Saint Helens tide times

St. Helens, Columbia River, ORSt. Helens, Columbia RiverNOAA 9439201Sunday, October 11 · PDTSun Oct 11Live gauge · 9 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Saint Helens the next low tide is at 12:44 PM (−0.1 ft) and the next high tide is at 5:52 PM (2.9 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 1:54 AM. The water is running 0.4 ft above the forecast right now.

Right now
1.6 ft ↓
Falling 0.4 ft per hour
Next low
12:44 PM
In 4 h 05 min · −0.1 ft
Next high
5:52 PM
In 9 h 13 min · 2.9 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.4 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.4 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
−2 ft0 ft2 ftNOW 8:391:06 AMLow · −0.1 ft5:46 AMHigh · 1.9 ft12:44 PMLow · −0.1 ft5:52 PMHigh · 2.9 ft
Tide chart for Saint Helens, today. Low −0.1 ft at 1:06 AM, high 1.9 ft at 5:46 AM, low −0.1 ft at 12:44 PM, high 2.9 ft at 5:52 PM. Measured water level is 0.4 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • Low1:06 AM−0.1 ft
  • High5:46 AM1.9 ft
  • Low12:44 PM−0.1 ft
  • High5:52 PM2.9 ft
Tide times for Saint Helens
TideTimeHeight
Low1:06 AM−0.1 ft
High5:46 AM1.9 ft
Low12:44 PM−0.1 ft
High5:52 PM2.9 ft
Sunrise
7:23 AM
First light 6:53
Sunset
6:34 PM
Last light 7:04
Moon
2%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
2.9 ft
Mean 2.5 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 7:00 PM

    Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 1:54 AM low.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

    A minus tide, −0.1 ft at 12:44 PM. Rare ground is uncovered, go early.

  • Surfing
    3:00 to 4:00 PM

    Mid tide from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 8:00 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
TodaySun 11L1:06a−0.1H5:46a1.9L12:44p−0.1H5:52p2.92.9 spring tide
MonOct 12L1:54a0.0H6:28a1.8L1:10p0.1H6:22p2.92.9 spring tide
TueOct 13L2:39a0.1H7:12a1.7L1:31p0.4H6:52p3.02.9 spring tide
WedOct 14L3:24a0.3H8:00a1.6L1:55p0.5H7:24p3.02.7
ThuOct 15L4:10a0.4H8:54a1.6L2:28p0.7H7:58p2.92.4
FriOct 16L4:58a0.6H10:05a1.5L3:11p0.8H8:38p2.72.1
SatOct 17L5:53a0.7H11:42a1.6L4:04p0.9H9:25p2.51.8

Spring tides Sunday to Tuesday. Lows drop to −0.1 ft, the best shelling 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. 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 12 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.