Saint Helens tide times

St. Helens, Columbia River, ORSt. Helens, Columbia RiverNOAA 9439201Tuesday, October 20 · PDTTue Oct 20Gauge offlineChange station
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Today at Saint Helens the next low tide is at 7:57 PM (0.8 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 9:15 AM.

Live gauge readings are delayed. Predicted times below are unaffected.

Predicted now
1.6 ft ↓
Falling 0.3 ft per hour
Next low
7:57 PM
In 3 h 38 min · 0.8 ft
Next high
1:14 AM
In 8 h 55 min · 2.0 ft
Tide range today
1.5 ft
Neap tides Tuesday
Live gauge readings are delayed. Predicted times are unaffected.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 4:188:36 AMLow · 0.4 ft2:31 PMHigh · 1.9 ft7:57 PMLow · 0.8 ft
Tide chart for Saint Helens, today. Low 0.4 ft at 8:36 AM, high 1.9 ft at 2:31 PM, low 0.8 ft at 7:57 PM.

Predicted tide height at St. Helens, Columbia River for Tuesday, October 20, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low8:36 AM0.4 ft
  • High2:31 PM1.9 ft
  • Low7:57 PM0.8 ft
Tide times for Saint Helens
TideTimeHeight
Low8:36 AM0.4 ft
High2:31 PM1.9 ft
Low7:57 PM0.8 ft
Sunrise
7:35 AM
First light 7:05
Sunset
6:18 PM
Last light 6:48
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
1.5 ft
Mean 2.5 ft

Best windows today

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

    Today's best window (7:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 8:36 AM low. Second window 6:00 to 7:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    Next: Wed 7:00 to 11:00 AM
    Earlier today: 7:00 to 10:00 AM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 10:00 AM) has passed.

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

    Today's best window (11:00 AM to 12:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 3:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 3:00 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 ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20L8:36a0.4H2:31p1.9L7:57p0.81.5
WedOct 21H1:14a2.0L9:15a0.2H3:03p2.1L9:12p0.61.9
ThuOct 22H2:22a2.0L9:50a0.1H3:27p2.3L10:13p0.42.2
FriOct 23H3:14a2.1L10:23a0.0H3:51p2.5L11:08p0.22.5
SatOct 24H3:59a2.1L10:54a0.1H4:17p2.82.8
SunOct 25L12:00a0.1H4:42a2.1L11:26a0.1H4:47p3.13.0
MonOct 26L12:51a0.1H5:24a2.0L11:59a0.3H5:20p3.43.3 spring tide

Spring tides Monday. Lows drop to 0.0 ft, the best low-water days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 9439201.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
45.865° N, 122.797° W
Time zone
Pacific, UTC−7
Station ID
NOAA 9439201

About the tides at Saint Helens

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. The average range is about 2.5 ft. Spring tides add a little more at both ends. That is smaller than most Oregon stations on this site. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 3.2 ft. The next spring tides peak on October 27, with a range of 3.4 ft. Neap tides follow today, when the range shrinks to 1.5 ft. In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide here is 4.0 ft on December 23, and the lowest is −0.7 ft on September 1.

St. Helens, Columbia River is a NOAA water level station with a live gauge, updated every 6 minutes. Predictions come from the station's own tide records. It was established in 1877. The nearest other station is Multnomah Channel, 4 mi away, where high tide comes about 22 min later.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.