Tacoma (Commencement Bay) fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Tacoma (Commencement Bay), using NOAA tide station Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway.

Puget Sound Updated 8:08 AM PST, Nov 5 NOAA station 9446484

WashingtonPacific Northwest

Bite outlook today Estimate

Good

Light wind (up to 9 mph)
Normal tide range (10.7 ft)

Next best time

Today 6:13 AM

Prime: Dawn + Tide change + Major moon period

Next tide

High 2:02 PM

12.1 ft

Weather

48°F, Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 mph SSW - pressure steady

Water temp

54°F

NOAA Tacoma, 9 min ago

Best times to fish

6:13 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:31 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

2:37 PM - 5:17 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed

7:44 PM - 10:40 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:44 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 6 times today

12:54 AM - 2:24 AMMoving water into the high tide at 1:54 AM

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

6:13 AM - 10:12 AMPrimeDawn - low light, fish move shallow; Moving water into the low tide at 7:31 AM; Major solunar period (moon overhead)

1:02 PM - 2:32 PMMoving water into the high tide at 2:02 PM

2:37 PM - 5:17 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Dusk - the evening feed

7:44 PM - 10:40 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:44 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 4:47 PM 46-59°Fwind to 9 mph SSW

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 1:54 AM (9.2 ft) Low 7:31 AM (3.3 ft) High 2:02 PM (12.1 ft) Low 8:44 PM (1.4 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 3:02 AM (10.0 ft) Low 8:28 AM (4.3 ft) High 2:30 PM (12.0 ft) Low 9:18 PM (0.2 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 4:00 AM (10.8 ft) Low 9:20 AM (5.3 ft) High 2:56 PM (11.9 ft) Low 9:50 PM (-0.7 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 4:50 AM (11.4 ft) Low 10:09 AM (6.2 ft) High 3:22 PM (11.6 ft) Low 10:20 PM (-1.3 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 9446484 (Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Tacoma (Commencement Bay): Aerial photo of Tacoma, Washington — Photo: Spicypepper999, Wikimedia Commons, CC0, cropped

Satellite view of Tacoma (Commencement Bay) from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway; the fishing area extends around it.

Google Maps Directions

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 AM48°6 mphSSWMostly Sunny

9 AM50°6 mphSSWMostly Sunny

10 AM51°9 mphSSWMostly Sunny

11 AM53°9 mphSSWMostly Sunny

12 PM56°9 mphSSWMostly Sunny

1 PM57°7 mphSSWMostly Sunny

2 PM57°7 mphSSWPartly Sunny

3 PM59°7 mphSSWPartly Sunny

4 PM57°5 mphSSWPartly Sunny

5 PM54°5 mphSSWPartly Sunny

6 PM52°5 mphSSWMostly Cloudy

7 PM50°3 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

8 PM49°2 mphSEMostly Cloudy

9 PM48°2 mphSEMostly Cloudy

10 PM47°2 mphSEMostly Cloudy

11 PM46°2 mphSEMostly Cloudy

12 AM46°2 mphSSEMostly Cloudy

1 AM46°2 mphSSECloudy

2 AM46°1 mphSECloudy

3 AM45°1 mphSSECloudy

4 AM47°2 mphSSE40% rain

5 AM47°2 mphSSE37% rain

6 AM47°2 mphSSESlight Chance Ligh

7 AM48°3 mphSCloudy

Mostly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
11% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:58 AM 4:47 PM	Rise 3:08 AM Set 3:07 PM	Minor 2:38 AM Major 8:12 AM Minor 2:37 PM Major 8:40 PM
Fri 6	7:00 AM 4:46 PM	Rise 4:22 AM Set 3:24 PM	Minor 3:52 AM Major 8:56 AM Minor 2:54 PM Major 9:24 PM
Sat 7	7:01 AM 4:44 PM	Rise 5:36 AM Set 3:43 PM	Minor 5:06 AM Major 9:40 AM Minor 3:13 PM Major 10:12 PM
Sun 8	7:03 AM 4:43 PM	Rise 6:48 AM Set 4:05 PM	Minor 6:18 AM Major 10:28 AM Minor 3:35 PM Major 10:56 PM
Mon 9	7:04 AM 4:42 PM	Rise 7:59 AM Set 4:32 PM	Minor 7:29 AM Major 11:16 AM Minor 4:02 PM
Tue 10	7:06 AM 4:40 PM	Rise 9:06 AM Set 5:07 PM	Major 11:44 PM Minor 8:36 AM Major 12:08 PM Minor 4:37 PM
Wed 11	7:07 AM 4:39 PM	Rise 10:07 AM Set 5:51 PM	Major 12:36 AM Minor 9:37 AM Major 1:00 PM Minor 5:21 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 Tacoma (Commencement 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

Full bait guide

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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