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Today in Queets there are high tides at 2:42 am (7.9 ft) and 2:00 pm (10.2 ft) and low tides at 7:53 am and 8:48 pm. Tide coefficient 90. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 8:48 pm. The sun rises at 7:56 am and sets at 6:06 pm: 10 h 10 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 7:26 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:01 am to 4:01 am and from 2:33 pm to 4:33 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is moderate, with 7.2 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph). Light drizzle, 51 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Queets today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: high
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 2:00–3:30 am Also 7:20–8:40 am and 1:00–3:00 pm
  • High tide at 2:42 am, coefficient 90
  • Major period 2:01–4:01 am
  • Falling pressure (−0.14 inHg in 24 h), light onshore wind (9 mph) and 6.4 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 90 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 2:00 am to 3:30 am, combines the 2:42 am high tide, a major period, falling pressure and a light onshore breeze. Also good from 7:20 am to 8:40 am, with the 7:53 am low tide and sunrise. Also good from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, with the 2:00 pm high tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze.

Species with the most records nearby: coho salmon, lingcod, black rockfish and market squid. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Queets

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Mostly sunny
  • Offshore breeze (7 mph)
  • Feels like 49 °F: chilly for the beach
  • 40% chance of rain
  • Dangerous for swimming: 7.2 ft waves every 9 s; high rip current risk
  • Water at 54 °F (very cold)

Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Dangerous · 7.2 ft

    7.2 ft waves every 9 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 54 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15

    Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 7 mph

    Offshore breeze (7 mph).

  • Tide & sand 8:48 pm

    Low tide at 7:53 am and 8:48 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 2:42 am and 2:00 pm.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Queets

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Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Washington (Washington State Department of Ecology).

Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap

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Tides

Tides in Queets

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 2:42 am 7.9 ft · coef. 90
  • ▼ Low tide 7:53 am 3.0 ft
  • ▲ High tide 2:00 pm 10.2 ft · coef. 88

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 5 h 1 min to low tide at 8:48 pm.

Tide coefficient 90 for the 2:42 am high tide and 88 for the 2:00 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 11.8 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 24 (11.1 ft) and the lowest, on June 16 (-3.1 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 92, 11.9 ft range). The smallest, from October 18 to 19 (coefficient 37, 5.7 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Wed 28 7:56 am · 6:06 pm High tide 2:42 am · 7.9 ft Low tide 7:53 am · 3.0 ft High tide 2:00 pm · 10.2 ft Low tide 8:48 pm · -1.6 ft Coef. 90 91% Major periods 2:01 am · 2:33 pm High
Thu 29 7:57 am · 6:04 pm High tide 3:35 am · 7.7 ft Low tide 8:38 am · 3.4 ft High tide 2:45 pm · 9.9 ft Low tide 9:39 pm · -1.3 ft Coef. 85 83% Major periods 3:05 am · 3:37 pm High
Fri 30 7:59 am · 6:03 pm High tide 4:32 am · 7.4 ft Low tide 9:30 am · 3.8 ft High tide 3:38 pm · 9.4 ft Low tide 10:35 pm · -0.7 ft Coef. 77 73% Major periods 4:09 am · 4:41 pm Medium
Sat 31 8:00 am · 6:01 pm High tide 5:35 am · 7.2 ft Low tide 10:35 am · 4.1 ft High tide 4:41 pm · 8.8 ft Low tide 11:37 pm · -0.1 ft Coef. 68 62% Major periods 5:11 am · 5:40 pm Medium
Sun 1 7:02 am · 5:00 pm High tide 5:42 am · 7.2 ft Low tide 10:54 am · 4.2 ft High tide 4:54 pm · 8.2 ft Low tide 11:43 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 60 Last quarter Major periods 5:08 am · 5:35 pm Medium
Mon 2 7:03 am · 4:58 pm High tide 6:51 am · 7.5 ft Low tide 12:22 pm · 3.9 ft High tide 6:16 pm · 7.7 ft — Coef. 58 39% Major periods 6:01 am · 6:25 pm Medium
Tue 3 7:05 am · 4:57 pm Low tide 12:50 am · 1.0 ft High tide 7:50 am · 7.9 ft Low tide 1:43 pm · 3.1 ft High tide 7:39 pm · 7.5 ft Coef. 63 29% Major periods 6:49 am · 7:12 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Queets has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Destruction Island (NOAA), 11 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Toke Point reference station with the official corrections.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Queets

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · gentle breeze, Beaufort 3
Waves 7.2 ft · 9.3 s from the west (281°)
Swell 7.0 ft · 7.6 s from the west-northwest
Current 0.3 mph toward the NW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common3.6 ft
  • Significant7.2 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest14 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 14 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 14 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 6 mph SSW · gusts 8
Offshore (8.3 mi WSW)Offshore 9 mph SW · gusts 12

Cross-onshore wind. The coast faces west and the wind comes in from the sea at an angle: a bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

Cross-onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Monday 2: 8.1 ft with a period of 15 s, from the west (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now53.8 °F
Today 53.6–53.8 °F air: 44 / 51 °F
Satellite (yesterday) 55.6 °F measured 1.3 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 52.2 °F by Tuesday 3.

Water about normal for late October.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:47 pm (local time).

Nearest marine station

Destruction Island, WA Station DESW1 · 12 mi NW of here Measured at 3:00 pm, 47 min ago
Wind 13 mph — · gusts 16
Pressure 29.95 inHg

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station DESW1, NOAA National Data Buoy Center (public domain).

Surf

Surf in Queets today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Good
6
Good · 6 out of 10 8:00–10:00 am 4.2–6.5 ft Also 12:00–1:00 pm and 6:00–6:38 pm
  • 4.2–6.5 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 6.5 ft swell at 6 s from the west, short: weak, messy waves
  • Almost no wind (3 mph): glassy water
  • Rising tide (high tide at 2:00 pm)
Surf at the shore 4.2–6.5 ft average – sets
Swell 6.5 ft 6 s · W · 305 kJ
Wind 3 mph NW · calm
Water and wetsuit 53.6 °F 5/4 fullsuit + booties
  • Light: First light 7:24 am · sunrise 7:56 am · sunset 6:06 pm · last light 6:38 pm
  • Tide: high 2:42 am (7.9 ft), low 7:53 am (3.0 ft), high 2:00 pm (10.2 ft) and low 8:48 pm (-1.6 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 53.6 °F: a 5/4 fullsuit with booties (and a hood if it’s windy).
  • Energy: 305 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 8:00 am to 10:00 am, has a good size and glassy water, though with a short-period swell. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm can also work, with a good size and glassy water, though with a short-period swell. 6:00 pm to 6:38 pm can also work, with a good size and light offshore wind, though with a short-period swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Queets today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
3
Fair day · 3 out of 10 12:50–2:50 pm Also 8:00–8:40 am
  • Slack water around high tide (2:00 pm): little current from 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm
  • 7.1 ft swell at 8 s from the west: strong surge on the bottom
  • Light onshore wind (6 mph)
  • 0.2 mph current toward the north-northwest, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 7.1 ft 8 s · from the W
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 53.6 °F 7 mm semi-dry suit
Current 0.2 mph toward the NNW
  • Slack water today: high tide 2:42 am (2:10–3:10 am), low tide 7:53 am (7:30–8:20 am), high tide 2:00 pm (1:30–2:20 pm) and low tide 8:48 pm (8:30–9:10 pm)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 7.0 ft at 7 s) and rain (1.76 in) over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 53.6 °F: a 7 mm semi-dry suit, with hood, gloves and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:38 pm. Waning gibbous (91%), rising at 7:26 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 12:50 pm to 2:50 pm, combines slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with a big swell. Also worth a look from 8:00 am to 8:40 am, with slack water at low tide, light wind and weak current, though with a big swell.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Queets.

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Weather

Weather in Queets

14-day weather

Now in Queets

Now 51 °F Light drizzle · feels like 47 °F · 44 / 51 °F
Low / high
44 / 51 °F
Rain
0.06 in · 74%
Clouds
45%
Humidity
76%
Dew pointDew point
44 °F
Visibility
13 mi
UV indexUV
1 · low
Air qualityAir
Good · 37
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.06 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Heavy drizzleLight rainDrizzleLight drizzleLight drizzleLight drizzleLight drizzleHeavy drizzle
Temperature 48°47°48°47°51°51°46°46°
Wind (mph) 8 WNW9 SW6 WNW7 SE1 SSW5 S8 SE7 SSE
Gusts 1614197661313
Waves 5.8 ft6.4 ft6.8 ft7.0 ft7.2 ft7.2 ft7.1 ft7.0 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.06 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 3:00 pm 51° 5 S 7.2 ft
  • 6:00 pm 46° 8 SE 7.1 ft
  • 9:00 pm 46° 7 SSE 7.0 ft
  • 12:00 am 44° 8 SSE 6.7 ft
  • 3:00 am 43° 10 ESE 6.4 ft
  • 6:00 am 43° 11 SE 6.0 ft
  • 9:00 am 45° 7 SE 5.7 ft
  • 12:00 pm 49° 6 ESE 5.4 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 28 Light rain 44 / 51 °F 10 mph S 7.2 ft 2:42 am · 2:00 pm
Thu 29 Drizzle 42 / 50 °F 11 mph SE 6.7 ft 3:35 am · 2:45 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 40 / 51 °F 7 mph ESE 4.1 ft 4:32 am · 3:38 pm
Sat 31 Overcast 41 / 53 °F 7 mph ESE 3.5 ft 5:35 am · 4:41 pm
Sun 1 Overcast 39 / 53 °F 3 mph SE 6.1 ft 5:42 am · 4:54 pm
Mon 2 Overcast 42 / 55 °F 3 mph ESE 8.1 ft 6:51 am · 6:16 pm
Tue 3 Mainly clear 43 / 55 °F 2 mph ESE 7.8 ft 7:50 am · 7:39 pm
Wed 4 Overcast 42 / 55 °F 2 mph SE 6.0 ft 8:39 am · 8:52 pm
Thu 5 Drizzle 44 / 53 °F 3 mph SE 9.3 ft 9:20 am · 9:55 pm
Fri 6 Drizzle 46 / 53 °F 4 mph SE 11 ft 9:57 am · 10:50 pm
Sat 7 Light rain 46 / 53 °F 5 mph SE 12 ft 10:31 am · 11:39 pm
Sun 8 Light rain 47 / 57 °F 11 mph SE 12 ft 11:04 am
Mon 9 Light rain 53 / 60 °F 16 mph SE 12 ft 12:23 am · 11:36 am
Tue 10 Overcast 58 / 66 °F 13 mph SE 13 ft 1:04 am · 12:07 pm
  • Thu 29 Drizzle 42° / 50° 6.7 ft
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 40° / 51° 4.1 ft
  • Sat 31 Overcast 41° / 53° 3.5 ft
  • Sun 1 Overcast 39° / 53° 6.1 ft
  • Mon 2 Overcast 42° / 55° 8.1 ft
  • Tue 3 Mainly clear 43° / 55° 7.8 ft
  • Wed 4 Overcast 42° / 55° 6.0 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain on Saturday 31. See the models →
  • Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and normal rain. See the outlook →
  • Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−5.8 °F; normal high: 57 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:47 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Queets

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:56 am in the ESE (109°)ESE
Sets 6:06 pm in the WSW (251°)WSW
  • First light 6:48 am
  • Full dark 7:14 pm
  • Civil dawn 7:24 am
  • Civil dusk 6:38 pm
  • Solar noon 1:01 pm (29° high)
  • Daylight 10 h 10 min (−3 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 pm
  • Full dark 7:14 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:56–8:40 am
Evening golden hour5:22–6:06 pm
Queets

Today the sun is 92,351,432 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Queets

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 91% 91% illuminated · 18.1 days old New moon on Sun, Nov 8 · 11:03 pm
Rises 7:26 pm in the NE (47°)NE
Sets 12:47 pm tomorrow · in the NW (313°) · set at 11:36 am
Transit 3:01 am overhead
Visible 17 h 21 min from 7:26 pm to 12:47 pm

Today the moon is 226,426 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: high
  • 2:01–4:01 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:33–4:33 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 11:06 am–12:06 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 6:56–7:56 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 12:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
  • New moon Sun, Nov 8 · 11:03 pmNov 8 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 3:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 6:54 amNov 24 in 27 days

Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Queets

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 0.45 mi from shore and 33 ft at 0.95 mi.

From the shoreline (1.1 mi from Queets) out to sea, heading west.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.45 mi
  • 33 ft deep0.95 mi
  • 66 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.45 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 0.95 mi. For dives deeper than 33 ft, go by boat.

Source: NOAA U.S. Coastal Relief Model (public domain), cells of about 300 ft; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

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Queets at a glance

  • Town or city of about 174 people. Coordinates: 47.540° N, 124.332° W.
  • It is 93 mi west of Seattle, the main place in Washington. The sun rises 8 min later and sets 8 min later than in Seattle.
  • The nearest tide station, Destruction Island, is 11 mi to the northwest.
  • Its coast faces west.

Questions about QueetsQuestions

What time is high tide today in Queets?

Today in Queets there are high tides at 2:42 am (7.9 ft) and 2:00 pm (10.2 ft) and low tides at 7:53 am and 8:48 pm. Tide coefficient 90.

What time is sunset today in Queets?

At 6:06 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:38 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Queets?

At 7:57 am. First light comes at 6:49 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Sun, Nov 8 · 11:03 pm.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 2:01–4:01 am, Minor 11:06 am–12:06 pm, Major 2:33–4:33 pm, Minor 6:56–7:56 pm. Today's activity is high.

What's the weather like today in Queets?

Light rain, from 44 °F to 51 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph) and a 74% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Queets?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 7.2 ft waves with a period of 9.3 s from the west. The water is 53.8 °F.

When is the best time to visit Queets?

The best time to visit Queets is from July to August: highs of 68 °F to 69 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: NOAA station Destruction Island (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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