Nahcotta Tides October 2026 | Tide Charts & Tables | Willapa Bay, WA

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Nahcotta Tide Chart for (Fri) October 9, 2026

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Nahcotta Tide Chart for (Thu) October 15, 2026

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Nahcotta Tide Table for October 2026

View tide tables in a column-row format below, with a "diff" column to spot large tide height swings—great for anglers. Scroll down for a textual format, ideal for reading or sharing.

- diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Tides diff Sun Moon
10/1 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/2 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/3 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/4 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/5 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/6 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/7 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/8 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/9 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/10 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/11 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/12 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/13 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/14 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/15 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/16 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/17 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/18 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/19 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/20 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/21 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/22 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/23 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/24 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/25 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/26 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/27 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/28 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/29 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/30 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM 3'3" 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11
10/31 0'0" L 4'6" 1:23AM 0'0" H 5'7" 2:34AM 0'0" L 6'8" 3:45PM 0'0" H 7'9" 4:56PM N/A 00:00-13:11 00:00-13:11

Nahcotta Textual Tide Table for October 2026


Oct 1st (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 2nd (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 3rd (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 4th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 5th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 6th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 7th (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 8th (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 9th (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 10th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 11th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 12th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 13th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 14th (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 15th (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 16th (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 17th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 18th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 19th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 20th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 21st (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 22nd (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 23rd (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 24th (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 25th (Sun)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 26th (Mon)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 27th (Tue)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 28th (Wed)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 29th (Thu)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 30th (Fri)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"
Oct 31st (Sat)
Sun 0:00am-1:11pm L 1:23am 4'5" H 2:34am 5'6" L 3:45pm 6'7" H 4:56pm 7'8"

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NOAA/NWS Forecast for Nahcotta

Last updated: June 4, 2026, 12:07 AM

Marine Forecast (PZZ251)

PZZ251-042100-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
149 PM PDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.REST OF TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 5 ft at
11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain after
midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W
6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
3 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at
18 seconds. Rain.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Rain
likely in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.

$$

Land Forecast (WAZ201)

OVERNIGHT: Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

SATURDAY: Becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 60. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

MONDAY: Rain likely. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT: Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows around 50.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. A 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s.

Last updated: June 4, 2026, 12:07 AM

Nahcotta (Guide)

Nahcotta on Willapa Bay offers excellent fishing for salmon when running and flounder and perch and lingcod and sea run cutthroat near freshwater inflows from the bay or small boats with outgoing tides concentrating fish near the bay for stronger bites. Public boat ramps at Nahcotta provide convenient launches slips and fuel for bay trips targeting greenling and perch. Beaches at Nahcotta and the adjacent Willapa Bay shores deliver calm sand for family picnics swimming and shore casting with bay views. The Willapa Bay town setting with easy access makes tide planning simple and rewarding.

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Bay Center Marina Port of Willapa Harbor (Other)

Small public marina facility in Bay Center on Willapa Bay managed by Port of Willapa Harbor supporting commercial fishing, crabbing, and shellfish aquaculture operations with docks and basin access. Provides boat tie-up and launch for local industry and small craft exploring the bay and Palix River. Tidal currents and shallow bay channels drain to mudflats at low tide so plan around higher tides for safe use and navigation; contact Port for details and conditions.

Nahcotta Tidelands Shore Access (Other)

Public tidelands and shore access near Nahcotta on Willapa Bay with parking at the interpretive site for shore clamming, crabbing, and walking on mudflats at low tide. Oysters and clams plentiful; nearest boat launch at Port of Peninsula via 275th Street. Low tide exposes flats but strong tidal currents affect safety so check tide charts and avoid stranding or quicksand-like mud.

Port of Peninsula Nahcotta Boat Basin (Other)

Public boat basin and launch in Nahcotta on Willapa Bay managed by Port of Peninsula with ramp access, toilets, showers, and moorage for small boats, kayaks, and local commercial shellfish operations. Provides entry to the bay for crabbing, fishing, and tidal exploration; very tide sensitive with shallow channels dredging near ramp. Strong outgoing tides create currents and expose mudflats so plan around higher tides for safe launches and navigation.

Willapa Bay Shore Beach Access Nahcotta Area (Other)

Shoreline and tidal flat beach access near Nahcotta on Willapa Bay for walking, shore fishing, clamming, and viewing oyster farms. Informal spots with parking nearby offer calm bay exploration; low tide exposes mudflats and clams while outgoing tides create currents so check tide charts for safe activities and avoid stranding.