Edmonds, WA
Today
2026-07-11 · range 13.2 ft · waning crescent · today
Tide curve for 2026-07-11 at EDMONDS — 2 highs, 2 lows Night — dark until sunrise 5:23a. Low light, usually the calmest water; bioluminescence lives here. Night — dark after sunset 9:08p. Low light, usually the calmest water; bioluminescence lives here. 0 4 8 12a 3a 6a 9a 12p 3p 6p 9p 0 ft · minus below Slack water — the current eases for about 157 min around 11:03a. The calmest, safest window to be on the water (from the current station). Slack water — the current eases for about 225 min around 5:15p. The calmest, safest window to be on the water (from the current station). now 1:13 am ▲ 10.9 ft 8:45 am ▼ -2.3 ft · minus 4:53 pm ▲ 10.2 ft 9:15 pm ▼ 8.4 ft slack ~157m slack ~225m
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Slack from current station PUG1503 (predicted)

Weather across the whole day, lined up with the tide — temperature line is solid where observed, dashed ahead (NWS forecast). Wind arrows point downwind (mph).

Sat, Jul 11 · waning crescent
↗ Rising to a 10.2 ft high
High at 4:53 pm, then low 8.4 ft at 9:15 pm · next slack 5:15 pm
56.2°F
water
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wind · none
0.2 kt
current · slack
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conditions · no wind

A year in the water

cool things worth being here for
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Herring / forage-fish spawn
Gray whales passing through
Spring plankton bloom
Minus-tide beach mornings ● now
Crabbing — Dungeness & red rock ● in window
Salmon runs ● now
Moon jelly blooms ● now
Bioluminescence
Late-summer plankton bloom
Perseid meteor shower
Humpback whales
Squid runs at the pier
King tides
Geminid meteor shower
wildlifeplanktontidesregulationsphenomenasky
Minus-tide beach morningshappening now

Late spring through mid-summer brings the year's big daytime minus tides — the water pulls way back and the beach opens up. The best mornings for tidepooling, moon snails, sand dollars, and a long flat walk out.

Best: biggest daytime low tides, late morning to midday

In the water now

Crabbing — Dungeness & red rock

Edmonds sits right on the Marine Area 9/10 boundary (Edwards Point): the town and its beaches — Brackett's Landing, the ferry, the fishing pier, Marina Beach — read as Area 10 (Seattle-Bremerton), with Area 9 waters just to the north. Confirm your exact spot's area and its current open days, size, and limits with WDFW before you go — they change every year and mid-season.

NON-AUTHORITATIVE — this app does not track open days, size, limits, or area boundaries. Check current WDFW rules for your marine area before you go.

source · verified 2026-07-11 · not authoritative
Salmon runs

Puget Sound salmon move through the Sound in summer and fall (pink salmon return in odd-numbered years). Notable this time of year, not fishing advice.

source · verified 2026-07-09 · not authoritative
Minus-tide beach mornings

Late spring through mid-summer brings the year's big daytime minus tides — the water pulls way back and the beach opens up. The best mornings for tidepooling, moon snails, sand dollars, and a long flat walk out.

source · verified 2026-07-09 · not authoritative
Moon jelly blooms

Late summer packs the shallows and the marina with drifting smacks of moon jellies — pale, pulsing, and harmless. Easy to spot from a dock, and mesmerizing when the low sun catches them.

source · verified 2026-07-10 · not authoritative

Coming soon: Bioluminescence, Late-summer plankton bloom

Seasonal notes are informational only. Not legal, safety, or fishing advice. Verify crabbing and shellfish regulations with WDFW before you go. Tides: predicted (harmonic), NOAA CO-OPS 9447427. Water & wind observations from the ORCA Point Wells mooring, University of Washington NWEM, enabled by NANOOS and the Washington Ocean Acidification Center. Wind climatology from ORCA Point Wells hourly history. Current speed is PREDICTED (harmonic) at NOAA station PUG1503, ~2.9 mi west, at a subsurface bin — treat it as a nearby estimate, not a surface measurement at Edmonds. Air-temp and wind forecast from NWS for the Edmonds waterfront.