Seattle (Elliott Bay) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Seattle (Elliott Bay), using NOAA tide station SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay.

Puget Sound Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9447130

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 10 mph)
Normal tide range (10.2 ft)

Next best time

Today 6:14 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

High 1:56 PM

11.7 ft

Weather

50°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 mph S - pressure steady

Water temp

54°F

NOAA Tacoma (23.5 mi), 9 min ago

Best times to fish

6:14 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:26 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:37 PM - 5:16 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed

7:43 PM - 10:40 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:43 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 6 times today

12:57 AM - 2:27 AMMoving water into the high tide at 1:57 AM

2:38 AM - 3:38 AMMinor solunar period (moonrise)

6:14 AM - 10:08 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:26 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

12:56 PM - 2:26 PMMoving water into the high tide at 1:56 PM

2:37 PM - 5:16 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed

7:43 PM - 10:40 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:43 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 4:46 PM 50-56°Fwind to 10 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 1:57 AM (8.7 ft) Low 7:26 AM (3.4 ft) High 1:56 PM (11.7 ft) Low 8:43 PM (1.5 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 3:07 AM (9.5 ft) Low 8:24 AM (4.4 ft) High 2:24 PM (11.6 ft) Low 9:16 PM (0.3 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 4:05 AM (10.3 ft) Low 9:17 AM (5.3 ft) High 2:50 PM (11.4 ft) Low 9:46 PM (-0.7 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 4:56 AM (10.9 ft) Low 10:06 AM (6.2 ft) High 3:15 PM (11.1 ft) Low 10:16 PM (-1.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9447130 (SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Seattle (Elliott Bay): Seattle Ferry cell phone pic — Photo: nick hoke, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped

Satellite view of Seattle (Elliott Bay) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 54°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Salmon 45-58°F
Cutthroat trout 48-62°F
Lingcod 44-55°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Flounder likes 58°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

8 AM50°6 mphSMostly Sunny

9 AM50°7 mphSMostly Sunny

10 AM51°9 mphSMostly Sunny

11 AM52°10 mphSMostly Sunny

12 PM54°9 mphSMostly Sunny

1 PM55°8 mphSPartly Sunny

2 PM55°7 mphSPartly Sunny

3 PM56°7 mphSMostly Cloudy

4 PM55°5 mphSPartly Sunny

5 PM55°5 mphSSEMostly Sunny

6 PM55°6 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

7 PM53°6 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

8 PM53°6 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

9 PM52°6 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

10 PM52°7 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

11 PM52°5 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

12 AM51°5 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

1 AM51°5 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

2 AM51°5 mphSSECloudy

3 AM50°5 mphSSECloudy

4 AM51°6 mphSSE40% rain

5 AM51°6 mphSSE40% rain

6 AM51°6 mphSSESlight Chance Ligh

7 AM51°7 mphSSECloudy

Partly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:59 AM 4:46 PM	Rise 3:08 AM Set 3:07 PM	Minor 2:38 AM Major 8:08 AM Minor 2:37 PM Major 8:40 PM
Fri 6	7:00 AM 4:45 PM	Rise 4:22 AM Set 3:23 PM	Minor 3:52 AM Major 8:56 AM Minor 2:53 PM Major 9:24 PM
Sat 7	7:02 AM 4:43 PM	Rise 5:36 AM Set 3:42 PM	Minor 5:06 AM Major 9:40 AM Minor 3:12 PM Major 10:12 PM
Sun 8	7:03 AM 4:42 PM	Rise 6:49 AM Set 4:03 PM	Minor 6:19 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 3:33 PM Major 10:56 PM
Mon 9	7:05 AM 4:40 PM	Rise 8:00 AM Set 4:30 PM	Minor 7:30 AM Major 11:16 AM Minor 4:00 PM
Tue 10	7:07 AM 4:39 PM	Rise 9:08 AM Set 5:05 PM	Major 11:44 PM Minor 8:38 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 4:35 PM
Wed 11	7:08 AM 4:38 PM	Rise 10:09 AM Set 5:49 PM	Major 12:36 AM Minor 9:39 AM Major 1:00 PM Minor 5:19 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 Seattle (Elliott Bay)

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.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

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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Nearby spots

Bremerton 14 miGood Edmonds 15 miGood Tacoma (Commencement Bay) 23 miGood Tacoma Narrows 25 miGood Everett 27 miGood Port Townsend 40 miFair