in Seattle ...
We want you to enjoy to the max a well-planned fishing expedition! Good luck!
Tide Chart: high tides and low tides in Seattle
today 
Today Wednesday, 30th of May of 2012, the sun will rise in Seattle at 5:16 am and sunset will be at 8:58 pm. Today we begin the day with the moon already visible in the sky, so first we will see the moonset, which will take place at 2:06 am at 264º west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east (100º) at 3:24 pm.
In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 12:31 am and the next high tide will be at 1:29 pm. The first low tide will be at 7:26 am and the next low tide at 6:50 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 68 (average). The tide heights today are 11.5 ft, 2.3 ft, 8.0 ft and 4.2 ft. We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Seattle which is of 13.2 ft and a minimum height of -3.8 ft.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous. Today we will have 15 hours and 42 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 1:07 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 10 hours and 42 minutes.
Solunar chart for Seattle
today
The solunar fishing calendar in Seattle tells us that today is a bad day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is low, however, this is just a chance so we encourage you to take your rod and try it during solunar periods. Please, read more about solunar tables. The best times of day for fishing are:
 from 2:06 am to 3:06 am, low activity minor period (moonset) from 8:45 am to 10:45 am, average activity  Major period (moon down) from 3:24 pm to 4:24 pm, low activity minor period (moonrise) from 8:59 pm to 10:59 pm, average activity Major period (moon up) |
Tide timetable for Seattle
May 2012
Tide timetable for Seattle. The times are generated in local time in Washington and the daylight saving time change is calculated automatically, so you don't need to add or subtract anything. You will also have the lunar phase, sunrise and sunset times, the tidal coefficient and the average fish activity forecast for each day according to the solunar tables:
[ 0 low activity ] , [ 
average activity ] , [ high activity ] , [ very high activity ]
NOTE: The times reflected in the tide table for Seattle are tide forecasts only valid as references for sport fishing. They shouldn't be used as a guide for navigation. The heights are expressed in feet referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
MLLW is the average of the lower low water height of each tidal day observed over the official time segment over which tide observations are taken and reduced to obtain mean value (Tidal Datum Epoch).
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Local time
UTC -7 Summer Time
Start of summer time UTC-7
March 11, 2012 at 2:00 am ► 3:00 am
End of summer time UTC-8
November 4, 2012 at 2:00 am ► 1:00 am
There are 158 days left until the clocks change
Local Time (LST / LDT)All the times are generated in local time in Washington. The daylight saving time change has also been borne in mind for your convenience.
Tidal coefficient
coefficient |
Tides
| 12:31 am | high tide | ( 11.5 ft. ) | ||
| 7:26 am | low tide | ( 2.3 ft. ) | ||
| 1:29 pm | high tide | ( 8.0 ft. ) | ||
| 6:50 pm | low tide | ( 4.2 ft. ) |
Solunar activity
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Activity of the day LOW |
Major periods
from 8:45 am to 10:45 am and from 8:59 pm to 10:59 pm.
minor periods
from 2:06 am to 3:06 am and from 3:24 pm to 4:24 pm.
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous Moon age: 9 days Light: 63 % |
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| Northern Hemisphere |
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Full Moon (5 days) June 4, 2012 at 4:12 am Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Last Quarter Moon (12 days) June 11, 2012 at 3:41 am |
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New Moon (20 days) June 19, 2012 at 8:02 am |
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First Quarter Moon (27 days) June 26, 2012 at 8:30 pm |
Weather
Temperature
Wind
Pressure
Humidity
Rising and setting of the moon
| Moonrise | 3:24 pm |
| Lunar transit | 8:59 pm |
| Moonset | 2:06 am |
| Duration of the moon | 10 h 42 m |
Rising and setting of the sun
| Sunrise | 5:16 am |
| Transit | 1:07 pm |
| Sunset | 8:58 pm |
| Duration of the sun | 15 h 42 m |
Astronomical observation
Earth - Sun |
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Earth - Moon |
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