Olympia (Budd Inlet) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Olympia (Budd Inlet), using NOAA tide station Budd Inlet, Olympia Shoal.

Puget Sound Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9446807

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 9 mph)
Normal tide range (13.3 ft)

Next best time

Today 6:15 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

Low 8:19 AM

3.6 ft

Weather

48°F, Partly Sunny

Wind 7 mph S - pressure steady

Moon

Waning crescent

11% lit

Best times to fish

6:15 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 8:19 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:34 PM - 5:19 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 2:34 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed

8:19 PM - 10:44 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 9:19 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 4 times today

1:18 AM - 3:40 AMMoving water into the high tide at 2:18 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

6:15 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 8:19 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:34 PM - 5:19 PMPrimeMoving water into the high tide at 2:34 PM; Minor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed

8:19 PM - 10:44 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 9:19 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 4:49 PM 47-55°Fwind to 9 mph S

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 2:18 AM (11.5 ft) Low 8:19 AM (3.6 ft) High 2:34 PM (14.8 ft) Low 9:19 PM (1.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 3:21 AM (12.3 ft) Low 9:13 AM (4.5 ft) High 3:09 PM (14.8 ft) Low 10:00 PM (0.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 4:15 AM (13.1 ft) Low 10:03 AM (5.5 ft) High 3:40 PM (14.6 ft) Low 10:38 PM (-0.8 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 5:05 AM (13.7 ft) Low 10:50 AM (6.4 ft) High 4:10 PM (14.3 ft) Low 11:13 PM (-1.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9446807 (Budd Inlet, Olympia Shoal). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Olympia (Budd Inlet): Final day of annual Lakefair festival at Capitol Lake in Olympia, Washington; taken on July 20, 2025 from the Law Enforc — Photo: OceanLoop, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Olympia (Budd Inlet) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Budd Inlet, Olympia Shoal; the fishing area extends around it.

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Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM48°7 mphSPartly Sunny

9 AM49°7 mphSMostly Sunny

10 AM50°9 mphSPartly Sunny

11 AM51°9 mphSMostly Sunny

12 PM53°9 mphSMostly Sunny

1 PM54°8 mphSMostly Sunny

2 PM54°8 mphSPartly Sunny

3 PM55°7 mphSPartly Sunny

4 PM54°6 mphSPartly Sunny

5 PM54°5 mphSMostly Sunny

6 PM52°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM50°6 mphSMostly Cloudy

8 PM49°5 mphSMostly Cloudy

9 PM48°5 mphSMostly Cloudy

10 PM48°5 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

11 PM47°2 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

12 AM47°2 mphSCloudy

1 AM48°2 mphSCloudy

2 AM48°3 mphSCloudy

3 AM47°3 mphSCloudy

4 AM48°6 mphS59% rain

5 AM48°6 mphS52% rain

6 AM48°6 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

7 AM49°9 mphSSlight Chance Ligh

Mostly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	7:00 AM 4:49 PM	Rise 3:10 AM Set 3:09 PM	Minor 2:40 AM Major 8:12 AM Minor 2:39 PM Major 8:44 PM
Fri 6	7:01 AM 4:48 PM	Rise 4:24 AM Set 3:26 PM	Minor 3:54 AM Major 8:56 AM Minor 2:56 PM Major 9:28 PM
Sat 7	7:03 AM 4:47 PM	Rise 5:37 AM Set 3:45 PM	Minor 5:07 AM Major 9:44 AM Minor 3:15 PM Major 10:12 PM
Sun 8	7:04 AM 4:45 PM	Rise 6:50 AM Set 4:08 PM	Minor 6:20 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 3:38 PM
Mon 9	7:06 AM 4:44 PM	Rise 8:00 AM Set 4:35 PM	Minor 7:30 AM Major 11:20 AM Minor 4:05 PM
Tue 10	7:07 AM 4:43 PM	Rise 9:08 AM Set 5:10 PM	Major 11:48 PM Minor 8:38 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 4:40 PM
Wed 11	7:09 AM 4:41 PM	Rise 10:08 AM Set 5:54 PM	Major 12:36 AM Minor 9:38 AM Major 1:00 PM Minor 5:24 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Olympia (Budd Inlet)

Port Townsend to Olympia: piers, beaches and narrows across the inland sea around Seattle and Tacoma.

What's biting now (Fall): Coho and chum salmon in Puget Sound and rivers (by season); lingcod and rockfish rules vary.

Commonly caught in this area: Salmon in season, sea-run cutthroat, lingcod, flounder and squid in winter.

Also caught here: cabezon, kelp greenling, sea-run cutthroat.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

Best baits here6 fish

Salmon

Cutthroat trout

Lingcod

Flounder

Cabezon

Kelp greenling

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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