Nanaimo Harbour tide times

Nanaimo Harbour, BCNanaimo HarbourCHS 07917Tuesday, October 20 · PDTTue Oct 20Live gauge · 25 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Nanaimo Harbour the next low tide is at 9:35 PM (2.83 m). Tomorrow's first low is at 8:23 AM.

Right now
4.24 m ↓
Falling 0.21 m per hour
Next low
9:35 PM
In 5 h 10 min · 2.83 m
Next high
2:02 AM
In 9 h 37 min · 3.28 m
Gauge vs forecast
+0.07 m
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.07 m above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above chart datum
1 m2 m3 m4 mNOW 4:2412:01 AMHigh · 3.22 m7:17 AMLow · 1.83 m3:00 PMHigh · 4.25 m9:35 PMLow · 2.83 m
Tide chart for Nanaimo Harbour, today. High 3.22 m at 12:01 AM, low 1.83 m at 7:17 AM, high 4.25 m at 3:00 PM, low 2.83 m at 9:35 PM. Measured water level is 0.07 m above the prediction.

Blue shows the CHS prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in metres above chart datum.

Today's tides

m above chart datum
  • High12:01 AM3.22 m
  • Low7:17 AM1.83 m
  • High3:00 PM4.25 m
  • Low9:35 PM2.83 m
Tide times for Nanaimo Harbour
TideTimeHeight
High12:01 AM3.22 m
Low7:17 AM1.83 m
High3:00 PM4.25 m
Low9:35 PM2.83 m
Sunrise
7:45 AM
First light 7:13
Sunset
6:17 PM
Last light 6:50
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
2.43 m
Mean 2.10 m

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    5:00 to 7:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 3:00 PM high. Second window 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Earlier today: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Today's best window (10:00 AM to 12:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Enough water all day

    Lowest is 1.83 m at 7:17 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in m
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, m
TodayTue 20H12:01a3.22L7:17a1.83H3:00p4.25L9:35p2.832.43
WedOct 21H2:02a3.28L8:23a1.94H3:32p4.26L10:03p2.532.33
ThuOct 22H3:19a3.48L9:19a2.05H3:58p4.27L10:30p2.172.23
FriOct 23H4:20a3.73L10:08a2.20H4:21p4.30L10:58p1.762.54
SatOct 24H5:14a3.99L10:52a2.41H4:43p4.34L11:29p1.323.03
SunOct 25H6:05a4.24L11:34a2.67H5:07p4.411.74
MonOct 26L12:02a0.89H6:56a4.45L12:17p2.95H5:33p4.463.57

Neap tides Sunday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

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Currents

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Station details

Datum
Chart datum
Predictions
CHS
Live gauge
Yes
Coordinates
49.163° N, 123.924° W
Time zone
Pacific, UTC−7
Station ID
CHS 07917

About the tides at Nanaimo Harbour

This is a mixed-tide station. Some days bring a deep low and a shallow low, and a few days have only one of each. With a mean range of about 2.10 m, the shoreline here changes a lot between high and low water. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 4.49 m, comes on October 29, and the smallest, 1.74 m, on Sunday.

Nanaimo Harbour is a CHS station with a live water level gauge. Predictions come from the station's own tidal analysis. It was established in 1997. The nearest other station is Harmac, 6.2 km away. Heights are measured from chart datum, which in most Canadian tidal waters is set near the lowest normal tide. That is why lows here rarely go below zero.

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Tide predictions and water levels from the Canadian Hydrographic Service. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.